Lestat, my answer wud be GUY E, provided he didnt screw up during his training..I think that those who join TAME programme wif airlines will have a faster path of becoming an LAE( in 5 years)..almost everything is planned n structured inlcuding OJT n type course..all u got to do is work ur a$$ out to get the LWTR..(correct me if i'm wrong)..

To da rest out there, don give up so easily...no doubt money(LAE dont reli earn tat much) is one of the FACTOR, but dont make it the no 1 factor/motivation of u choosing this career...
u've got to love ur job, then every drop of sweat and effort u put in is worthwhile n u'll not regret the path taken, coz tats wat u wana do for da rest of ur life...

cheers..

1)LAE's job is to certify the airworthiness of the AC, not to mention the maintenance task carried out..It comes wif a great resposibility..

2)Working hours-8 hours for base, 12 hours for ASU( 4 days work, 4 days off but depends on airlines)

3)The pay is ok i guess(havent much INFO, it wud be helpful if anyone can give an aproximate figure or preferably ur own first pay check), bout satisfaction, again u muz love wat u're doing...when u love wat u're doing, then comes satisfaction... =)

4)it depends how u take it...

5)some pakcik pakcik n young LAE...haha...but most of them are frenly people as long as u respect them...mostly guys, a multiculture society..
bout stewardess, the pilots ll hav d opportunity...d nice onces all kena sapu by pilot..so don expect much...

Can anyone confirm whether LAE are paid type rating allowance for their first type rating or they're only paid type rating allowance starting from their second type rating?

For pilot its true but not really for LAME bro...

This post has been edited by santana: Apr 30 2010, 12:08 AM