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Live Twitter Q&A
Live Twitter Q&A with Acting Operations Director, Pete Durnford
bmibaby’s recently appointed Acting Operations Director, Pete Durnford, will be taking part in a live Twitter interview on July 22nd at 3pm. This will be the second in a series of live Twitter Interviews on the @bmibaby_com Twitter feed.
Pete will be taking over the @bmibaby_com Twitter feed for an hour to answer questions on bmibaby flight operations, the bmibaby fleet and offering career advice for any budding pilots out there!
Pete has worked with low cost airline bmibaby since 2004 as a Boeing 737 Captain, before being promoted to Base Captain for Birmingham Airport. Pete has held the position as Chief Pilot for bmibaby for the last five years and has recently taken on the role as Acting Operations Director.
Pete has a huge passion for flying and for the airline industry. He first learnt to fly at the early age of 17 at Kent Aerodrome, becoming an instructor and then Chief Flying Instructor with the Southern Aero club before moving in to commercial aviation.
During his ten year career in commercial aviation as a Learjet Captain Pete traveled all over the world flying celebrities including his idol William Shatner!