Originally Posted by CaptainKing
Thanks for your reply, KAG.
I've read it helps if you get a degree that would benefit the airline...
My take on this would be a BComm with specialisation in management of marketing or human resources, etc.
Apparently this would help you not just in the short term, but also in the long run with getting yourself into higher positions within the airline.
In general, airlines aren't interested either in your degree or your ambitions to join the ranks of management. You are being recruited as a pilot, not a manager. The elements of management you need as a pilot are contained within your on-the-job training (CRM etc).
If your long-term ambitions stretch to joining airline management, you'd be far better advised to forget about being a pilot and concentrate on a degree in accountancy or law, then get an MBA while working your way up through the legal, commercial or HR departments of your target airline.
The days when pilots ran airlines, or even had significant influence within airlines, are long gone.
Scroggs