Professional job advances chance to get hired as regional pilot

Hello, my husband wants to be become pilot and go through ATP school. He does not have bachelors degree. He works as luxury car sales man and makes over 100k a year. And now has a sales manager certificate for future when they want to promote him. Would airline consider that a professorial job and hire him for his work experience?

Farzana,

The regionals do not require a degree, none of the majors officially require a degree, but the actuality is that it is almost always needed. Being a car salesman is not a substitute for having a college degree. The airlines simply ask if an applicant has a degree, you can either check the box or not.

Chris

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Farzana,

That professional experience will qualify for ATP’s enrollment prerequisites. However, when it comes to airline applications it’s simply a yes or a no, does he have a degree or not. The work experience will be a resume builder and a potential topic of conversation in an interview but that’s about it.

Hannah

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Thank you!!

Farzana,

Airlines want well trained, skilled experienced pilots. I’m curious why/how you believe his car sales experience would be a consideration for an airline?

Put another way, you and your family are about to go on a trip and fly across the Atlantic Ocean, if the pilot read his resume and it included Luxury Car Dealer Sales Manager, would you find that comforting?

Adam