Next generation of Qantas pilots earn their wings in Toowoomba
The next generation of pilots who will fly Qantas planes on non-stop services from Brisbane to London and New York will earn their wings in regional Queensland. Qantas' new pilot academy at Toowoomba was opened by premier Annastacia Palaszczuk Wednesday, and will train up to 250 pilots each year amid a global shortage of aviators. Qantas CE Alan Joyce said more than 800,000 new pilots would be needed around the world during the next 20 years, one-third of them in the Asia-Pacific. He said some of Qantas' future captains of its 787 Dreamliner and A380 jets would be graduates of the academy. The trainees, who already have their basic pilot's licences, will study 5 days a week for a year to gain their commercial licence. <br/>
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Next generation of Qantas pilots earn their wings in Toowoomba
The next generation of pilots who will fly Qantas planes on non-stop services from Brisbane to London and New York will earn their wings in regional Queensland. Qantas' new pilot academy at Toowoomba was opened by premier Annastacia Palaszczuk Wednesday, and will train up to 250 pilots each year amid a global shortage of aviators. Qantas CE Alan Joyce said more than 800,000 new pilots would be needed around the world during the next 20 years, one-third of them in the Asia-Pacific. He said some of Qantas' future captains of its 787 Dreamliner and A380 jets would be graduates of the academy. The trainees, who already have their basic pilot's licences, will study 5 days a week for a year to gain their commercial licence. <br/>
