Jet2 unveils groundbreaking fully funded pilot training programme for aspiring aviators

Jet2 launches scheme to train 60 aspiring pilots

Jet2 has announced a new multi-million pound cadet scheme that will see it train 60 aspiring pilots at zero cost to the cadets. Cost has long been a barrier to many who want to be pilots with most training schemes costing upwards of £100,000 with no guarantee of a job at the end of it and airlines willing to invest in future pilots who don’t have experience are few and far between. Under the new scheme with Jet2, called Jet2FlightPath, anyone wh…

Major UK airline signs deal with a Gloucestershire business

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Jet2 unveils groundbreaking fully funded pilot training programme for aspiring aviators

Jet2’s ambitious new initiative, Jet2FlightPath, designed to transform the aviation industry by offering 60 aspiring pilots the chance to train as commercial pilots at no personal cost.