International Pilot - Interviews from the Floor: Professional Asian Pilot Association Expo 2025
Episode 272 - In another episode from the floor of PAPA - Nik sits down with Ash, an international pilot currently flying the Airbus A320 for a major carrier based in Hong Kong. Ash shares a global aviation journey — from flight training in New Zealand to flying single-engine caravans in the mountainous terrain of Indonesia, and eventually landing a career with a world-class Asian airline.
We dig into what it's like flying internationally out of Hong Kong, how airline structures differ between Asia and the West, and the often-overlooked challenges of adapting to expat life in one of the…
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