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A320 type rating(YES or NO)
Hi everyone. I hope all of you are doing well and hopefully has been reached to most of your goals already.
First i would like to give you a brief intro about myself then ask you a question please.
-I'm a general aviation flight instructor from MidEast and i already have more than 1700 total flying time mostly on a Single Engine airplanes.
I have got my licenses from the Philippines around 6 years ago.
Since then i wasn't able to get into the airlines by following a usual ways
I have a few friends in the Philippines who are flyng in cebupac(But they are surely from the Philippines)and good for them
I would like to ask if anyone knows in case i go and get my A320 type rating at clarks aviation ,would there be any chances for me to get hired and start flying as an F/O in cebupac?
By the way i have no jet times as of now.
I do appreciate any useful replys.
Good luck!
First i would like to give you a brief intro about myself then ask you a question please.
-I'm a general aviation flight instructor from MidEast and i already have more than 1700 total flying time mostly on a Single Engine airplanes.
I have got my licenses from the Philippines around 6 years ago.
Since then i wasn't able to get into the airlines by following a usual ways
I have a few friends in the Philippines who are flyng in cebupac(But they are surely from the Philippines)and good for them
I would like to ask if anyone knows in case i go and get my A320 type rating at clarks aviation ,would there be any chances for me to get hired and start flying as an F/O in cebupac?
By the way i have no jet times as of now.
I do appreciate any useful replys.
Good luck!
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calmpilot... a few thoughts from me (i've been looking into this myself also. Some of these comments are from what i've inferred on other pprune threads):
1) From what i've seen, the chances of you finding permanent employment in the Philippines are slim if you are not a Philippine citizen. Sure, i've seen many agencies recruiting expats for contract work and I imagine there will be expats pilots about, in permanent work who have plenty of experience but other than this, I think with zero hours (airline experience) prospects are not great (for the 320 anyway).
2) in line with (1), if your heart is set on Cebupac, the ATR could be an option.
3) I don't think you'll find any airlines in the Philippines commiting to employing you in advance from overseas, you'll have to go out there, get your rating and knock on a few doors.
4) Wouldn't restrict myself to Cebupac (even though it might be the ideal) - plenty of other A320 operators out there who offer good, if not better alternatives.
5) Linked to (3)... the only low hours pilots i've seen on schemes linked to A320 Ratings are MPL and/or other types of cadets.... so you'll have to pay for the Rating yourself with no potential job to go to.
6) Unfortunately (and this applies to myself also). If the age on your profile is correct, I think age is something you may want to consider and think about. In the UK, it is illegal to discriminate on age and there are no age limits on applications. On the other hand, i've seen in many other countries, particularly in the Middle and Far East, age restrictions applying on applications. Likes of Qatar Airways, Air Asia, spring to mind. On a more positive note, I have heard that Cebupac recruit ex-airforce pilots, who I would assume would not meet these limited age requirements.
Best of luck.
1) From what i've seen, the chances of you finding permanent employment in the Philippines are slim if you are not a Philippine citizen. Sure, i've seen many agencies recruiting expats for contract work and I imagine there will be expats pilots about, in permanent work who have plenty of experience but other than this, I think with zero hours (airline experience) prospects are not great (for the 320 anyway).
2) in line with (1), if your heart is set on Cebupac, the ATR could be an option.
3) I don't think you'll find any airlines in the Philippines commiting to employing you in advance from overseas, you'll have to go out there, get your rating and knock on a few doors.
4) Wouldn't restrict myself to Cebupac (even though it might be the ideal) - plenty of other A320 operators out there who offer good, if not better alternatives.
5) Linked to (3)... the only low hours pilots i've seen on schemes linked to A320 Ratings are MPL and/or other types of cadets.... so you'll have to pay for the Rating yourself with no potential job to go to.
6) Unfortunately (and this applies to myself also). If the age on your profile is correct, I think age is something you may want to consider and think about. In the UK, it is illegal to discriminate on age and there are no age limits on applications. On the other hand, i've seen in many other countries, particularly in the Middle and Far East, age restrictions applying on applications. Likes of Qatar Airways, Air Asia, spring to mind. On a more positive note, I have heard that Cebupac recruit ex-airforce pilots, who I would assume would not meet these limited age requirements.
Best of luck.
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Hi bananaman2, thanks for the advises.
As you mentioned my chaces are slim however ATR is an amazing plane and it doesn't matter for me whether to go for A320 or ATR training ,since i'm just seeking a job ,also i don't think if there is any TRTO which provides an ATR training in the Philippines.. once more i guess i should expect the same story after having ATR type rating in hands..No jobs for me since don't have a line experience
being an alien is not good when you wanna go and land your first job in the Philippines.
Best wishes
As you mentioned my chaces are slim however ATR is an amazing plane and it doesn't matter for me whether to go for A320 or ATR training ,since i'm just seeking a job ,also i don't think if there is any TRTO which provides an ATR training in the Philippines.. once more i guess i should expect the same story after having ATR type rating in hands..No jobs for me since don't have a line experience
being an alien is not good when you wanna go and land your first job in the Philippines.
Best wishes
