58 h. ago I quit my job as an easyJet pilot because of the climate crisis. Here’s how we can transform aviation | George Hibberd

There’s no shortage of ideas for how to make air travel greener. But it has to start within the industry – and with workersGeorge Hibberd appears alongside fellow pilot Todd Smith in the Guardian documentary Guilt TripI love flying. I’ve wanted to be a pilot since I was young. I grew up in Chichester, West Sussex, under a flight path used by Gatwick airport planes, and used to watch as they traversed the sky. In 2019, once I had qualified as an airline pilot, I began working for easyJet. Aviation connected me to my extended family in Canada, exposed me to different cultures and gave me an unforgettable career. But in November 2022, I handed over my airport ID card for the last time. I had grown increasingly anxious about the effect that our industry was having on the planet and, deep down, I knew that my concern for the climate crisis meant being an airline pilot was damaging my mental health.Despite no longer working in the industry, my love of aviation has driven me to protect our...

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58 h. ago Climate anxiety meant I could no longer work as a pilot. But I love flying – and I know we can transform aviation | George Hibberd

There’s no shortage of ideas for how to make air travel greener. But it has to start within the industry – and with workersGeorge Hibberd appears alongside fellow pilot Todd Smith in the Guardian documentary Guilt TripI love flying. I’ve wanted to be a pilot since I was young. I grew up in Chichester, West Sussex, under a flight path used by Gatwick airport planes, and used to watch as they traversed the sky. In 2019, once I had qualified as an airline pilot, I began working for easyJet. Aviation connected me to my extended family in Canada, exposed me to different cultures and gave me an unforgettable career. But in November 2022, I handed over my airport ID card for the last time. I had grown increasingly anxious about the effect that our industry was having on the planet and, deep down, I knew that my concern for the climate crisis meant being an airline pilot was damaging my mental health.Despite no longer working in the industry, my love of aviation has driven me to protect our...

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58 h. ago Guilt Trip: pilots torn between flight and the fight for the planet

Commercial pilots George Hibberd and Todd Smith grapple with the reality of their dream jobs, torn between childhood ambitions of flying and the impact of their industry on the world beneath them. From the cockpit, they witness first-hand the climate crisis unfolding below and decide to take drastic measures. As part of Safe Landing, a community of aviation workers who want the industry to do better for the climate, they begin to transform their eco-anxiety and guilt into action. With an estimated 1.2 million passengers in the sky at any time, they ask when will society confront the urgent need to reimagine aviation - before it's too lateTo read more on how former Easyjet pilot George Hibberd thinks the aviation industry can be transformed, click here. Continue reading...

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