TransPac Aviation Academy

Regardless of the career path a pilot chooses to pursue, one thing is certain: he or she must be well-trained. TransPac's structured, high quality course of study provides you with a solid foundation in all of the fundamentals of aviation needed to become a commercial pilot. As a result of our excellent airline pilot training, airlines around the world seek out our students not just as great aviators, but as well-trained professional pilots. Aircraft maker Boeing has forecast a need for 466,650 more commercial pilots by 2029 — an average of 23,300 new pilots a year. Nearly 40% of the openings will be to meet the soaring travel market in the Asia-Pacific region, Boeing predicts, but more than 97,000 will be in North America (Source: USAToday, 6/21/2011). Our graduates land in one of the Top 50 Best Careers, as named by the US News and World Report in 2011. It's not the first time that the pilot career has landed on this type of list. To aviation professionals, it's really no surprise. Being a pilot is one of the most respected professions with many benefits and lots of exciting variety. To begin with, if you are the type of person that likes to travel to new places, what better way is there to explore the world? Pilots get paid to travel. Working for an airline enables you to travel inexpensively on your time off, enjoying the benefits of free flights and discounts on hotel rooms, rental cars and tour packages. Being a pilot is not a nine-to-five, Monday-through-Friday job. Pilots will have to work nights or weekends from time to time, but they get more time off than a person with a more traditional job. Senior pilots at major airlines can work as few as seven days a month, and junior pilots at regional airlines regularly receive schedules with blocks of three to five days off. Another appealing aspect of a pilot career is the challenge. Piloting an airplane requires a combination of technical knowledge, decision-making skills and hand eye coordination. Pilots find their job very satisfying because this unique requirement for both mental and physical skills provides variety in their work day. It doesn't hurt that every pilot's office has the best view in the company, and they never take their work home with them. An important element of any job is pay. Senior captains flying large airplanes such as the Boeing 747 or Airbus A380 can earn as much as $300,000 a year. Not every pilot receives this kind of pay, but airline captains with ten years of experience make in the area of $150,000 per year at major airlines and $80,000 per year at regional airlines. Health insurance, life insurance and 401K benefits are typically offered as part of a pilot's compensation package. - See more at: https://transpacacademy.com/pilotCareers/#sthash.W7YpnceQ.dpuf