Why Become a Pilot?
HIGH-PAYING CAREER OUTLOOK
- The median pay for airline pilots is $210,000.
- $50,000 bonuses are being offered in some instances. • New pilot salaries have risen from $20,000 to $70,000.
IN-DEMAND OCCUPATION
- Currently, airlines do not have enough pilots to use all their planes and regional airlines are suffering.
- Airlines typically hire 5,000 pilots a year, but that number is expected to reach 18,000 by next year.
- Airlines hired more pilots in 2022 than any year since 1990.
SIGNIFICANT PILOT SHORTAGE
- Major airlines are hiring regional airline pilots with no pool to replace these positions.
- Significant pilot shortage forecast in the short and long term; 20,000 pilots needed by 2030 and more than 600,000 pilots needed by the year 2040.
Additional Reasons to Enroll at the Academy
- Lower total cost than other programs
- Grants and scholarships available
- Private UCA hangar with classroom
- Central Flying Academy’s FAA approved Part 141 flight school’s highest accreditation lowers total costs
- Created for non-degree seeking students
- Degree or college enrollment not required for program, but can be taken concurrently with degree