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Pilot Redundancies Related to Covid19

Wischmann, Lasse LU (2021) FLYL01 20211
School of Aviation
Abstract
As of January 2021 Covid19 had left more than half the world’s pilots unemployed (Reuters, 2021).
This paper aims to investigate how pilots are affected in terms of attitude and new career choices
following a redundancy caused by Covid19 and use these insights to help future pilots be better
prepared to handle similar crises. This qualitative study interviewed five former Norwegian Air
Shuttle pilots who were made redundant due to corona. The semi-structured interviews were analysed
using grounded theory to expose common themes referring to the problem definition. The results
found significant changes in attitude, a need for a backup plan and that future pilots would do well to
implement a portfolio career and remaining perseverant.... (More)
As of January 2021 Covid19 had left more than half the world’s pilots unemployed (Reuters, 2021).
This paper aims to investigate how pilots are affected in terms of attitude and new career choices
following a redundancy caused by Covid19 and use these insights to help future pilots be better
prepared to handle similar crises. This qualitative study interviewed five former Norwegian Air
Shuttle pilots who were made redundant due to corona. The semi-structured interviews were analysed
using grounded theory to expose common themes referring to the problem definition. The results
found significant changes in attitude, a need for a backup plan and that future pilots would do well to
implement a portfolio career and remaining perseverant. In the discussion, the need for more research
is addressed as well as the challenges and biases of performing a thematic and subjective analysis
without a rigid guideline such as is the case when using the version of grounded theory proposed by
Glaser (1992) and Charmaz(2006). (Less)
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author
Wischmann, Lasse LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Career choices, options and attitudes among redundant pilots
course
FLYL01 20211
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
covid19, pilot redundancy, insights for future pilots, attitudes, new career choice, FLYL01
language
English
id
9049955
date added to LUP
2021-06-10 11:21:07
date last changed
2021-06-10 11:21:07
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  abstract     = {{As of January 2021 Covid19 had left more than half the world’s pilots unemployed (Reuters, 2021).
This paper aims to investigate how pilots are affected in terms of attitude and new career choices
following a redundancy caused by Covid19 and use these insights to help future pilots be better
prepared to handle similar crises. This qualitative study interviewed five former Norwegian Air
Shuttle pilots who were made redundant due to corona. The semi-structured interviews were analysed
using grounded theory to expose common themes referring to the problem definition. The results
found significant changes in attitude, a need for a backup plan and that future pilots would do well to
implement a portfolio career and remaining perseverant. In the discussion, the need for more research
is addressed as well as the challenges and biases of performing a thematic and subjective analysis
without a rigid guideline such as is the case when using the version of grounded theory proposed by
Glaser (1992) and Charmaz(2006).}},
  author       = {{Wischmann, Lasse}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Pilot Redundancies Related to Covid19}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}