World AirNews June 2018

AVIATION
CAREER
D
ESPITE GROWING concerns over
pilot shortage in global commercial
aviation, kick-starting one‘s career as
a professional aviator still poses its own
difficulties.
Aside from the ever-increasing requirements,
training costs and strict regulation,
landing a job in aviation is also time-consuming.
But a new type of pilot career
fair – Pilot Career Show – is here to change
that.
Pilot Career Show is not one, but a series
of events taking place in multiple cities
across the globe dedicated to professional
and aspiring pilots.
The fair, designed to cut time and cost
involved in finding a new job opportunity,
brings together pilots, cadets and numerous
leading aviation companies that are
looking to recruit, all under one roof.
“The main idea of the Pilot Career Show
is to significantly speed up the recruitment
process for cadets, pilots and aviation
companies. By bringing them together in
ONE-STOP PILOT
CAREER SHOW
one place, we aim to make the recruitment
process as quick and as personalised as
possible. Each candidate can see what
opportunities are out there in the industry
and find out what type of career move fits
them best,” explained Jurate Jonusyte, one
of the organizers of the event.
So far, four events have either already
taken place or are planned in the upcoming
months. The first one took place in Amsterdam
on May, 20, 2018. “Three weeks
in advance of the event, Pilot Career Show
already had a strong line-up of participating
exhibitors. Companies like Emirates,
CAE, Wizzair and China Airlines had already
confirmed their participation and had
shown interest in upcoming events in Istanbul,
Jakarta and Frankfurt. Therefore, we
are very optimistic that pilots and aspiring
aviators will be able to find the best career
opportunities,” the organiser said.
According to the organisers, one of
the goals of the show is to minimise the
shortage of personnel the industry faces,
by speeding up the process of recruitment.
With the drastic annual growth of air travel,
Boeing predicts that 637 000 new commercial
airline pilots will be needed in the next
20 years to keep up with the demand.
“I think now more than ever, a career in
the aviation industry is very promising. The
companies we talk to are definitely motivated
to create the best opportunities for
their new personnel,” Jonusyte added.
The event also provides a space for pilots
and cadets to exchange industry insights
while also networking with major airlines
and training schools.
The organisers believe that bringing
together hundreds of commercial airline
pilots and aspiring cadets will enable them
to share their experiences and discover the
do’s and don’ts of the business.
“By sharing their insights, the professionals
can give each other advice on the
specifics of the job – what’s it like to work
for a specific company or region, what to
avoid and what to embrace,” Jonusyte
pointed out.
Pilot Career Show is organised by aviation
news hub – AeroTime – and the leading
international job board for aviation professionals
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