Get job as a pilot

You are already a commercial pilot, your qualifications have been excellent and you soon aspire to work in your country in the local airline.How to get job as a pilot?

I invite you to read the «Guide for the aspiring pilot«, first part of our blog special and the second part of our special with the post «Pilot schools in Ecuador«.

Post written by: Captain Rodolfo Starpilot Comercial Faatwitter: @Rodo_estrella

But what is the reality of the newly graduated pilots?

It is a very difficult issue to deal with and unfortunately the economic and political situation of each country is linked.

Reality.

Currently aviation schools with the eagerness to capture new students show a “alternative” reality as they say popularly about the need for pilots worldwide and say alternative because, although it is correct, the world is short of pilots, this does not necessarily wantTo say that after graduate you will easily get a job in aviation and that the local market is desperate by pilots.

While the world needs a large number of pilots and the orders of new airplanes every year are increased on the job issue with the desire that the pilot candidate knows well how it is the reality when finding work inaviation and there is no false hope that things are as easy as they are painted.

Unfortunately for the Latin American market and especially Ecuadorian the panorama is not very encouraging.Airlines in recent years have had economic difficulties and therefore hiring have decreased a lot after a bonanza period in the past of the past decade.In Ecuador the issue of cutting to the aviation fuel subsidy weakened the financial structure of the airlines added to the bad handling have caused a decrease in routes, fleets, some have broken others did not even be born or lasted very little.

The newly graduated pilot will have to face a labor market with limited work squares and saturated from pilots currently unemployed in a market where local schools are also graduating new pilots at an accelerated pace.You must additionally face scarce annual calls for pilots, unlike traditional races, the pilot must wait for calls by airlines for pilot stalls and are not available at any time of the year.

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But then, why do you talk so much about the need for pilots?

Because this need basically focuses on the United States, in the Middle East and in Asia.Rapid growth markets that unfortunately the newly graduated from aviation cannot access immediately.

These markets, although they are in need of workforce, mostly require pilots with a lot.There are almost never job offers in airline for pilots with little experience or recent graduates.The offer of the Middle East is very recognized for its excellent salaries and benefits, so many experienced pilots choose to go there limiting the options for a newly graduated pilot there.

On the other hand, in the United States the demand for pilots is immense mainly because pilot salaries starting their careers are quite low which demotivates the average American study that career so expensive, sacrificed and demanding.Unfortunately for foreigners by federal requirement to access a job, you must be a legal resident in the country and there are no airlines that serve as a sponsor or sponsor you a work visa as could be expected in other careers to this we must add the new administrationgovernment that is expected to have a stricter and restrictive policy towards immigration.

In Ecuador, although theoretically a commercial pilot with 250 flight hours could access a work place in, to cite an example, an Airbus A320, in the United States it would require 1500 flight hours and an ATP license.But in practice a pilot with 250 flight hours is very rarely considered for this place mostly because the offer of more experienced pilots is very high.

To do?

For your professional success there is no winning formula that guarantees success, however we must take important steps to follow, the United States, for example, allows foreign pilot students and instructors registered in study programs with Type F1 visas to work temporarily asFlight instructor for a certain time with an option (optional practice training) that in addition to being paid can get an estimate of 1200 flight hours that increase your possibility of getting a job in your country when you return.There are schools that have programs that include this particularity at an additional cost to your commercial pilot training.It is the most advisable to do if your intention is to return to the country and have better opportunities.Additionally, local schools offer the same ease of becoming an instructor and working locally for them before reaching the big leagues.

Can I apply in other countries?

There is the possibility, however, everything depends on the migratory requirement of each country and/or the airline, for example, a recognized Panamanian airline for pilots in that country requires a minimum of 200 hours of experience of experience, but for foreign pilots the foreign pilotsminimum is 1000 flight hours that a recently graduated commercial pilot has hardly.To add the competition of pilots that apply for these jobs with a lot of experience and that generally come from other airlines.

As the issue of residence or citizenship said previously, it is an important requirement in most countries to work in aviation, which is why pilots are often limited when starting their careers to try to get a job in a small market.

Actually, the issue of getting the first job in aviation is the most difficult that you will find in your career and it can take years to find it depending on the size of the country and its political and economic situation, however, it is possible, it depends onYour preparation, your experience, a little luck and that you are able to face an intense and long selection process.

The most advisable thing is to invest in obtaining the flight instructor licenses to work temporarily until you get a sufficient amount of flight hours to be considered by the airlines, second obtain an ICAO English certificate greater than 4 and the most important thing is never to letTo try, constantly train you studying, practicing and being up to your licenses both on recent flights (airlines in the process of hiring usually require experience within the last 90 days) as well as in instrument flight, prepare for the topic of the theme of theInterviews in the psychological, knowledge and simulator theme is very important.Fortunately it is easy to find literature and software that can guide you and serve for your training.

Additionally there are many free and webinars resources that you can add to your resume and that they serve a lot, also remember that many pilots have additional titles in other branches, they have not only limited themselves to obtaining their pilot licenses, but also specialize inOther careers even related such as administration, law, languages, etc..

Even when the current environment is not very encouraging the need for pilots will always be latent and will always be a career that will offer opportunities, due to the same fact of being very expensive it turns out to be inaccessible for many applicants, which generates more opportunities than traditional professional careers.Everything is summed up in knowing.