Being a flight attendant is a great career for the right person. Is it the right choice for you? Requirements vary, depending on the airline you’re considering, but here are a few questions to get you started: Do you have an outgoing personality? Do you enjoy helping people? Are you good at making decisions and solving problems? Do you “keep (more…)
AeroStar Training Service instructors and administrators have been saying for years that we’re on the edge of a pilot boom, (For more information on this topic, see Will There Be Jobs for Pilots? by Scott Patton, Reduced Regional Minimums for Pilots with Type Ratings by Kevin Teeter,417 REASONS TO GET AN A320 TYPE RATING and Video – Founder David Santo (more…)
These are questions that have been asked in interviews. If you’ve been asked a particularly interesting interview question that’s not included here, please included it in the comments below! How do you see being an airline pilot fitting in with your lifestyle? The purpose of this question is to make sure you understand what you’re getting into. Flying at all (more…)
Because everything in the airline industry is based on seniority, getting hired sooner pays huge benefits in the long run. This illustration is a sample only, no one is ever guaranteed a job, and there is no guarantee of a specific salary for anyone for any particular length of time, but it shows the dramatic difference between a pilot who (more…)
AeroStar Flight Training Services prepares students for careers as captains or first officers of A320s and B737s, which are the most popular airliners in use today. Here are some of the sites that list jobs for these types of pilots, as well as individual airlines sites. We understand that some of these sites are confusing or difficult to use, so (more…)
Advice for Aspiring Airline Captains and First Officers from Captain Tom Hutchins, Flight Instructor and Veteran Airline Pilot
By Kevin Teeter I recently attended an Airline job fair and stumbled upon something I wasn’t expecting. In speaking with the various recruiters I noticed that many of them offered to waive a significant number of multi engine hours if the applicant possessed a type rating. In some cases they would waive up to 400 hours of multi. If you (more…)
As an aspiring pilot, it is smart to do your homework about which aircraft qualifications will make you the most marketable as a pilot. You certainly don’t want to spend a lot of money getting qualified in an aircraft only to find that there are no jobs in that particular aircraft type. Getting a type rating in the Airbus (more…)
Ever heard the old adage “you get what you pay for”? The reason it’s an old adage is because it’s a true one. There are a lot of schools who offer type ratings and advanced flight crew training. AeroStar is one of about a dozen schools approved to provide type ratings under FAR 142. However, not all these schools are (more…)
Being a flight attendant is a great career for the right person. Is it the right choice for you? Requirements vary, depending on the airline you’re considering, but here are a few questions to get you started: Do you have an outgoing personality? Do you enjoy helping people? Are you good at making decisions and solving problems? Do you “keep (more…)
AeroStar Training Service instructors and administrators have been saying for years that we’re on the edge of a pilot boom, (For more information on this topic, see Will There Be Jobs for Pilots? by Scott Patton, Reduced Regional Minimums for Pilots with Type Ratings by Kevin Teeter,417 REASONS TO GET AN A320 TYPE RATING and Video – Founder David Santo (more…)
These are questions that have been asked in interviews. If you’ve been asked a particularly interesting interview question that’s not included here, please included it in the comments below! How do you see being an airline pilot fitting in with your lifestyle? The purpose of this question is to make sure you understand what you’re getting into. Flying at all (more…)
AeroStar Flight Training Services prepares students for careers as captains or first officers of A320s and B737s, which are the most popular airliners in use today. Here are some of the sites that list jobs for these types of pilots, as well as individual airlines sites. We understand that some of these sites are confusing or difficult to use, so (more…)
Advice for Aspiring Airline Captains and First Officers from Captain Tom Hutchins, Flight Instructor and Veteran Airline Pilot
Another cartoon, just for fun.
