I sent 120 applications alone. Here's the part I'd change.

First, what it isn't

The Gate 33 training and the mentorship do different jobs, and I'd rather be clear about that than sell you both by accident.

The training is three live online days on operational readiness. Aircraft differences, catering sourcing and ordering, provisioning, live scenarios. It is the job, taught by someone currently doing it. It is not CV work and it is not coaching.

The mentorship is the other half. Your profile, your applications, your interviews, and someone in your corner for three months while you actually do it.

What three months looks like

Month one is positioning. We rebuild the CV, positioning and the LinkedIn profile completely. Not polish. Rebuild. Most people arrive with a document that hides their strongest argument, usually because they assumed anything outside aviation didn't count. That was my exact mistake.

The other thing I see constantly: CVs written or generated by ChatGPT/Claude. I can spot them in seconds, and so can the person screening you. The sentences are generic, the same phrases about private aviation appear across applications from completely different people, even the colours and layouts repeat. A recruiter reading forty of those a week recognises the pattern immediately, and it tells them you outsourced the one document that was supposed to be about you.

Nothing we produce is AI-generated. It's rewritten by someone who reads these from the operator's side of the desk and knows which parts they're actually looking for.

Month two is applying properly. This is where you get access to my list of 100+ operators, plus a dedicated email address that you have access to. That matters more than the list does: I apply with you and for you, and I connect you where there is a genuine fit. Not blanket applications to 100+ companies, which is the fastest way to be remembered for the wrong reason. You also get the outreach templates that actually get replies.

Month three is conversion. Mock interviews, because private aviation interviews are operational scenarios rather than questions about your strengths. What do you do when catering is cancelled two hours before departure in a city you don't know. We adjust applications based on what's coming back. And you get told first when something opens up.

Throughout: six one-to-one calls, one every two weeks, and WhatsApp access the whole way. When an offer lands and you have forty-eight hours to decide whether the terms are reasonable, you have someone to ask. That specific moment is why this exists.

What I won't tell you

That it guarantees a job. Gate 33 is a few months old and close to 100 people have come through the training. Candidates are interviewing with multiple operators and people are getting through, but most are doing this while still flying a full-time job, which turns weeks into months. That's the honest shape of it. Also, even though we train and coach candidates, they are still alone in front of the recruiter.

What I can tell you is what changes in the meantime. Your profile stops being ignored. You stop guessing what an operator wants to see. And when something lands, you have someone to ask.

I'd rather someone else made that point than me. Alexandra Mirutoi, now VVIP Flight Attendant, left this:

"The training goes far beyond service and focuses on the real operational side of business aviation: catering coordination, onboard autonomy, industry expectations, positioning, operational mindset and the realities of recruitment in this industry. Nicolas does not promise anyone a job, but whenever possible, he genuinely tries to connect people with the right operators and shares valuable industry contacts and resources, including a list of 100+ operators. Very practical, honest and directly connected to the realities of private aviation."