Aeronautics professor on his challenging 23-hour journey home during covid
Professor Ed CrawleyMIT, Professor of Aeronautics and AstronauticsCambridge, MA, USA Professor Crawley talks to AeroTime CEO, Richard Stephenson, about…
MY COVID STORY
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Read personal accounts and experiences from individuals in the aviation industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stewardess Mara Palomares: from FA to FA
Former flight attendant and now a financial consultant Mara Karisse Palomares believes that the golden key to success…
Flight attendant Goda returns to her dream job, shares hope for others
The flight attendant Goda Petraityte was one of the hundreds who lost their jobs in aviation due to…
Stewardess falls in love with a stray dog, flies it across borders
Flight attendant Dominika adopted a dog during the pandemic. She found the stray while working abroad, so before…
Couple’s journey: from Emirates cabin crew to honey business
When the pandemic hit the global aviation industry, Emirates flight attendant Violeta Baidi both with her husband Tarik…
VIP flight attendant: how to keep your wings despite double crisis?
“Nothing can take away my wings”, says Anastasia Petridou, an experienced cabin crew member who used to work…
Emirates flight attendant: what’s it like living in the city of the future?
Karla BaysonFlight attendant at EmiratesKarla Bayson, the flight attendant at Emirates, shares her thoughts over her career in…
Jess Covid story: from Qatar Airways flight attendant to pilot
27-year old Jae Won Jess Shin had been working as a flight attendant at Qatar Airways for three…
Meet Gabriele: a flight attendant turned aviation journalist
The aviation industry was something Gabriele Petrauskaite had never considered as an option for her professional life since she…
“Chicken or beef?” Grounded pilot opens up aviation-inspired cafe
Amongst the macarons and pastries of his new cafe, Alexander Torres knows first-hand just how hard it can…
17-year-old joins aviation industry by lucky chance, remains despite challenges
By Edvinas Andrijevskis Student & Aviation workerMy story starts just as any other story of an aviation industry…
Racing against time: aviation professional embarks on romantic challenge
My Covid story goes back to the first quarantine in March-April 2020. Me and Dominyka, my girlfriend at…
Rodney’s story: from flight dispatcher to Covid testing center
A flight dispatcher Rodney Kuimba had worked in the aviation sector for more than 6 years before the…
Travelling – and quarantining– in the times of Covid
By Edita Rimkevičienė Head of project management Edita had to travel in the midst of lockdowns. Her Covid Story stretched…
From journalist to pilot… and back again
In her #MyCovidStory Victoria Bryan shares how she went from being a journalist to pilot… and back again. …
Gulf Air flight attendant opens supermarket in Kenya
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many aviation professionals to consider changing their career paths. Susan Wamaitha, a flight…
New Chair takes the reins at UK CAA at height of pandemic
In January 2020, I flew to the US, aware of a respiratory disease outbreak in East Asia, but…
Captain Sinisa: don’t cry over a lost job, build new skills instead
Sinica Eterovic, the Airbus A320 Captain at Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, is one of a few lucky aviators…