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This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament

Petition The UK Government should provide financial aid solutions for future pilots

A major factor driving fewer people to take up the career is the cost of training. Aspiring pilots, who aren’t able to secure a place on the limited number of airline sponsored training schemes, need to find large sums of money to pay for their own training costs which can be upwards of £100,000.

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https://www.ft.com/content/d7117f1e-d963-11e5-a72f-1e7744c66818

http://www.fta-global.com/fta-news/pilot-shortage-looms-but-uk-and-european-commercial-pilot-licence-issues-are-down

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-42917181/pilot-shortage-who-s-going-to-fly-our-planes

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11691204

http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/35126/balpa-warns-of-uk-pilot-shortage

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