may i ask is there any lowyat forummer here is working as pilot or got any frens/relatives working as one.
how is the pay? can reveal a bit?
do also reveal its benefit from both malaysia airline (MAS & AA).
how does the ranking of a pilot, izit depends on the hour of flying? higher ranking = higher salary?
advance thanks for the feedback.

This post has been edited by a97117: May 22 2008, 10:18 AM

My frenz applying in MAS now, dunno how it is, he grad from Melaka pilot school.

Paging for stringfellow....please come in.

guess that no pilot in LYN, hehe

my younger brother is a pilot in Airasia... I can't tell you much but I could just say... he graduated 2 years ago and he is earning 5-digits per month.

wow, thanx for sharing...
may i knw izit once grad, oredi earning 5-digits permonth?
how's the job schedule? alwiz flying everywhere until less time to be at home? need to sacrifice time to earn that much permonth though:)

any lubang to get enrolled for pilot course? TUDM?
my fren's brother eager to be a pilot after SPM. will there be penalty for wearing specs?

his pay is RM3k+ when he just graduated... then 4k... 5k... keep on increasing when you got promoted. job wise I heard that he's working 4 days straight then rest 3 days. flying everywhere, that's for sure but then he's okay with it as his gf is an air stewardess

wearing specs is okay for commercial pilots but not military ones

got lah
i know 1 from LYN


This post has been edited by POYOZER: Jan 13 2009, 02:23 PM

thanx for ur input yrh0413 and POYOZER...really appreciate it.
may i knw where or which academy can enrolled for pilot course?
pls provide me with the academy available in ipoh and kl...thanx.

I am also interested as well... if anyone can provide a guide to me on this profession ..
what are the requirements to start off?

Take some time and browse through http://www.askcaptainlim.com/ if you're really interested guys.

SIA and MAS are open to applications for cadet pilots at the moment. Not sure about AirAsia though.

Any idea a colour blind person can get involve into those aviation job? is pilot completely out of a c.blind person`s list? how bout the other jobs?

This post has been edited by pc123: May 23 2008, 07:09 PM

So high the pay ? Does it include allowance ?

if u r color blind...u still can b a pilot..
but u can only fly during daytime..no nite flying for u..
u can still b an instructor in flying school...they get quite an earning..

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Added on June 25, 2008, 12:34 amas for MAS pilots...they will start as second officer(2 bars) with an income of around rm5k basic...plus all other things...can come up to rm8k per month..
a captain of b747 in MAS get paid around rm36-40k per month if im not mistaken..

This post has been edited by hasyir: Jun 25 2008, 12:34 AM

Did someone called?

That link ringrong posted is a pretty good place to start. Otherwise I only have one thing to add: It's a pretty bad time to start a career in this. you see mergers, cutbacks, fuel price rising and airlines cutting cost. Take a gamble if you like.

Now if you excuse me, i have a stupid rally to attend to today at 9:30am. I'd rather be home playing MGO, but what can i do?

So basically the pay will be based on ranking/experience plus the type of airplane he fly.

How about for military pilot? pay more than commercial?

afaik those working as pilot/engineer/high class job in this aviation companies gets nice benefits...i met one engineer of a plane during airasia flight...and that fella was served with newspapers and free coffee...and he said got discounts on flights...talk about biased treatment in front of other passengers (in that case me!)

stringfellow, are u a pilot too?



izit all airlines oso facing the same problem? wat if compare with oversea airlines such as SAL?

eventho local airlines such as MAS n Air Asia are facing this kinna problem, they still keeps on hiring new pilots...which indicate...they are in need of pilots...
so, let d management worries wif all those problems..
as a pilot,u juz need to fly d a/c safely n no need to worry...ur monthly income will still b bank in to u on time...

a97117, I'm just a bus driver here. By the way, we dont call Singapore Airlines SAL, we either address them as SQ, as how MAS is callsigned MH.

As for the profit margins, they are shrinking, thanks to the escalating fuel price. Some forward-thinking airlines like Southwest Airlines do think ahead and does fuel hedging, basically buying fuel at fixed price, even as the price per barrel kept on climbing. MAS has its fuel hedges too, but im not at the liberty of discussing that here, company secret. It is because of this that why Southwest still manages to stay afloat and track profit margins while the other US-based airlines scramble to merge to recoup their losses.

Not anymore. If you're been to the most recent CVP Rally, MAS is no longer hiring cadet pilot. The last CP selection is their last, until we ride out this storm. What this means is that promotions , or movements of pilots from fleets or ranks will be frozen, until the need to do when we buy new aircrafts. The next aircraft intake would be the 737-800 replacing the current aging 737-400s(finally!) March next year, the ATR-72-500s to replace the Fokkers for MasWings and Fireflyz, as well as the A380 scheduled for 2011. Until next March, there will be no more intakes, or fleet movements.