Mark Vanhoenacker Explained

Full Name:Mark Vanhoenacker
Nationality:Belgian-American
Known For:Commercial pilot, author, and aviation columnist
Birth Date:1974
Birth Place:Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Mark Vanhoenacker (born 1974) is a Belgian-American airline pilot and author.[1] He is a Boeing 787 pilot with British Airways and is also frequent contributor for the New York Times, Slate and the Financial Times with a focus on aviation. His first book, was published in 2015, followed by How to Land a Plane in 2017, and Imagine a City in 2022.[2] [3]

Life

Vanhoenacker was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. His father, a former priest who left his vocation, was born in Belgium.[4] His mother was born to a Lithuanian family in the United States.[5] Vanhoenacker studied at Amherst College, before undertaking an MPhil in history at the University of Cambridge. He started a PhD programme in East African history but decided after several months that he was more interested in pursuing a career in aviation.[6] While saving money towards the expected cost of his flight training, he worked as a management consultant in Boston.[7] [8] He subsequently joined a British Airways (BA) training programme, and became a Boeing 747 pilot. Following the retirement of the 747 fleet in 2020, Vanhoenacker now flies Boeing 787 aircraft.[9] Vanhoenacker is gay.[10]

Writing

Vanhoenacker is a contributor to newspapers including the New York Times and Financial Times, and news websites such as Slate, with a focus on commercial aviation.[11] [12] He has written the following books:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The ups and downs of being an airline pilot. Jonathan. Margolis. 20 November 2016. The Guardian. 17 August 2020.
  2. Hannigan . Tim . "Imagine a City: A Pilot Sees the World" by Mark Vanhoenacker . Asian Review of Books . 23 June 2022 . 25 February 2023.
  3. The world as experienced from the cockpit . TLS . 25 February 2023.
  4. News: Bird's-Eye View. The New Yorker. Lauren. Collins. 6–13 July 2015. 17 August 2020.
  5. News: I never leave home without.... Carl. Wilkinson. Financial Times. 24 July 2015. 16 August 2020.
  6. News: About the Author: Mark Vanhoenacker '96. Amherst College. September 2015. 17 August 2020.
  7. News: The Poetry Up There: An Interview With Skyfaring Author and Pilot Mark Vanhoenacker. Alex. Nunes. JSTOR Daily. JSTOR. 5 November 2015. 17 August 2020.
  8. News: Extract from 'Skyfaring', by Mark Vanhoenacker. Financial Times. 17 April 2015. 17 August 2020.
  9. News: Boeing out in style: a pilot’s final flight in a 747 . 25 February 2023 . Financial Times . 27 February 2018.
  10. News: Vanhoenacker . Mark . A Gay Pilot Reflects on What Travel Means to Queer Folks . 25 February 2023 . The New York Times . 23 June 2022.
  11. News: Vanhoenacker. Mark. 14 May 2015. In Flight. The New York Times. 9 October 2017.
  12. Web site: Vanhoenacker. Mark. 10 October 2017. As the 747 Begins Its Final Approach, a Pilot Takes a Flight Down Memory Lane. 17 August 2020. The New York Times.

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