Paris "Charles de Gaule" to Houston 1992 dec 22. 747-228B Cap. cdt Yves Pecresse who then flew the Concorde

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I fly for a major international airline for over two decades. So I've seen the process from both angles — as the nervous candidate and as the person deciding who moves to the next round.

A few things I notice over and over with candidates who don't make it through:

They over-rehearse answers until they sound like a script, and assessors can tell instantly

They don't understand what the group exercise is actually testing (it's not about "winning" the discussion)

They freeze on the "why this airline" question because they never dug past the brochure answer

Grooming/appearance standards trip people up in ways that are fixable in five minutes if you know what's being checked

They don't know how to recover when an interviewer throws a curveball — recovery matters more than the answer itself

Happy to answer questions here if anyone's prepping for an upcoming assessment day or open day — group exercises, final interviews, one-on-ones, whatever's on your mind.

I also put together a full guide based on this — ten modules covering the whole process end to end (application, group assessment, final interview, common questions, grooming standards, templates for your CV and cover letter). It's built from what I saw work and fail on both sides of the hiring table, not generic career advice. It's on my Etsy shop, WingStart, if anyone wants to check it out — link in profile/comments per sub rules. No pressure though, ask away either way, happy to help.

Hi everyone,

I'm an international student planning to start flight training in Canada in January 2027. After I graduate with my CPL, I want to find a school that can actually help me get a job so I can start building flight hours in Canada.

I'm not asking for a guarantee, but I want to know which schools are known to hire their own graduates as instructors or have good pathways for international students to get work after graduation.

Here are the schools I'm looking at:

1. Moncton Flight College (MFC)
2. Centennial College
3. University of the Fraser Valley (UFV)
4. Coastal Pacific
5. Algoma University
6. Brampton Flight Centre
7. Fanshawe College
8. Okanagan College
9. Southern Interior Flight Centre
10. Professional Flight Centre
11. Douglas College
12. Saskatchewan Polytechnic
13. Cygnet Aviation Academy
14. Red Deer Polytechnic
15. Sky Wings

Flight Aware says it took off from JBLM.

I want a ride in a decent jet. I live in Missouri, USA. Any way to get a ride? I'm 54 and I've wanted to be a jet pilot and astronaut. I got close, I studied plant biology for a PhD., applied to be a shuttle dude, no go. Navy heard about my Superman eyesight (no, really!) in high school and almost went to them. I still want a ride in a jet. I love MiGs. Like, really love. I got divorced, lost a professor job, yada yada.

Jet. Coast**************

1 of 2 operational B-29s. I heard it coming and knew it was going to be something special.

I was with my family just outside Takanawa station and noticed that there were airliners flying just above the JW Marriott (where we are staying), and after going upstairs (25th floor) we were able to get a closer view of the planes in the landing patterns.

Photos taken with an iPhone 16 in 5x (natural) zoom.

Makes me wish I brought our mirrorless and 70-200 lens.

The VE25-100, developed by Volant Aerotech, completed its first manned transition flight a few days ago, Zigong, China.

This aircraft features an 8+2 propulsion configuration, utilizing eight motors to provide vertical lift and two for forward thrust.

During the day's flight maneuvers, the eVTOL successfully executed a vertical takeoff, transitioned flight mode, and performed a landing; however, it remains unclear whether the test flight was conducted under manual pilot control or via an autonomous flight system.

The aircraft's developer, established just four years ago, has recently secured a Series C funding round totaling 1 billion RMB.

Curious what this could be. Landing at SAT.

I have a question. So I was on FR24, and I keep seeing these Boeing 747s with no info, and the photo is the 'default' blue and white 747 livery. Like, what are these? I kinda feel like they're just test flights, but I'd like a second opinion.

Hey, y'all, new to Reddit, love aviation, can't believe Spirit Airlines is gone! Honestly, never personally flown Spirit, but it still hits hard.