Category: GENERAL AVIATION

Breaking Stereotypes: Who Was World’s First Flight Attendant?

Reading Time: < 1 minute The most common stereotype in aviation: pilot’s profession is only for men, whereas flight attendant’s job – only for women. Nevertheless, these are only popular stereotypes. Did you know that world’s first flight attendant was a man – Heinrich Kubis from Germany (according to Guinness World Records). Kubis started attending to passengers in March 1912. It […]

Crisis Through the Eyes of Experienced Pilots: Stay Positive

Reading Time: 7 minutes Aviation is going through another ‘first’ as it is in its worst crisis ever. The recent turbulence caused by the coronavirus pandemic is still impossible to measure; its medium- and long-term impacts either. There is neither a well-trodden recovery path to follow, nor a similar global situation to refer to. Nevertheless, the situation is not […]

Future of Pilots: Aviation to Retain Only the Strongest

Reading Time: 4 minutes These days the before-and-after method is suitable not only for jokes on social media. Now this before-and-after is our new reality in light of the coronavirus pandemic and its aftermaths. Especially in aviation, the industry which has been hit most severely. In the beginning of 2020, aviation was thriving. For the year of 2020, the […]

COVID-19 Repatriation Flights: Key Role of Private Jet Charters

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Covid-19 pandemic has left many people stranded in foreign countries since its beginnings in late 2019. With commercial aviation basically removed from the skies and plagued with uncertainty, travelers had almost no options to return home in the midst of a global pandemic. Nevertheless, private aviation has been the best option and solution for […]

IATA: Air Cargo Must Not Be Restrained by Governments

Reading Time: 2 minutes While more and more countries are closing their borders in an attempt to reduce the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, air cargo must not be forgot and its activity must not be restrained by governments, IATA says. Even in light of massive reductions in passenger flights, which currently reach up to 75%, air cargo has […]

Who Was the First Woman in the World to Get Pilot’s Licence?

Reading Time: 5 minutes On this day, 8 March, on the International Women’s Day, the whole world devotes the very special attention to women. To their achievements, their bravery and courage. In aviation this day also bears a very symbolic meaning and has its very own memorable occasion to mark. I believe you would agree that aviation is the […]

Extreme Weather to Increase Demand for Private Aviation

Reading Time: 3 minutes Unfavorable weather is hitting stronger and more frequently than ever in all corners of the world. If climate change is a natural process or manufactured by humans or even a mixture of both, the truth is this fluctuating environment is making us create news ways to deal with nature due to recurrent extreme natural events […]

8 Reasons to Charter a Private Jet on Your Next Trip

Reading Time: 2 minutes Every day, millions of people around the world rely on planes to take them to their destinations. Air travel is by far the fastest and the most efficient mode of long-distance transportation available to us today, but you have to admit that it has plenty of drawbacks. Crowded airports, delayed flights, and the often-sub-par in-flight […]

Pilots Reveal Salary Is Not the First Priority. What Matters Then?

Reading Time: 2 minutes It is difficult to argue the fact that pilot’s job is one of the most dynamic ones in the world, indeed. So many young and passionate people are dreaming about the office 35,000 feet high in the air. High rewards, endless travelling opportunities, personal prestige. The list is too long to name all the entries. […]

Pilot Personality – What Character Qualities Are Important?

Reading Time: < 1 minute A pilot profession offers extraordinary opportunities for travelling and working in a multinational team. However, this is not the only advantage that this profession can offer. It’s also one of the highest-paying jobs, which can offer a longer period of holiday, free of charge flights, etc. Nevertheless, according to recruitment specialists, this occupation is not […]