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Here, nine professional pilots tell their stories of how the pandemic affected their professional careers
Credit: pat138241/Getty By nature, pilots like to be in control. Because of this, many have found it difficult to deal with the effects on their careers. Some actually refuse to accept they’ve lost their jobs or will never earn the same salary again. Nevertheless most pilots I know are resourceful and imaginative, so it is interesting to examine some alternative career paths a few of them have taken.
Nils Alegren (right) was a first officer on Brussels Airlines/Eurowings fleet of Airbus 330s and A340s for two years
China Southern Airlines WA pilot college in liquidation as 62 local staff sacked
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China Southern West Australian Flying College had operated from Perth s Jandakot Airport.
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A training college for China Southern Airlines pilots operating from Perth s Jandakot Airport has gone into voluntary liquidation, with more than 60 local staff losing their jobs.
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A liquidator hopes to sell the college s 37 planes and Merredin Airport
The Wheatbelt airport will remain open as expressions of interest are sought The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting closure of borders was a contributing factor to the ongoing viability of the business, liquidator Grant Thornton Australia said in a statement.