Any of you fly a 747,737 jet? how much "schooling did you take? what's your average 'pay/salary/etc.?

Answer 1

To add to the previous post, there is a HUGE difference between a 737 and a 747. A 737 is a smaller aircraft, pales in comparison to the 747. For starters the 747 is 3 times larger as far as passenger loads. A 737-800, 2 cabin aircraft, carries 150 passengers. A 747 carries close to 500 depending on the airline and seat configuration. More of the senior officers with years if not decades of flight time will be flying the 747's. On another note, the 777 has been replacing the 747's with most airlines. They are more fuel effeciant and newer. 747's are a beast and are not as economic as a 777.

Anyway....most airlines do want you to have a 4 year degree. A majority of commercial pilots are ex-military. You can tell when they make their turns or "bank", military pilots turn sharper and have a higher pitch, land harder and taxi faster, from my experience.

To start out, you would have to start with a commuter like ASA, Comair, American Eagle or a smaller company like Spirit, Sun Country, Allegiant, USA3000, World Airways....etc. The "Legacy Carriers" like Delta, United, American, US Air and Northwest all have been in bankrupcy or close to it and have laid off a lot of their current pilots.

The main thing is senority rules, you must live with a union and low pay for the first few years, but if you stick with it and get in with a good airline its a great career. Before Leo Mullen and the dyke Michelle Burns, who still can't keep a job, stole all of Delta's money a 767 captain topped out at just over $200,000 a year. Far higher than any other captain with any airline in the industry. For years we, all employee's of Delta, were guarenteed to be the highest paid in the industry. When Eastern got a raise, we got a raise. When Northwest got better benefits, we did too. It wasnt until a few years ago that we had to even pay for benefits.

But, the other up side is free flights. As a pilot you can jumpseat on other airlines, depending on what airline and what thier agreements are. But if there are no seats available in the passenger cabin, you can sit in the extra jumpseat in the cockpit.

The other percentage that didnt get military training went to Embry Riddle or majored in aviation at a Technical University before or while getting their pilots liscense.

Answer 2

Well, I'm not a pilot, but my boyfriend and a lot of my friends are. You don't have to get a 4 year degree, but a lot of pilots do. You need to get a commercial pilots license, which is a lot of steps and flying hours and a lot of money. You also need to get many flying hours, I don't think any airline hires on less than 500 right now, 1000 is better. Most pilots become a flight instructor as a way to get hours without having to pay for the plane rental themselves. You most likely will not get hired onto a 737 right away. You will get a job on a commuter plane, those don't pay much ($20,000 as first officer, $30,000 as captain, roughly) Once you build up even more hours you can apply on a larger plane. Those pay well. After 7 or so years there you are probably looking at $100,000. That all depends on if another 9/11 happens, how many airlines are still going bankrupt. Either way it does have a good future, its just what you have to put up with to get there. My boyfriend got his first job right around 9/11 and then had to wait 2 years before he was actually able to fly (called furlough, hired but not working or getting paid)

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Depends on whether or not you stay in school long enough to learn to land. Coming down is the hardest part.