So you wanna be a pilot?

“So you wanna be a pilot? Simple. What do you have to do? Blog,” AirAsia's official blog says.

Yep, TIRED of conventional recruitment campaigns, Air Asia has launched a unique competition to attract candidates for a job as a pilot since 1st of April 2009.

The competition has been greeted with enthusiasm by aspiring pilots and has been hailed as a unique recruitment campaign.

Basically, what you’re supposed to do is to blog about why you want to become a pilot. The best 10 bloggers will be given a chance to have a go at embarking on a journey in becoming a pilot with Air Asia.

“We hope you’re putting your hands in the air because the blog will be giving the opportunity to 10 individuals to live their dreams in the sky.”





A light-hearted video above on AirAsia’s blog shows employee Sunil Kumar, clad in dark glasses and a pilot’s shirt, walking behind two attractive flight attendants. It also shows him handing money to a woman who walks past, and pointing at a picture of a kangaroo.

So why does Mr Kumar want to be a pilot?

“Because of the girls, because of the bling-bling and because of the money, to travel to the coolest places... and feed kangaroos,” he said.

The video also shows other pilots talking about their aspirations, in a bid to inspire applicants with their own blog entries.

Entries for the AirAsia competition open April 1 and close on May 15.

To check out the conditions of entry and competition highlights, have a look at here.

So I wonder anyone out here taking part in this competition? Do leave a comment and share your experience yeah :)