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j140870 · 1st October 2008, 21:54

The market is definitely awash experience right now given the recent spate of airlines that have gone under and you are probably not best place in respect of civilian experience.

Having said that there are certainly opportunities out there. Don't get too constrained about working for an airline straight away, even if that is what you want eventually. Right now I would suggest the thing you need is experience in civvy street in an aviation background. Consider positions in Business / Corporate / Fractional aviation as well as some of the service companies such as SITA | Jeppesen | LIDO .

I am ex TG9 ( some time back now ). PVR'ing was the best thing I ever did. I ended up working for a company that originally turned me down on interview 5 years prior when I first left the RAF.

Civvy street does have it's benefits, but so does the military.

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j140870 Probationary PPRuNer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London Posts: 2	sound advice The market is definitely awash experience right now given the recent spate of airlines that have gone under and you are probably not best place in respect of civilian experience. Having said that there are certainly opportunities out there. Don't get too constrained about working for an airline straight away, even if that is what you want eventually. Right now I would suggest the thing you need is experience in civvy street in an aviation background. Consider positions in Business / Corporate / Fractional aviation as well as some of the service companies such as SITA \| Jeppesen \| LIDO . I am ex TG9 ( some time back now ). PVR'ing was the best thing I ever did. I ended up working for a company that originally turned me down on interview 5 years prior when I first left the RAF. Civvy street does have it's benefits, but so does the military.