When they say he qualified at 17, do they mean with a PPL as I thought you couldnt train for the ATPL until you were 18?

All respect to him and his family, but i’m still not entirely sure why EasyJet dedicated a B737 to him – plenty of pilots have had careers cut short due to terminal illnesses and they dont have planes named after them. I dont mean to sound insensitive, it just sounded a little strange.

As for that being EasyJets only named plane, say hello to Lucy Mae..

http://www.airliners.net/photo/EasyJet-Airline/Boeing-737-73V/1510974/L/

Who is Lucy Mae?