THE sky's the limit for Lee Murray after he flew through exams taking him a step nearer to realising his dream job as an airline pilot.

The former Oakhill College pupil, who lives in Beardwood, Blackburn, with parents Sue and Mike, was delighted when he passed his Airline Transport Pilot's Licence and Commercial Pilot's Licence this week.

Lee said he would now start applying for jobs and hopes to be flying big jets in the near future.

To get this far Lee passed 14 gruelling theory exams ranging from Meteorology to Navigation and admitted they were hard going.

Lee said: "The exams were tougher this year but my license now extends to aircraft domiciled in most European countries, making job opportunities more interesting."