Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.Last year, before the U.K. was in its third lockdown, I left the country to film a video on board the rare British Airways 787 Dreamliner route from London (LHR) to Athens (ATH). After arriving in Greece, Boris Johnson announced a fresh national lockdown — the second of its kind — to take place throughout November 2020. I took this as a cue to remain abroad and found myself in the United Arab Emirates for a period.Whilst I was there, I was invited by Etihad Airways to experience a day at its Aviation Training Centre and get a glimpse of what it’s like to train as a pilot and as cabin crew.Sign up to receive the daily TPG newsletter for more videos!As well as fulfilling some lifelong dreams — like getting to open and close an aircraft door and land a plane at London Heathrow — I also learned a great deal. In our latest video, I break down the five things that I learned during my trip to Etihad HQ about aviation.You can watch the fascinating behind-the-scenes video from the day here:
