Pilot Career Live, Europe’s leading event for future commercial pilots, is pleased to announce the launch of the Pilot Career Live Professional Flight Training Awards, which recognize excellence in this highly competitive field.
The award recognizes achievement and dedication across 10 categories, including flight training organizations, students and instructors. The awards ceremony will be held just ahead of Pilot Careers Live London in March 2025.
Individual student achievements are recognized through separate categories that reflect the unique challenges of the different licensing routes: modular, integrated, and MPL.
The impact students have on their colleagues is celebrated through the Most Supportive Student award, while the Achievement Through Adversity award highlights the dedication of those who have overcome adversity to achieve their dreams. .
Ground school, simulator and flight instructors each have their own award categories, recognizing the different skills required at each stage of instruction.
Organizations in the professional flight training field have the opportunity to be recognized for their sustainability efforts through the Best Sustainable Initiative award, while the award for Outstanding Contribution to Professional Flight Training has been awarded to This award is given to individuals who have carried out a variety of activities. Make your mark on the industry.
Individuals and organizations are asked to nominate themselves or nominate other suitable candidates. For more information, please see email (email protected).
Details of the award and how to apply will be published soon. In the meantime, Pilot Careers Live is asking you to mark March 21, 2025 in your diary as we celebrate the best in the industry.
Award category
Best overall student
Our Best Integration Student category is for those who have consistently approached training with a great attitude – facing and meeting the inevitable challenges and exceeding the high standards expected of them, while at the same time being committed to the training environment and to themselves. Recognizes those who have made a positive contribution to both the capabilities of fellow students.
Best Modular ATPL Student Award
Modular students not only have to provide the required excellence in all areas of regular flight training, but also face some additional challenges. They work to a much greater extent than integrated students, often through multiple providers and juggling work and family commitments alongside the financial plans required to fund their courses. You must manage your own training. Our Best Modular ATPL Student award recognizes those who rise to these challenges while making a positive impact.
Best MPL Student
A relative newcomer to the commercial pilot training scene, MPL offers student pilots a direct route to airlines. Focusing on co-pilot instead of the solo pilot training that CPL students typically receive, MPL training requires students to demonstrate a cooperative spirit and strong teamwork from the beginning. This award recognizes outstanding performance in the multi-crew environment of the MPL course.
Best Ground School Instructor
The ATPL ground exam poses a challenge for students of all ages, whether they tackle it in the classroom or through distance learning from home. This category provides maximum effort to keep students focused and to efficiently share knowledge of very complex and highly specialized subjects, often to those who have been away from education for some time. Recognizes outstanding ground school instructors who have paid.
best sim instructor
Flight training in a simulator forms an important part of a student’s commercial pilot journey and continues to play an important role after working with an airline through regular sim checks. However, being a good flight instructor doesn’t necessarily make you a good sim instructor, due to the specific skills required to operate a sim and the training that is not possible on a real aircraft. This award honors individuals who have mastered the art of teaching on-sim and pushing the limits that come with it.
best flight instructor
Flight instructors are perhaps the most influential people in a student pilot’s life, combining their knowledge, teaching style, and manners to teach them the skills needed for a career in flying within the time and financial constraints of commercial training organizations. It’s a person. This award recognizes flight instructors who consistently achieve outstanding results for their students by serving as leaders and demonstrating the skills and compassion needed for this rewarding career.
most cooperative student
Commercial pilot training is a highly stressful and high-pressure time in a student’s life, with many students relying on peer support to get through the long hours required to complete the ATPL course. I am. This category is awarded to a student pilot who goes above and beyond to support his fellow students, even when he himself is under intense pressure.
Significant contribution to professional flight training
This category, equivalent to our Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizes the contributions of individuals who have gone above and beyond in the world of professional flight training. Whether it’s getting an extraordinary number of candidates into their dream jobs or spending decades keeping our training fleet in tip-top condition, this award recognizes the dedication and dedication of a vast number of individuals. Awarded to someone who has influenced professional pilots.
sustainable initiatives
Focused on increasing the sustainability of the aviation industry, this category recognizes effective initiatives undertaken by organizations in the commercial pilot training sector that have had a measurable impact on carbon emissions.
Achieve through adversity
Training to be a professional pilot is tough at the best of times, but for some people, the path can be made more difficult by difficult circumstances beyond their control. This award demonstrates the courage, dedication, and tenacity it takes to defy all adversity, achieve your wildest career dreams, and not let anything stop you from succeeding in your chosen career path. It’s about recognizing people.
