Antoine, A320 Airline Pilot, Host of Parlons Aviation podcast

Today join Andrew and I to chat about the not so easy transition from the military to the airline industry, how to prepare, the mistakes to avoid and more! 

No need to introduce again Vincent "Jell-O" Aiello, former US Navy fighter pilot and host of one of the greatest aviation show called Fighter Pilot Podcast.  In this episode we dig deeper in upgrading to airline captain, having to deal with medical issues, and how to make a great podcast even greater! Enjoy.

Antoine is an Airbus A320 pilot flying for a major carrier in France. Coming back on the podcast, he explains his flight path during the global pandemy and how he landed flying for one of the biggest legacy carriers in Europe.

The 9Gs Podcast - An Aviation Podcast is back in 2024 for a new season. Stay tuned!

Andrew "Scrabble" Neofytou is a former Royal Navy Sea Harrier pilot. He transitioned into the world of commercial aviation in 2006, operating the B757/767 and A320/321/330 with Thomas Cook Airlines, before joining a major UK legacy airline as a B787 pilot. Beside flying, Andrew is the founder and director of Flight Deck Wingman, a company dedicated to preparing pilots for recruitment processes. He’s as well the host of the podcast For Flying Out Loud. You can check his excellent work helping to prepare for interviews assessments and more here : https://flightdeckwingman.com/

Obet Mazinyi is a Zimbabwean Cargo pilot flying the Boeing 747-8 for Cathay Pacific. Before arriving in Hong Kong he flew for various airlines in Africa. Since his first flight 42 years ago he flew more than 10 types of aircraft from First Officer to Base Captain position. He’s as well the host of the pilot obet instagram account and YouTube channel.

Today's episode special guest is... you! I'm answering a couple of your questions asked via social medias and email. Going through pilot training, Russian and French air Force relationship and a lot more. Enjoy.

Tanis is a Canadian Boeing 777 airline pilot. Before arriving in Hong Kong she flew for a regional carrier in Canada. She’s as well the host of the tanisthepilot instagram account. You can follow her here: https://www.instagram.com/tanisthepilot/

Antoine is a French airline pilot, flying for a low cost carrier in Europe. Before flying professionaly he spent some years as an IT engineer and even became an Air Trafic Controller. He’s as well the host of the French spoken podcast called Parlons Aviation. https://www.parlonsaviation.com/

In this bonus episode, Bryan analyses in French the main differences between the French Navy and the US Navy. Enjoy this one especially if you want to listen and practice a bit of French. Bryan "Squirrel" Geiger is an active US Navy fighter pilot. He joined the military in 2006 and flown operationnaly the F18 Super Hornet and instructed on the T45 Goshawk. He did an exchange tour in the French Navy flying the Rafale. Back in the States at the beginning of 2019, he just came back from a fleet deployment flying the Super Hornet.