Airline Pilots, Copilots & Flight Engineers
Airline Pilots, Copilots & Flight Engineers
Bright Outlook
Career outlook for
Airline Pilots, Copilots & Flight Engineers
What's it like?
Pilot and navigate the flight of fixed-wing aircraft, usually on scheduled air carrier routes, for the transport of passengers and cargo. Requires Federal Air Transport certificate and rating for specific aircraft type used. Includes regional, national, and international airline pilots and flight instructors of airline pilots.
Working conditions
Tasks
- Work as part of a flight team with other crew members, especially during takeoffs and landings.
- Use instrumentation to guide flights when visibility is poor.
- Start engines, operate controls, and pilot airplanes to transport passengers, mail, or freight, adhering to flight plans, regulations, and procedures.
Top Skills
- Operation and Control.
- Operation Monitoring.
- Active Listening.
- Critical Thinking.
- Monitoring.
Reading Comprehension. - Speaking.
- Complex Problem Solving.
- Judgment and Decision.
- Making.
- Time Management.
- Coordination.
- Social Perceptiveness.
- Systems Analysis.
- Mathematics.
- Systems Evaluation.
- Writing.
- Learning Strategies.
- Troubleshooting.
- Quality Control Analysis.