What comes after finishing CPL?
 

Good day everyone. I plan to be an airline pilot someday, before I start investing a lot of money and time in aviation, I'm researching for a couple of ways to attain the best possible path that I should take.

According to a certain school that I inquired in, the CPL/IR program will get me 230 hours. After finishing the course what are the routes available to me? Should I immediately get an A320 type rating so as to attract airlines?

I have heard that building a career in the aviation industry is a sink or swim undertaking. Only a handful of pilots gets their dream job in an airline and most of them are left in despair so I want to gather as much information as I can for this matter before I do this.

Thank you.

Frankly speaking, the airline industry isn't doing well at all. At least not since the 08' downturn. There's an excess of pilots for a relatively small demand. Terms and conditions are deteriorating. Enough experienced aviators are there in the field for airlines to pick up for their needs. Only a few airlines give a chance to the less experienced. Many who enter the field and don't find success end up unemployed and possibly caught in debt. It doesn't make sense to attempt to enter the airline industry as a pilot without a backup profession to fall back on.

That said, after your IR+CPL, mostly what comes is a MCC, jet orientation course, and then a TR course. Sometime in between, you should have completed your ATPL theory examinations as well. The implementation of these courses vary from country to country but whatever the case, by the end of a TR course, you should have the knowledge & skills obtained through these courses. Now-a-days many airlines (mostly the good ones) require around 500 hours on type for qualifying as a first officer; something which a regular TR course doesn't offer. A couple of LCCs do waive off this requirement.

I believe in the Phillipines there exists a MPL programme sponsored by Cebu Pacific but I don't know much about it and am unsure. Make use of the search function of the forum.

All the best...

A baby learns to crawl before they walk.
Start a little smaller and then work your way up the ladder as you gain experience both personally and of the industry.
Good luck..

Maintain your self respect and respect those who've obtained their positions in their airline through legitimate means.

Don't fall prey to the Shysters, ala Eagle Aviation, with the promises of a job after paying $40,000 for a type rating and hours in the right seat of a jet.

Good luck:ok: