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Well, that's difficult to say, but I believe one of the prerequisites of being hired by a German airline ist to speak the german language fluently or at least close to it. May I ask a different question, why do you want to train in Germany? There are other countries where you can get your pilot license for less money, e.g. Poland (the least expensive place in Europe for pilot training!). Alternatively South Africa or the US also offers flight training for less money and the ground school (theory) is less extensive as well.
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For your question: I would like to train with the best (and obviously want to have a good chance to get a job afterwards). As I understand, correct me if I am wrong, the European flight academy is on par with the big boys and significantly cheaper.
Plus, I am learning German and hold a German citizenship (not living in Germany at the moment, but certainly planning to) but do not think my German will be sufficient.
Maybe applying to OAA or L3 airline cadet programs will be a better choice?
Plus, I am learning German and hold a German citizenship (not living in Germany at the moment, but certainly planning to) but do not think my German will be sufficient.
Maybe applying to OAA or L3 airline cadet programs will be a better choice?
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For your question: I would like to train with the best (and obviously want to have a good chance to get a job afterwards).
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And EFA/LATPA has a really hard entry test. I would say the hardest one.
So you should have a plan B.
So you should have a plan B.
Lufthansa requires applicants to pass the DLR test (aptitude test) which is among the most difficult aptitude tests in the industry. The test can be taken only once and without prior preparation it's almost impossible to pass! Fail-rates are high and in excess of > 90% or even higher. I believe that says it all!
Regarding the Thread Starters particular case, as already mentioned earlier, in order to stand a halfway realistic chance of being hired by Lufthansa or any other German airline your German language skills must be very good and close to accent-free! Competition is high among citizens, every German high school graduate dreaming of becoming an airline pilot thinks of Lufthansa first!
Maybe applying to OAA or L3 airline cadet programs will be a better choice?
And since you already hold a German passport you are a EU citizen (EU residence and work permission) and you can choose any European training program/provider.
Check out the links below:
https://careers.easyjet.com/de/offen...ilot-training/
https://wizzair.com/en-gb/informatio...uture-pilots#/
https://www.flightdeckfriend.com/air...ilot-programs/
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Hi,
Referring to your comment I would like to ask how I can prepare for the test. Why do you regard it as the most difficult one? Does it measure mainly skills or technical knowledge?
On the other hand, does anybody know something about the fact that there are both german and english-taught courses and do they really focus on the german one? I mean, do they hire more people to the german one? I am interested in the course taught in English and in theory I don't have to speak german than. It's hard to believe considering a german airline. Can I believe this?
Thank you in advance,
Boldi
Referring to your comment I would like to ask how I can prepare for the test. Why do you regard it as the most difficult one? Does it measure mainly skills or technical knowledge?
On the other hand, does anybody know something about the fact that there are both german and english-taught courses and do they really focus on the german one? I mean, do they hire more people to the german one? I am interested in the course taught in English and in theory I don't have to speak german than. It's hard to believe considering a german airline. Can I believe this?
Thank you in advance,
Boldi