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A Commercial Pilot Career
Ever thought about doing something spectacular as a career? Being a commercial pilot is not as hard as you might think, and the demand for pilots due to the growth of regional airlines and corporate aviation travel is making this a great opportunity. And the demand for instructors at the college level is about to expand.

Choosing a Flight School
Aviation College or Flight School selection made simple?

Choosing a flight training school is not an easy task because eventually they all begin to look the same. It becomes more difficult to separate good schools from those that are simply good at selling themselves.

Besides the obvious items such as location, type of aircraft and availability of student loans, there are many other items to consider when selecting your flight school. Often these items are not in the aviation college brochures.

Regardless of which aviation college or flight school you choose, you still will earn the required FAA certificates that are needed for your career in aviation. However, choosing a good school can make your flight training experience enjoyable, as opposed to a tedious task.

Here is a partial list to help you ask questions to select the best aviation school for your flight training.

Is Now The Time To Prepare For An Airline Job?
The following article is reprinted from Plane & Pilot Magazine with permission from the May 2004 issue.

We invited leading industry representatives to our offices in Los Angeles for a conversation about the future of cockpit careers. Here’s what they had to say.

After September 11, pilot careers in 2001 looked bleak. Newspaper articles confirmed the airlines were hemorrhaging red ink, thousands of pilots had been furloughed and new hires appeared to be a thing of the past. While the media continues to talk about the tough times in the commercial air-travel industry, many insiders think the tide has turned.

According to Kit Darby, president of airline career specialists AIR, Inc., “The media keep saying there are no jobs in the industry, and meanwhile, there were 5,000 new pilot jobs last year. This is the time to train, stay current and build quality time, so as hiring heats up, you’re qualified to apply for the airline job you’ve always dreamed of.”

Is Now The Time To Prepare For An Airline Job? (Part 2)
Part 2 reprinted with permission from Plane & Pilot magazine.

United Air Lines recently put 100 aircraft on hold. But this isn’t an indication of pilot careers going down the tubes. On the contrary, it’s only indicative of the changes that are going on in the industry. While the major airlines are cutting down, the regional airlines are in full bloom. The routes that are run by major airlines with large airplanes and low load factors are being taken over by low-cost regional operators whose airplanes are almost always full. One example of this transition occurred as recently as March 9, 2004, when United Air Lines announced agreements with three regional airlines to begin operating United Express routes in 2006. As a result of this agreement, Republic Airlines will fly 16 70-seat regional jets (RJs), Chautauqua Airlines will operate 16 50-seat RJs and Shuttle America will utilize 10 Saab 340 turbos under the United Express logo.

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