Pilot Instructor at BAA Training Answers Weird Questions (Part 2)
2022-05-04When you are a pilot and aviation has been accompanying you day-to-day since God knows when...
BAA Training Pilot Instructor Answers Weird Questions (Part 1)
2022-04-29Are First Officers allowed to disagree with Captains? Is turbulence nothing to worry about? The aviation topic is always intriguing for aviation enthusiasts and even those whose only link to it is their occasional holiday trips by plane. Regardless of which group you attribute yourself to, there must still be a lot of unanswered questions! The good news is that the true expert in the field - Vladimir Milosavljevic, Flight and Ground School Instructor - agreed to answer straightforward questions about the pilot profession (a bit weird sounding! 🙂). Do pilot instructors get bored of their job? Flying as a flight instructor...
New BAA Training’s ATPL Designed in Cooperation with ENAC
2022-03-30The most sincere dreams deserve the best service and support. So we recommend you choose the pilot training route with particular rigor. The training program and provider you select will undoubtedly play their role in how your career rolls out. Our new ATPL program, designed in cooperation with ENAC (École Nationale de l’Aviation Civile), is an excellent choice if you want to go the extra mile. Apart from acquiring the most necessary skills, it will immerse you in vibrant, explicit and truly diverse training. But what does it mean precisely? And what’s, in essence, ENAC? Perks of the new ATPL program...
Frequently Asked Questions Answered
2022-03-25Asking essential questions is one of the best ways to enhance your understanding and knowledge. At the end of each webinar we conduct, we conduct a Q&A (questions and answers) session so that the audience can ask anything they feel requires clarification or more attention. Below is the overview of the discussion we had at the end of our free webinar on March 17. We bet you’ve been having at least one of the below questions yourself! Save to your notes not to lose it! Is it possible to mix virtual and classroom-based training during theory? We invite students to select whether...
Women Of Aviation: Ab Initio People Business Partner at BAA Training Simona
2022-03-18One of our students, Iva Sponarova, who is currently in her flight training phase, has said: “The instructors at the flight school of BAA Training are very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. I can promise you that they can teach anyone to fly!“ We’re glad to be receiving such positive feedback and are doing our best to ensure our students get the best quality training. Today we’ve decided to reveal what’s going on “behind the scenes.“ We have spoken to Ab Initio People Business Partner at BAA Training Simona Miniote, who is actually responsible for finding and recruiting instructors with the right...
Women Of Aviation: Operations Manager at BAA Training Agnieszka
2022-03-17Although the world has changed and people are generally more resistant to biases surrounding “masculine“ and “feminine“ professions, men still represent aviation. We at BAA Training are lucky to have at least a couple of female student pilots every year, and 58% of BAA Training employees in Lithuania are women. It’s not only instructors who are closely connected to the organization of pilot studies. There are many more people taking control over these processes. For example, do you know what an Operations Manager does? Agnieszka from BAA Training Spain does! What does an Operations Manager of a pilot training centre do? I...
Women Of Aviation: Training Project Manager at BAA Training Ruta
2022-03-16Having a meaningful and fulfilling job is not a fantasy. Ruta Stankeviciute, Training Project Manager and Team Leader of TRTO Department at BAA Training, is one of those who knows for sure it’s true. She’s been in different roles within the aviation industry, made a great career leap, broadened her cultural outlook, and more. The only constant has been a love for aviation which she has never betrayed. You have „tasted“ aviation from different perspectives. What has this journey taught you, and what kept you loyal to the industry? I started my journey in aviation as a flight attendant. Being a flight...
A Girl From a Small Town But With a Big Dream to Become a Pilot
2022-03-14On 8 March 1910, a female received a pilot license for the first time in global history. This grand moment is remembered worldwide every year during Aviation Worldwide Week (WOAW). This week that takes place 8-14 March aims to inspire females to pursue their aviation-related dreams even if the target point seems too hard to reach at first glance. Our student, Iva Sponarova from the Czech Republic, is one of the minority females who took her destiny into her own hands and decided to become a professional pilot. Curious to find out what’s on her mind? She’s glad to share...
Private Pilot Licence — Your New Year’s Resolution?
2021-12-29As 2022 rapidly approaches, everyone is thinking about New Years’ resolutions. Even though we don’t need a new year to start doing better, it might still be a perfect time to stop making excuses and fulfill an old dream. If yours is to become a private pilot, all we can say – go ahead and do it! While “because I want it” is a strong argument by itself, there are some more! Fly internationally With a private licence, you can fly all over the world. How about North America, Europe, or maybe Asia? Of course, you will have to study a little...
Virtual Pilot Training: What Are the Benefits for Airlines, Students and Academies?
2021-11-08Nowadays, technology is becoming an integral and dominant part of our daily lives — from interacting to learning. With new developments in technology and changing learning styles of younger generations, the design and delivery of training for aviation professionals are also reshaping fast. BAA Training is one of the first ATOs that has propelled forward with the digital transformation of pilot training. How is it beneficial for students? First and foremost, learners can take high-quality EASA standard pilot training from anywhere globally, maintaining the work-life balance. While the courses themselves are not self-paced and require trainees to join virtual classes at scheduled...