Student pilot Joanne launches sustainable soap business during pandemic

Joanne Milne was in the process of training for her Commercial Pilot Licence when the pandemic hit. But the 27-year-old student refused to be despondent. Instead, she used her time to pursue a path in business and set up a soap-making company. 

Prior to Covid-19, Joanne’s interest in aviation began when she was at one of the universities in Glasgow. While studying psychology, Joanne was also part of the Royal Air Force where she started learning the ins and outs of flying as a member of the air cadets program.

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“I got to do a bunch of other activities as well, like skiing and rock climbing. I got to travel around Europe quite a bit, which was fun at the time,” Joanne says. “And, then, once I graduated from university, I switched to aviation after I saw that easyJet had set up an MPL scheme (a Multi-Crew Pilot Licence (MPL) program where pilots are trained directly for co-pilot duties). I applied for it and started my career as a pilot.”