The Great Circle

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The Great Circle has extensive flying experience in Commercial and Military environments as well as extensive teaching experience in schools, colleges & universities. We specialise in PPL & ATPL ground school courses leading to CAA e-Exams, as well as the design and development of intelligent flight systems.

19/05/2026
05/05/2026
Been a while since we posted, so there’s quite a few round of applauses stacked up here for the following brilliant PPL ...
04/05/2026

Been a while since we posted, so there’s quite a few round of applauses stacked up here for the following brilliant PPL (A) & (H) students, 2 of which obtaining 100% in all 9 exams! Start at the top and keep on climbing! 😎

Kimberley
Jonathan P
Jonathan S
Natalie
Mohammed
Marcus
Leonard
Eleanor
Lauren
Sara
Sarah B
Sarah J
Tommy
Dean
Francesca
Brendon
Isabel
Murad
Kevin

The 6 person motley crew (you know who you are 🤣). You’re all assets to your regiment and we’re confident your CO’s will be delighted with your achievements! The banter was also top class! Never heard Charlotte laugh so much whilst teaching 🤣👌🏻

All the very best to the above and enjoy the remainder of your flight training. Calm skies and clear horizons guys 🙏✈️

If you’ve ever wanted to be an Airline Pilot, there’s never been a better time to start training. With fantastic high sa...
09/04/2026

If you’ve ever wanted to be an Airline Pilot, there’s never been a better time to start training. With fantastic high salaries, excellent promotional opportunities, you’ve literally nothing to lose!

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80,000 PILOTS… AND STILL NOT ENOUGH

The global aviation industry is facing 80,000+ unfilled pilot positions — and this isn’t a future problem.

It’s happening right now.

What’s driving it?
• Post-COVID rebound in air travel demand
• Thousands of early retirements during the pandemic
• Training pipeline delays and limited simulator capacity
• High cost of training — often $80,000–$150,000+ to qualify

And the numbers are stacking up:
• Boeing forecasts 600,000+ new pilots needed by 2042
• Regional airlines hit hardest — losing crews to major carriers
• Some routes already cut due to crew shortages, not demand

Why it matters operationally:
• Fewer available crews = flight cancellations and delays
• Increased pressure on scheduling and rostering
• Longer upgrade times from First Officer to Captain

And here’s the reality most people miss…

Aircraft are ready.

Passengers are ready.

But without pilots…

Nothing moves.

Because aviation doesn’t scale on planes.

It scales on people qualified to fly them.

As nauseating as some of this stuff can be, it’s worth keeping on top of current issues like this. You never know what y...
31/03/2026

As nauseating as some of this stuff can be, it’s worth keeping on top of current issues like this. You never know what you might be asked in your Airline Pilot interview 😉

Europe’s green aviation ambitions are facing a growing threat of delay as airlines warn that existing targets for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) uptake may be unrealistic given current supply constraints, high costs and production challenges. Under the EU’s ReFuelEU Aviation framework, carriers...

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