airline jobs

[greyb33]

this might be the wrong forum to post this in but i am currently at collage in my final year of a levels studying maths,physics and ict i hope to become i pilot its a life long ambition, but iam worried that if i jump in and do my commercial pilots license there will be a lack of jobs due to rise in fuel prices and lack of airlines and therefore a complete waste of time.

any advice you could give me would be greatly appriated

thanks

[Atlantis]

You probably have 40 years ahead of you in the airline world. Don't react to its immediate requirements. They change from one year having too many pilots to being desperate the following year. At least, that's how I've seen it for the last 28 years as a pilot....and it's a fantastic job. Follow your heart. If you really want to be a pilot, go for it. You won't regret it. If you want a steady job, get a steady job, but life is about having fun. Flying is a Great job.

[scruggs]

Hi,

Head on over to the wannabe forum.

http://www.pprune.org/forums/interviews-jobs-sponsorship/

Pretty much an question you can think of has already been asked and answered there. It's a great resource, have a search around and if you still can't find an answer to your question...post away!

Cheers

S

[greyb33]

thanks for that bit of advice has the airline you fly for not been effected by the rise in fuel?

[llondel]

Atlantis:
If you want a steady job, get a steady job, but life is about having fun. Flying is a Great job.

In this context, shouldn't that be "Flying has its ups and downs"? :}

[Atlantis]

Yes, my airline has been affected by the increase in fuel price. But so has my previous company...and the one before that. There is more to being a pilot than the cost of fuel. Flying has its ups and downs. It's up to you to ensure the ups are more than the downs! It's a great job.

[greyb33]

you dont have to convince me i know its a great no excellent job so has the airline your with not talked about any job cuts ?

[Airbubba]

Son, good luck in 'collage'!:)

[AltFlaps]

Grey,

Good luck in your endeavours - it really is a great job.
A word of warning though - you need to learn to spell, type and use punctuation correctly. If you continue to present yourself the way you have here, you won't even get an interview.

[Dreamshiner]

Last two posters .... honestly, get a grip, the lad is 18-20, uses the cryllic alphabet and has a better grip of English than the average chav in Swindon. Cut him some slack ..... Jesus wept.

The is a Pilot forum not a Spelling Bee.

From my experience if you put on your CV "I have attained a CPL and have accumulated over 300 hours TT so far in my aviation career" opposed to "I fly 747, I am many hour, 3,400 altogehter" guess who gives the employer/recruitment consultant a stiffy (apologies to female airline HR personnel).

[AltFlaps]

Dreamshiner,

He lives in Ormskirk, Lancanshire, United Kingdom and is studying A'Levels.
Standards in this industry continue to drop all the time ... if I see an opportunity to stop that happening, I for one will take it and I suggest everyone else does the same.

Anything that prevents the F/O from saying "gear up dude" has got to be a good thing :cool:

[Dreamshiner]

For some reaosn I read Kirkuk. I think I'm going disle ... dyslex .... you get the gist.

He's not in the industry yet, so no need to hone in his mistake.

If you corrected me for a spelling error on a captains report I'd tell you to bugger off, how's that for CRM? :)

[AltFlaps]

Dreamshiner,

I don't know what sector of the industry you're in or what your rank is, but I've seen a very significant decline in the quality if people coming through the system over the past few years. I fly medium jets for a big carrier in the UK.

Nobody cares about a spelling mistake on a flight report (if that was the worst thing to happen on a day on the line I'd be a happy man). My point is that no one seems to give a sh1t anymore.

There was a time when the stereotypical airline pilot was professional enough (and good enough) to have a giggle when the going is good, but have enough spare capacity ('cause he knew his stuff) to own a problem when it occured. This type of attitude to flying appears to be disappearing fast with new F/Os exerting much more energy on finding ways around SOPs than actually flying them for example ...

So, when you get a kid who decides to address the 'flying world' because it's his life long dream, and he can't even be ass'd to use capitals, commas or check his spelling (don't forget - this is a very important post for young Ormskirk) - I would say BEWARE.

I'm sure Dreamshiner that you'll come back with a very snappy retort, but it doesn't change anything ...