Careers

There are many rewarding careers in aviation that don’t require a pilot’s license. If you have a passion for aviation and experience in sales, marketing or communications, there may be more jobs out there than you imagined. Job Description: Establish corporate brands, develop advertising campaigns, achieve sales goals and shape public opinion for companies ranging […]

Like many, Dale Aliberti’s aviation career dreams began early. “The best part of vacations was always going to the airport and seeing the airplanes,” he says, his infatuation stoked by a flight in a GA aircraft at age 12. “I fell in love.” But his love wasn’t blind. “As I started to think about college, […]

Few can speak about building a hobby and passion into a successful business with the authority of acclaimed aviation photographer Paul Bowen. Over a more than 40-year career, his photographs have graced in excess of 1,000 magazine covers, four coffee table books, and thousands of advertisements for products inside and out of the aviation industry. […]

The edge of his seat is seven inches from mine. Sometimes I will touch his thigh when I reach for the heading bug. We are joined together, sometimes for nine days. We are pilots for JetSuite. We eat together, usually sleep in rooms on the same hotel floor and spend our days inches apart while […]

After almost 30 years with my airline, I made a small career decision. Rather than fly a regular schedule, I elected to re-enter the world of a reserve pilot. It had been nearly 24 years since I held that status, the last time as a brand-new 727 captain. Why did I do it? As a […]

After a drought of pilot job openings in the last decade, the airline industry is on the verge of what could be the biggest surge of pilot hiring in history. Below are the top five reasons why pilots are suddenly in high demand. Revamped Pilot Training Requirements – With an eye on safety, the FAA […]

The aviation industry offers a diverse variety of career opportunities, including many paths that may not seem immediately obvious. Below are some lesser-known aviation careers that not only offer exciting and challenging work environments, but may also prove to be particularly lucrative for those just starting out in the industry. Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Pilot […]

Flying a commercial airliner from city to city may represent the pinnacle of many aviation careers, but a broad range of career opportunities exist throughout the aviation and aerospace sectors — including some that qualify for genuine “cool” status. Experimental Test Pilot – Do you want to fly the latest and most advanced civilian or […]

Although the job markets in many industries remain stagnant, many potential careers with the highest demand for qualified personnel are in the aviation industry. These job opportunities also represent a diverse and challenging range of missions and environments for both experienced and relatively new pilot candidates. Oil Rig Helicopter Pilot – The global demand for […]

Greg Anderson, the former EAA staffer who came up with the idea for the Young Eagles program, received the 2014 Phillips 66 Aviation Leadership Award last week during AirVenture Oshkosh 2014. Anderson has dedicated much of his life to inspiring young people to get involved in aviation, personally flying more than 600 youths on Young […]