Graduate success

From first dreams to First Officer, our graduate pilots have secured roles working for a wide variety of airlines throughout the UK, Europe and Asia. Operating both narrow & wide bodied aircraft (including Airbus, Boeing, De Havilland, Embraer and Saab), Leading Edge pilots are flying the line all over the globe on a daily basis.

Our training programme is airline focused from day one, preparing our students to graduate with the highest level of technical ability and skills. Our alumni network is strong and growing fast, and we love staying in touch to see what our Leading Edge family are up to!

Clementine Hughes - British Airways First Officer

Last year I achieved my dream of flying for British Airways based out of London Heathrow and I feel so lucky to have been given this opportunity!

I will always be grateful for all the support I received both during and after my time at Leading Edge and would recommend them to anyone looking for a fantastic career in aviation!

Charlotte Cotterell - British Airways First Officer

“Last year I finally achieved my goal of flying the flag at British Airways!

I’d previously spent 2 amazing years flying for Ryanair based in Marrakesh. It’s been a tough couple of years for the industry post Covid but it’s great to see so many new flying opportunities opening!

I absolutely love my job and couldn’t imagine doing anything different. Every day I get to see the world from a different perspective and I’m still so grateful for all the people that helped to get me here.”

Ashleigh Saunders - Tui Second Officer

“I feel incredibly lucky to have started my dream job and airline with TUI back in September 2023!

Finally getting to put everything into practice and learning the airline ways is extremely rewarding. Safe to say all the hard work over the years has been well worth it! Super grateful for all the amazing support from Leading Edge and my friends and family.”

Jessica De Melo - King Air B200 Captain

“I joined Leading Edge Aviation’s first modular CPL/MEIR course in August 2020. I had a fantastic time flying a modern fleet of DA42s, and I particularly enjoyed the Instrument Rating phase of my training. During my last three weeks at the academy, I went through LEA’s brand new APS/MCC course on the Airbus A320 simulator. Every single instructor I flew with did an outstanding job at providing excellent training standards.

Today, I am a Captain on the King Air B200, flying organs and surgery teams for a medical airline out of East Midlands Airport.”

Joakim Rinne - Ryanair First Officer

Pilot training complete. Thanks Leading Edge Aviation for the amazing training. Looking forward to the next chapter ✈️”