Originally Posted by
saab2000
My new-hire sim partner has an MBA. Just started at SWA a couple months ago. We also have a lawyer or two I have flown with. One is a specialist in aviation law and earned is fortune as a lawyer before entering the 121 world. He now works with our ALPA MEC and has been a strong advocate for the pilots at my company.
GR, right? Good dude, met him a handful of times before I left AWAC.
APC member 'Huck' is a FDX pilot and attorney who has passed the bar exam.
I know
at least half-dozen pilots pursuing various graduate degrees right now, not including my own pursuit of a MBA.
Is it common? No, probably not...but its not exactly rare, either.