Originally Posted by
bringbackthe80s
Guys the requirements in the US are tailored to the american system. High school in the US is NOT comparable to Europe...
So the requirement for uni simply makes sure the applicant has achieved a minimum acceptable standard of academic education to represent a major company as he moves up the ranks.
bbt80s,
You might be right with your comparison of American education system at the high school level to other countries. I don't really know as I have no basis for comparison. Perhaps you do...not interested in debating that as it accomplishes nothing germane to the issue.
Our government education system leaves something to be desired at the elementary and high school levels with appropriate blame for all involved parties.
But that aside...the college degree requirement at career-destination airlines is much debated here with cases to be made on both sides.
However, there's one simple, pragmatic principle at work here: pilot requirements are the airlines' game so
THEY make up the rules of that game, right, wrong or neither. All the debate in the world won't change it; only supply/demand forces can and it's unlikely they will here in the USA.
[And, yes, you can find the occasional example of a person who got to a US legacy without a degree. That doesn't disprove or negate the broader facts.]
The airline HR types will have their own list of reasons why they insist on a 4-year degree. Your statement that it's for an "...acceptable standard of academic education to represent a major company as he moves up the ranks." is as good as any since the reasons they require it don't matter.
They
DO require it...your competition for highly competitive spots
WILL have one even if the employer only lists it as "preferred".
Competition for the spots at the career-destination carriers here is
FIERCE and
RELENTLESS but often puzzling and infuriating so I can understand why expats coming here with the legal ability (and quals) to fly for an airline would find it all irritating.