Applications for Speedbird Pilot Academy role are now open
Each year, the Speedbird Pilot Academy Cadet programme provides fully-funded flight training for a select number of candidates.
By removing the initial training cost barrier, we’re levelling the playing field and making a flying career more accessible to a much wider range of people.
Integrated flight training courses are full-time and take 18-24 months to complete. If you are successful in flight training, you will join us as a British Airways Pilot.
What will my training involve?
Here's a rundown of Flight Training, from Ground School to qualified Pilot:
- Ground School (6 to 8 months) – You’ll be completing 13 pilot exams
- Basic Flight Training (6 months) – This takes you from having never flown an aircraft before to being competent at flying solo
- Advanced Flight Training (4 to 6 months) – You will move onto twin-engine aircraft and begin learning to fly off instruments, as well as simulating flying through clouds and bad weather
- Upset Recovery Training (3 flights) – During this stage, you will fly aerobatics and be taught how to recover from a high-nose or low-nose flight
- APS MCC (3 to 4 weeks) – This is learning how to fly in a multi-crew environment. Most schools use A320 or 737 simulators for this phase