Plenty Of Flying Jobs Available
So, Independence Air is going out of business today, most of the big airlines are in bankruptcy or close to it and thousands of airline pilots have been furloughed, but the job market for pilots hasn’t looked this good in five years. Kit Darby, who runs Air, Inc., a publishing company that tracks pilot employment, says more than 10,000 jobs will open up this year. He said experienced pilots looking for work can probably find it but a few of them might need an attitude adjustment. “Whatever it is, you just have to get over it,” said Darby. “Then you’ve got to get yourself up and get back to the marketplace. There are a lot of quality jobs out there.” Darby said there are a lot of unemployed pilots who have a hard time taking a pay cut, a smaller airplane or a demotion but he urges them to look at the larger picture. Just about any steady flying job is going to pay more and be more satisfying (to a pilot) than just about any other type of career. He said he’s had numerous clients that have left the industry in disgust, become successful at something else and then come back begging for a flying job. “It’s a lifestyle. It’s not just a job,” he said.
