One of my personal favourite stereotypes about pilots is that you all have a relaxed communication style. You’re sparse with words, and are good with brief pronouncements. That style is kind of reassuring when you announce things in flight as becoming “a little bit bumpy.” I know that’s not true of everyone. In fact, some [...]

After training a whole bunch of pilots on interview skills in the rounds of recruitment a couple of years ago, I’m not sure if I should worry more about flying or feel safer doing it. I’ve heard all sorts of entertaining, if not slightly disturbing flying stories, that have made me say “no way.” With airline recruitment ramping up, read on to find out the best way to behave in behavioural interviews and let your airline career take off.