Airline pilot : Employers and vacancy sources

There are many airline companies employing pilots in the UK, one of the biggest being British Airways . Others include:

• scheduled airlines, e.g. Ryanair , Flybe
• chartered airlines, e.g. TUI Travel Jobs
• freight airlines, e.g. TNT , DHL

For a list of airlines, you can refer to the membership section of the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) .

General aviation is the largest sector and includes flying schools, companies operating their own aircraft and air taxi operators. Although there are many pilot training schools that rely on a regular stream of trainee pilots, there may not be a constant supply of jobs in the airline industry, especially during economically troubled times.

Sources of vacancies

• Airline Pilot Jobs
• Aviation Jobsearch
• Flightglobal
• Websites of individual airlines.

Specialist aviation recruitment companies include Direct Personnel , Parc Aviation and Paramount Aviation . Advertisements also appear in trade magazines and flight training schools are often notified of vacancies.

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