| Young professionals, graduates, and experienced | | | | and maintenance personnel often come from these |
| workers looking to break into the airline industry may | | | | types of companies is that it is a small step from |
| have the misconception that there is one sure-fire | | | | charter licensing to airline licensing. Instead of hiring a |
| way of getting their dream job. Unlike other jobs | | | | young pilot who needs to ascend the licensing ladder |
| where there is a clear path from university to | | | | in order to fly scheduled flights, a charter pilot already |
| employment, the airline industry hires a number of | | | | has a record with government agencies and has |
| professionals from a variety of different | | | | fewer barriers to airline licensing. As well, charter |
| backgrounds. Airline professionals throughout the | | | | pilots and mechanics are familiar with the problems |
| United Kingdom and Europe come from an interesting | | | | common in air flight and have a better learning curve |
| array of other fields, including the armed forces, | | | | than inexperienced personnel. |
| charter flights, package delivery services, and | | | | There are a variety of different experiences outside |
| helicopter companies. | | | | of these traditional paths that are shared by airline |
| Perhaps the most popular path to the airline industry | | | | personnel. Package delivery services, like FedEx and |
| is through the armed forces. Whether it is the Royal | | | | UPS, now utilize international flights and regional |
| Air Force (RAF) or another European military body, | | | | carriers to help facilitate overseas delivery. Delivery |
| mechanics and pilots alike often get their start in the | | | | pilots, mechanics, and other personnel are familiar |
| armed forces. Aside from the aspects of service to | | | | with the flight controls of cargo and passenger |
| one's country, many young professionals enter the air | | | | planes. Airline companies can plug in these types of |
| force in order to gain technical skills while earning a | | | | professionals when needed and not miss a beat. |
| decent wage. Airline hiring managers and executives | | | | Helicopter pilots and other personnel with helicopter |
| look often to the armed forces for new personnel | | | | companies may not have experience with airliners but |
| because they require little training and have the | | | | their hours of experience in the air and knowledge of |
| discipline to succeed in a tightly regimented industry. | | | | flight make it an easy transition into the airline |
| Another path to the airline industry comes from small | | | | industry. Young professionals and students interested |
| charter companies and regional flight services | | | | in airline careers should consider these various points |
| throughout the world. The reason why airline pilots | | | | of entry before committing to this career path. |