To send a link to this page you must be logged in. 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