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Sector Focus Father and son take to the skies
Norwegian marked Father’s Day by completing the first flight in the airline’s 15-year history to be flown by a father and son. The flight was captained by
54-year-old David Kempton and his 19-year-old co-pilot and son, Alex Kempton. The pair from Kenilworth,
Warwickshire, flew 180 passengers on a brand-new multi-million pound Boeing 737-800 aircraft, on a four-and-a-half hour flight from Tenerife South Airport to Birmingham Airport. Last September, Alex became
the low-cost airline’s youngest pilot at the age of 19 – just two years after starting flight school. Alex was offered his first
professional pilot job by Norwegian at 18 and only two years after watching aircraft at Coventry Airport with his dad as a young aviation enthusiast. Norwegian arranged for David
and Alex to fly together as part of Alex’s flight training as David is a training captain. David Kempton has 30 years’
flying experience, logging more than 14,000 hours which has seen him work for several airlines and fly private jets for the likes of Sir Paul
Captain David Kempton and 19 year-old son First Officer Alex Kempton in the cockpit of their aircraft
McCartney and various popstars and politicians. David joined Norwegian in 2013
and is currently the most senior pilot at Norwegian’s Tenerife base. He said: “It’s truly an honour to
take to the skies and share the cockpit with my son as Norwegian
pilots. I’m very grateful to Norwegian for not only giving my son the opportunity to take-off his flying career but also arranging for us to fly together on this special flight.” Alex said: “I never would have
thought my first pilot job would involve getting trained by my dad.
“From following my dad to work
at an early age to flying a brand- new Norwegian aircraft together is a little daunting but very exciting. “It’s even more special that I flew alongside my dad into Birmingham Airport where he spent his whole career before joining Norwegian.”
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