{"podcast":{"title":"Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast","slug":"simon-calder-s-independent-travel-podcast-3759397","podcast_index_feed_id":3759397,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/11a7f7fa-c58e-5d12-a59c-8b912694d5f2","website_url":"https://play.acast.com/s/green-list-travel-with-simon-calder-and-the-independent","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61ba00821a8cbe9ccc3cf08d/1756380739395-8c184d8c-fe8e-49e1-9d8a-5fbe03a3a14c.jpeg","author":"The Independent","episode_count":1354,"summary":"Simon Calder is the Independent’s travel correspondent, the UK’s leading travel journalist. From news updates to discussions with experts, Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast will bring you all you need to know from the world of travel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-calder-s-independent-travel-podcast-3759397"},"episode":{"title":"British Airways’ pilot academy open for fresh applications tomorrow","slug":"british-airways-pilot-academy-open-for-fresh-applications-tomorrow","published_at":"2026-04-13T09:02:43+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-calder-s-independent-travel-podcast-3759397/british-airways-pilot-academy-open-for-fresh-applications-tomorrow","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-calder-s-independent-travel-podcast-3759397","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/newsletters","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/green-list-travel-with-simon-calder-and-the-independent/e/69dcb003ea8ef7a4e01dce57/media.mp3","summary":"In 2023 I covered the launch of the British Airways Speedbird Pilot Academy: recruiting young people to be the pilots of tomorrow. I am delighted to be back at Heathrow to meet newly qualified pilot Jasmine Campbell, one of the inaugural intake and now flying A320 family aircraft across the UK and Europe for BA. Recruitment for the next intake begins tomorrow, 14 April, and Senior First Officer Genevieve Pearmaine – the programme lead – told me more. This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In 2023 I covered the launch of the British Airways Speedbird Pilot Academy: recruiting young people to be the pilots of tomorrow. I am delighted to be ba…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":376,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/simon-calder-s-independent-travel-podcast-3759397/episodes/british-airways-pilot-academy-open-for-fresh-applications-tomorrow/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simon-calder-s-independent-travel-podcast-3759397/british-airways-pilot-academy-open-for-fresh-applications-tomorrow.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}