Hampshire & Dorset: British Airways' future pilot programme is back with CTC Aviation

British Airways has formally announced the re-opening of its Future Pilot Programme (FPP), to be delivered by CTC Aviation. With training facilities in Southampton, Bournemouth and New Zealand, CTC Aviation was chosen in 2011 to manage the entire programme on the airline’s behalf and also selected as an approved training provider.

Currently 160 future British Airways pilots are in training and the first intake from 2011 is due to start operating with British Airways on the Airbus A320 before the end of 2013.

In addition to being given a conditional offer of employment with British Airways prior to commencement of training, a very attractive feature of the BA FPP is the fact that British Airways will, where required, provide the necessary guarantee to enable an applicant to secure a bank loan for the funding required. This guarantee provides a fantastic opportunity for anyone, from any background, to realise their ambition of becoming a pilot and flying for British Airways.

Furthermore, successful FPP applicants training with CTC Aviation will benefit from a host of CTC Aviation exclusive programme enhancements including performance protection and the opportunity to study for a BSc honours degree in professional aviation pilot practice.

CTC Aviation’s training facilities boast state-of-the-art training equipment and are staffed by some of the most experienced training teams in the world, including 21 ex and current British Airways training captains and first officers.

British Airways has been entrusting CTC Aviation to deliver cadet pilot training since 1996 and today hundreds of CTC graduate pilots are now flying with British Airways and working in the flight operations management teams.

Because of the strong, long-term relationship CTC Aviation has with British Airways, graduates of CTC Aviation’s internationally-renowned cadet pilot training programme, CTC Wings, would also be eligible for consideration to join British Airways should the airline have a further cadet pilot requirement over and above the number selected for training through the FPP.

The application window will be open from November 11-26, 2013, and a minimum of 60 successful applicants will begin training during Autumn 2014.

CTC Aviation was recently ranked 14th in The Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 list of British companies.