Need for pilots in the world

Again in these díAs we have heard again about the need for pilots in the world at speedíz that the aerosolínea Emirates has grounded planes due to lack of pilots. ¿Cuáhe is reality? ¿If I become a pilot I will findé work abroadáeasily in the face of so much need? Hereí We will clarify several of these doubts.

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post writer by: Capturesán Rodolfo Estrella
FAA Commercial Pilot
Twitter: @rodo_estrella

Regrettably, although the news is true, This can lead us to think that the demand is highísima making many jómay venture into a career for which there is immediate availability of work anywhere in the world. Y Adamás serves as a hook so that aviation schoolsón attract students.

¿There are jobs for pilots in the United States?

The truth is that although the demand for pilots is very high, this is due to several factors. Potentially the paíThe place where there is the greatest demand for pilots is the United States., this is because econóIt's just not an attractive career., a reci pilotén graduate además to pay a short but extremely expensive dutyá extend your learning period to complete the flight hours necessary for an airline jobíregional lines that in that countryís is from currently 1500 flight hours so if you do not have the economic capacityóonly to pay them on your own account, you mustá choose the optionón to be a flight instructor, flight instructor licenses incur an additional expense to the commercial pilot career.

It is well known that airplane jobsíRegional companies in the United States offer fairly low salaries compared toón with traditional careers what with the high costs of living in that countryís cause there to be no interestés for that career and m careers are preferredálucrative.

In the case of Latin AmericaéRich, it is often thought that a pilot can work anywhere in the world, in theoryíIt is possible but in reality, at least at the beginning of your career, it is not., this mainly due to the issue of immigrationón, tíspecifically the aerosolsíCompanies require that their candidates be citizens or have permission to work legally in the country.ís donde isá the company which is often very difficultícil, For example, to work in the United States, a Green Card is required., or enjoy legal residence.

Unlike job opportunities in other careers, by federal law the aerolsílines cannot serve as “sponsors” for legal residences of foreigners for an indefinite period or work for them úonly with work visas. However, there are currently schools that offer study programs for foreigners with the opportunity to work in an airline.íregional lines for a limited time, obviously these programs incur a high additional expense. That is why the pilot is oftená limited to looking for work in his countryís at the beginning of his career.

¿Being a pilot in the Middle East and Asia?

The aerosolsíareas in the Middle East or Asia offer job opportunities to foreigners with immigration papers, with juicy  salaries and benefits, however these positions are offered mostly to pilots and crews with a lot of experience in flight hours or with “type ratings” I mean the empowermentón to fly a type of aircraftón particular and with experience required of más de 2000 hours up secún the aerolíline and type of aircraftón. You will not find job offers from these large Aerolídirections for novice and experienced pilotsén graduates per más need that they have.

Another optionón, is to apply to the various pilot academies that large aerolídenies, in the face of this need, Eastán opening as are the well-known cases of American Airlines, Lufthansa, Emirate, JetBlue and others, but they still require citizenshipía, residency or be eligible for a student visa.

Sí, the world needs hundreds of thousands of pilots right now, but you need them trained and with thousands of hours of experience.

Things to keep in mind when looking for a job

I spoke a while agoáWe were talking about the requirements to be a pilot and many hadíworryón about englishés,  although to be a pilot it is not necessary to know Englishés, to fly in an airplaneínea así be it at the local level is very necessary and having a high level is a requirement.

At the local level, job offers require a level of English as a requirement.éICAO 4 míYOU, This certificate is obtained by taking a pr examáenglish teacherés where grammatical or acad knowledge is not valuedélanguage if you don't know how to value itá the ability to understand aero communicationsáutics and situations where the transmitter is not necessarily a native speaker of the language. In the exam, for example, you must face listening to and understanding communications in English from people from different countries.íwhere English is not spokenés and therefore his accent is marked and a little más difíeasy to understand.  It is dueá respond verbally to the situations presented where the spoken level will be evaluated. Unlike, for example, the TOEFL exam where the sample questions are spoken in English.éwithout accents, slowly and fáeasy to understand. ICAO level 4 required is a level above average. This exam has a cost and a validity period, to your téterm dutyá be renewed to have it updated at the time of a job call.

Additionally suppose that a student has just graduated from pilot school, the periods of time to wait for calls for vacancies for first officers called alsoéco-pilots are usually long, limitágoing to 2 O 3 times a toñor or less depending on the countryís.  It won't be possibleá just waiting indefinitely without incurring expenses, the aerosolsínecessities require a “recent experience” that youíTypically it refers to having completed training of a certain number.únumber of takeoffs and landings within the úlast 90 días before the call. Así as wellén have the exam méfirst class award awarded by the aero authorityáutica in force and that has a durationón of 1 añor calendar and has a cost for each renewalón. (about the examéI said I have already spoken before).

Theórichly with at least 250 flight hours (200 in some países), a candidate can apply for a job call, however the aerosolsíalways takeán take into account personnel with a lot of más experience and by the way not only aeroáutica, today in Dímany pilots have preparationón in many others áreas, careers or specializations.

Now although the panorama does not seem very hopeful, Not everything is so bad, If you were lucky enough to get your first job in aviationón and accumulate enough experience in someñYou can eventually land jobs abroad where salaries and benefits are astronomical.ómonkeys.

Being a pilot is not fácil

In this being a pilot, becoming one is part fácil, the difficult partícyl is “to land” at your first job, It may even take you severalñyou will get thereí, but a pilot's career is a matter of endurance and persistence.  like i always said, “for everyone there is” as long as you have the perseverance to wait for your opportunity and not give up. This is not a career in which one is going to become a millionaire and live a luxurious life at least for the first few years.ños, first you will probably have to face many barriers, frustrations and sometimes needs.

If you do in this for money, it's the wrong career, If you want to be a pilot it must be by convictionón and above all by vocationón and love of aviationón, eventually afterés with a lot of effort it comes but it is not rápido is fáeasy as the news makes it seem.