Pilot Career Live London
Europe's flagship pilot-career exhibition. A full day of airline and flight school presentations, mentor sessions, and a packed exhibit floor where every major European ATPL school and most European airlines recruit directly. The European counterpart to FAPA.
What to expect
Quick facts
Dates
November 7, 2026
Location
Sofitel London Heathrow
London, United Kingdom
Estimated attendance
~1,500
Exhibitors
~60
Registration
from GBP 25 attendee; flight school exhibitor packages from GBP 1,800
Languages
EN
Regulatory focus
EASA
Also known as
Pilot Career Live, PCL London, PCL, Pilot Career Live London 2026
Who attends
Career-changers and university students evaluating professional pilot training in Europe, parents of decision-aged candidates, EASA-regulated ATPL schools, US/Canadian/Australian schools recruiting European students, European airline talent acquisition (Lufthansa, Wizz, easyJet, Ryanair cadet programmes), pilot finance providers, Class 1 medical providers, and pilot-aptitude assessment companies.
Why flight schools attend
For any school marketing ATPL or integrated airline-pilot training into the European market, Pilot Career Live London is a fixed annual line item. The attendee is committed enough to physically attend a pilot-careers fair; the conversion-to-tour rate is meaningfully higher than at airshow exhibits. Smaller schools without a London catchment still typically attend for the cross-border applicants London draws.
Frequently Asked Questions
They occupy the same functional role in their respective regions. FAPA is the US-airline-centric pilot career event series; Pilot Career Live is the European equivalent, dominated by EASA ATPL schools and European airline cadet programmes. Most internationally-recruiting flight schools attend at least one of each per year.
Yes if your school recruits European students for ab-initio training abroad. The attendee profile includes a meaningful share of European candidates open to non-European training routes (US flying-hours efficiency, Australian climate, etc.). US, Canadian, and Australian schools recurrently exhibit at PCL London precisely for this market.
Pilot Career News runs several Pilot Career Live events annually across Europe — London is the flagship; Manchester, Frankfurt, and other European cities rotate through the schedule. The current calendar is published at pilotcareernews.com/live.
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Listing last verified May 14, 2026 · Always confirm dates and registration via the official site.