Pilot job ad...
...from an up-to-date Job Offer for a Pilot:
Your challengeSafe and economical piloting of a commercial airliner
- Flight preparation and execution according to jurisdiction
- Cooperation with ground personnel and tower personnel
- Responsible for crew and passengers
Sorry but I just liked that job description :-)
Interesting.
Some years ago when my son showed an interest in joining the sharp end we attended a presentation by BA.
To an over subscribed meeting, it went something like this.
BA " Hands up who here is wanting to be a pilot?"
A forest of hands!!!
BA " Sorry to disappoint you but we are not looking for pilots."
" What we are looking for is a potentially good manager. To manage a multi million £/$ investment in equipment, a team, spending the companies £/$ and of course ensuring our guest are totally happy etc. We will of course teach such a recruit to fly."
Talking to a BA senior FO at about that time. He regretted getting a BA degree at a good university as it had not enhance this career because he had always wanted to fly. What it had done was to loose him three years of seniority!