Flying high with UWL

During the Ealing Business Expo, held at the University of West London (UWL) in March, COO of the West London Chambers of Commerce Sally Smith got the chance to experience a flight in the university’s state-of-the-art Boeing 737 FlightPad flight simulator, which is used for training students and also open to the public for special simulator experiences.

“I was a bit nervous as I’ve never been in a cockpit before,” Sally says. “But my co-pilot, one of the UWL instructors, talked me through everything very thoroughly.”

“I was in charge for take-off and landing,” Sally says with a laugh, recalling that landing had been an amazing but tricky moment. “You come into land so fast and there is quite lot to do so I was very grateful for my instructor’s help.”

Sally particularly enjoyed the experience flying into Heathrow Airport, and she would love to do it again. “I would highly recommend this to everyone!” she says.

If all this talk of flying has whetted your appetite for taking to the skies yourself, why not come and enjoy a flight simulator experience for one or two people at UWL’s West London campus? Choose from a 90-minute simulator experience for one, including 60 minutes of flight time, or a two-hour experience for two, with 90 minutes of flying.

Careers in aviation

Looking for a career in aviation? UWL, which is located just 7.5 miles from Heathrow Airport, has a wide range of airport, airline and aviation management undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses on offer to equip you with all the skills you need to succeed in this dynamic and fastmoving industry.

The London Geller College of Hospitality and Tourism at UWL offers degree courses with a focus on management and tourism, alongside others that include commercial pilot training or qualification with a private pilot’s licence. Its postgraduate options are designed to build on and enhance candidates’ employability in air transport management, aviation management and international tourism. Many of these courses can be studied part time, meaning that students can continue working while achieving professional qualifications.

UWL enjoys strong links with both British Airways and Heathrow Airport, along with some 400 other industry partners. For students, these links mean that during their courses they benefit from opportunities like exciting placements and the chance to meet and interact with high level visiting speakers and industry experts.

Browse the full range of aviation, airline and airport management courses https://www.uwl.ac.uk/ courses/aviation-airline-andairport-management