Coronavirus: Pilot who lost job due to Flybe collapse becomes trucker to deliver vital supplies to stores – The National

Coronavirus: Pilot who lost job due to Flybe collapse becomes trucker to deliver vital supplies to stores – The National

Coronavirus: Pilot who lost job due to Flybe collapse becomes trucker to deliver vital supplies to stores. After spending £100,000 training for dream job, pilot swaps careers during coronavirus to help keep UK shelves stocked. A pilot who lost his dream job following the collapse of beleaguered airline Flybe has turned to trucking to help deliver vital supplies across the UK during the coronavirus outbreak.. After spending £100,000 (Dh457,480) on training to become a pilot, Aaron Leventhal was left "shattered and devastated" last month when Europe's largest regional airline Flybe went into administration.. With the outbreak seeing planes grounded and flights suspended, the 36-year-old decided to take up a different position to help in the UK's coronavirus efforts to help keep shop shelves stocked.. "From the age of 13 I wanted to be a pilot, I trained throughout my 20s, to realise my dream.. "When Flybe went into administration I saw a job advertised as a truck driver to take deliveries to supermarkets, they were desperate for staff to help keep the shelves full during the lockdown.. On Monday, Sir Richard Branson warned that airline Virgin Atlantic needed £500m government support to survive.. "It took me 10 years to become