UK Degree when applying for pilot job in USA?
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UK Degree when applying for pilot job in USA?
I currently live in the US and I am going to England next year for a bachelor degree(3 year). I plan on commencing flight training in the USA upon completion of the degree. However, I was wondering, since some carriers demand a 4 year bachelor degree, would a UK degree be an equivalent for carriers such as Delta, United, American, Alaska, JetBlue, and Southwest?
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I can't speak with 100% certainty about ALL airlines, but the degree requirement seems to be for a "degree", i.e., bachelor's degree, rather than a 4-year degree. One US major uses a service to determine equivalency for applicants educated outside the USA. Maybe this can shed some light ?:
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I can't speak with 100% certainty about ALL airlines, but the degree requirement seems to be for a "degree", i.e., bachelor's degree, rather than a 4-year degree. One US major uses a service to determine equivalency for applicants educated outside the USA. Maybe this can shed some light ?:
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Like any road journey, it is best to map it out from the destination back to the origin.
If you goal is Delta, United, American, Alaska, JetBlue, and Southwest then I think your plan needs a rethink.
Why are you going to a UK University, when your goal is a US Major carrier.
There was a time when I was very interested in my children doing the whole EASA (f) ATPL thing, with a 'top up' degree from a UK or Irish university.
But I've now soured on the whole idea of people being in the right seat of an airliner, who don't know what they are doing.
The UK has some very fine institutions.
If you want to do Engineering, my first choice would be Imperial College London.
If you wanted Air Transport Management then Loughborough would again be top of my list.
If Aeronautical Engineering is your goal, then Cranfield would be great.
But not all UK Universities are top quality.
In aviation, many polytechnics has been renamed universities.
They have made degrees fit the need.
Places like Middlesex University, New Bucks University, University of London at Kingston and Carlow Institute of Technology now have degrees that you can get in as little as eight months with a (f) ATPL.
These may get you a top job in the UK.
But they won't get you far with a major US carrier.
The HR departments of all major US airlines know everything about every degree issued worldwide.
If you want to do the RyanAir, Easyjet, Jet2.com (f)ATPL with a 'top up' degree. Then go ahead and spend 100,000+ and try your luck.
If you goal is the US majors, then start flight training NOW.
You do not need or want a fancy school.
In fact, you would be better off buying your own plane.
Then go to a community college to do the courses that Embry-Riddle will accept as apart of their Aeronautics degree.
Say what you like about Embry-Riddle, but it's still the gold standard.
Do not sign up for a US University flight/degree program.
The boat will have sailed by the time your done, as your already too late to the party.
You list Delta Airlines as your top choice.
So, what path should you take, to best get there?
I would say, you need to get with Endeavor Airlines at age 21.
Delta likes these regional airline pilots the most.
In order to get a job there, you'll need 1500 hours.
You can finish off a degree whilst your a co-pilot.
There is no need to have a degree before your ready for the majors.
So by age 23 you'll be Captain, and have completed your degree, and be ready for 'prime time'.
If you goal is Delta, United, American, Alaska, JetBlue, and Southwest then I think your plan needs a rethink.
Why are you going to a UK University, when your goal is a US Major carrier.
There was a time when I was very interested in my children doing the whole EASA (f) ATPL thing, with a 'top up' degree from a UK or Irish university.
But I've now soured on the whole idea of people being in the right seat of an airliner, who don't know what they are doing.
The UK has some very fine institutions.
If you want to do Engineering, my first choice would be Imperial College London.
If you wanted Air Transport Management then Loughborough would again be top of my list.
If Aeronautical Engineering is your goal, then Cranfield would be great.
But not all UK Universities are top quality.
In aviation, many polytechnics has been renamed universities.
They have made degrees fit the need.
Places like Middlesex University, New Bucks University, University of London at Kingston and Carlow Institute of Technology now have degrees that you can get in as little as eight months with a (f) ATPL.
These may get you a top job in the UK.
But they won't get you far with a major US carrier.
The HR departments of all major US airlines know everything about every degree issued worldwide.
If you want to do the RyanAir, Easyjet, Jet2.com (f)ATPL with a 'top up' degree. Then go ahead and spend 100,000+ and try your luck.
If you goal is the US majors, then start flight training NOW.
You do not need or want a fancy school.
In fact, you would be better off buying your own plane.
Then go to a community college to do the courses that Embry-Riddle will accept as apart of their Aeronautics degree.
Say what you like about Embry-Riddle, but it's still the gold standard.
Do not sign up for a US University flight/degree program.
The boat will have sailed by the time your done, as your already too late to the party.
You list Delta Airlines as your top choice.
So, what path should you take, to best get there?
I would say, you need to get with Endeavor Airlines at age 21.
Delta likes these regional airline pilots the most.
In order to get a job there, you'll need 1500 hours.
You can finish off a degree whilst your a co-pilot.
There is no need to have a degree before your ready for the majors.
So by age 23 you'll be Captain, and have completed your degree, and be ready for 'prime time'.
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