Originally Posted by
atpwannabe
Ditto what rick, Ewf, and X have said. I would also encourage you to look at the business side of the airline industry. You have aircraft acquistion/fleet planning; on the corporate side you have aircraft sales and marketing.
Just like "X" said, your timing could very well be perfect.
Good luck to you! All the best.
atp
Joining the business side of the industry could be great, but one word of caution. Don't become a scheduler for an airline...schedulers are not humans...they are mini-versions of Satan.
In all seriousness though, if the actual flying part of things gets too expensive or doesn't work out...think about dispatching. You still get your daily hands on aviaition fix...work directly with the guys on the line...can still jumpseat with some restricitions...etc.