His first book, Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot was published in 2015, followed by How to Land a Plane in 2017, and Imagine a City in 2022.
[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.
[4][7][8] He subsequently joined a British Airways (BA) training programme,[7] and became a Boeing 747 pilot.