Hello, I am a senior in High School and am seriously looking into becoming an Commercial Pilot for my career. I want to go into the Airline and Flight Operations - Commercial Pilot program at BCIT. By the end of the two year course you will have a Diploma in Technical Studies, as well as your private and commercial pilots licence. It's quite an expensive course in comparison to courses aimed at getting BA degree in something, but I think it will be worth it.
The problem for me is what are the chances of getting a good job with a major airline afterwords? After researching it seems there aren't many job openings right now. Also the pay seems ridiculously low for starting salary's as low as $24,000? Many Airlines want you to have a degree on top of your flight education and as well be able to speak French. They want the Canadian Airline Transport Pilot licence, is this something you get after your Commercial Pilots licence?
My other option is to apply to the RMC, I could get a degree there for free, and then learn to become a pilot after graduating, when you serve for 4 years to pay back schooling expenses. Do big airlines favour Military experienced pilots? If I go that route I will be bi-lingual, have a degree in something unrelated to being a pilot, and also have the necessary pilots training and zero debt.
What is a reasonable salary to expect? What are the chances of landing a job with a major airline?
Thanks for your help and guidance.
The problem for me is what are the chances of getting a good job with a major airline afterwords? After researching it seems there aren't many job openings right now. Also the pay seems ridiculously low for starting salary's as low as $24,000? Many Airlines want you to have a degree on top of your flight education and as well be able to speak French. They want the Canadian Airline Transport Pilot licence, is this something you get after your Commercial Pilots licence?
My other option is to apply to the RMC, I could get a degree there for free, and then learn to become a pilot after graduating, when you serve for 4 years to pay back schooling expenses. Do big airlines favour Military experienced pilots? If I go that route I will be bi-lingual, have a degree in something unrelated to being a pilot, and also have the necessary pilots training and zero debt.
What is a reasonable salary to expect? What are the chances of landing a job with a major airline?
Thanks for your help and guidance.