Originally Posted by BURflyer
For any of you pilots out there, what is the actual requirement of education to be hired at a major airline? I'm a 4 year university dropout and I'm currently almost ready to graduate with an AA degree at a city college. Total 3 years of college exprience. I know that a 2-year degree will be O.K with the regionals and I heared from a pilot I know that majors do hire pilots with no BS degree. Is this generaly true? What about smaller major airlines?
Get that degree. History has shown that a "back up plan" is a good thing to have in this crazy industry, even if you are fortunate enough to get hired.
