Originally Posted by
PT6 Flyer
If you were thinking about flying for a US airline:
Someone on this forum suggesting getting the flight training first, getting to a regional, then get your four-year degree online while working at the regional. It is an idea worth considering.
If you were thinking about flying for a Mainland China airline:
You MUST talk this over with those airlines first. If not, you may be making a terrible mistake.
Many Mainland Chinese airlines train their pilots at Aeroguard Flight Training in the Phoenix, Arizona area. I even saw a photo on the wall inside the Aeroguard Flight Training building of the time the Chinese FAA paid them a visit. It might help you a lot to talk to those people.
Finally, someone replies back to my question! Thank you PT6 Flyer!! I will definitely reach out to someone at Aeroguard Flight Training in Phoenix.
I personally prefer that route and go through flight training, then possibly wasting money and time getting a degree in Aeronautics first.
I'm trying to contact someone at Xiamen Air to see what requirements they look for in recruiting new pilots. I don't want to go through a hiring agency like Bernoulli because I know long term I'll be paying for their fees with a portion of my paycheck and I definitely don't want to apply with a wet commercial's so I want to rack up 1500 hours as quickly as possible to at least qualify for a FO position.