Airline Flight Internships

AaronPilot4life

AaronPilot4life

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Greetings Everybody!

I am just finishing my freshman year at Indiana State University and our Aerospace department doesn't have the greatest reputation with the airlines when it comes to flight internships. So anyways I'm transferring out of here and heading back home to complete my training through either ATP or a local FBO. I also will be doing college online either with UVSC or someother school that has an online aviation program.

Does anybody have any good suggestions on how to get a flight internship with one of the airlines. Definately seems like ERAU or UND have no problem getting their students flight internships, I'm just curious how the smaller schools or even people that just fly out of FBO's get a spot for an internship. Any help guys?

Fly Safe!
 
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I also will be doing college online either with UVSC or someother school that has an online aviation program
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but since you'll be doing the FBO/ATP route and only have put 1 year into college aviation, why not go for a degree outside of aviation, say business or something else your interested in. It would be a better backup plan because of the uncertainty associated with flying for the airlines.
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thats a good question though, i was wondering the same thing.
 
Well, the big name schools may help with certain airlines, but it is entirely possible to get an internship through UVSC or smaller schools. Don't let the big name school recruiters try and tell you otherwise.

The most important thing if your trying to get an internship is your GPA - #1, a good recomendation, clean driving record, and you will need at least a commercial licence, but multi is definately a plus. You generally need at least a 3.0 GPA to even apply.

I have several friends that have been through the Skywest internship, 1 went through UVSC ( the flight hour requirements are higher if you don't go through an affiliated school), and everyone else I know went through Utah State University. They weren't exceptional students either, just had the bare minimum GPA requirements and a good attitude(also very important). Actually, I don't personally know anyone that has been rejected for an internship, I guess the competition at the big name schools is a lot stiffer, cause I've heard of 4.0 students getting rejected that applied through ERAU
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The best thing to do is to contact the HR dept. at the airline you would like to intern at and find out their specific requirements, and let them know your interested. Most will send you an information packet with the details if your school doesn't have them already.
 
Thanks for the info guys! Yeah I am definately going to double major or do a business aviation/management degree online ... like you guys said, future is very unpredictable when it comes to flying for the airlines. I'll definately contact the HR reps at many airlines and see the requirements .. hopefully will work out. Thanks again.

Fly Safe!

Aaron~
 
I'd almost consider writing the airlines that you're interested in directly. Any decent airline is always looking for interns to work with.

I noticed from your avatar that you're either a paintball freak or a veteran. If you're a Vet, thanks a billion for your service and if we ever meet, your money is no good for adult beverages. If you're a paintball freak, so am I!
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Doug~

Thanks for the note ... I just finished my enlistment in the United States Air Force last summer, it was quite an experience such as serving in Kuwait during the rough times such as now.

I must Thank You for putting together such a great website. There is an enormous amount of vital information listed within your site and great networking opportunities within the forums. If our paths every did cross and we did meet, it would be an honor. I look up to you Airline Pilot guys .. it's my dream job. Thanks again!

Fly Safe!

Aaron
 
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The most important thing if your trying to get an internship is your GPA - #1, a good recomendation, clean driving record, and you will need at least a commercial licence, but multi is definately a plus. You generally need at least a 3.0 GPA to even apply.

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Might be a stupid question but 3.0 GPA from a 4 year college/univ? Or do you need a 3.0 from the flight school, or both?
 
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The most important thing if your trying to get an internship is your GPA - #1, a good recomendation, clean driving record, and you will need at least a commercial licence, but multi is definately a plus. You generally need at least a 3.0 GPA to even apply.

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Might be a stupid question but 3.0 GPA from a 4 year college/univ? Or do you need a 3.0 from the flight school, or both?

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Only a 3.0! you gotta study harder. A 3.0 is not a competitive GPA.
 
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Only a 3.0! you gotta study harder. A 3.0 is not a competitive GPA.

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Not trying to sound academically snobbish, but I think it heavily depends on the school you attend/attended and your major. My university's smartest students (believe me, I'm not one of them!) get 2.6 GPAs in our engineering school. Grad school recruiters will take them over 4.0 students with less technical degrees any day of the week.

Both of my parents are professors, who have both taught at several schools, from "party colleges" to "highest suicide rate in the country" colleges. They see GPAs as golf handicaps, with each school having a "slope." Make sense?

Again, not trying to come off as a pretentious brat, but I think your statement needed qualification...

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The most important thing if your trying to get an internship is your GPA - #1, a good recomendation, clean driving record, and you will need at least a commercial licence, but multi is definately a plus. You generally need at least a 3.0 GPA to even apply.

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Might be a stupid question but 3.0 GPA from a 4 year college/univ? Or do you need a 3.0 from the flight school, or both?

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Only a 3.0! you gotta study harder. A 3.0 is not a competitive GPA.

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All I said was a 3.0 is the minimum to even apply, but at my school 3.0 or slightly higher is competitive. Places like ERAU, or UND it's probably not good enough because there is like 6,000 other people applying for a few spots at those schools.

Like someone else just said, GPA depends on the University, some schools have much more difficult courses and tougher grading.
 
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Might be a stupid question but 3.0 GPA from a 4 year college/univ? Or do you need a 3.0 from the flight school, or both?

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From the College/Univ. is all that matters, there is no GPA at flight school, at least not any flight school I know of.
 
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All I said was a 3.0 is the minimum to even apply, but at my school 3.0 or slightly higher is competitive. Places like ERAU, or UND it's probably not good enough because there is like 6,000 other people applying for a few spots at those schools.


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Pretty much all the internships offered at UND require a minimum of a 3.0 GPA, but I am willing to bet a 3.5 is competitive. Don't even think of getting a scholarship here if your GPA is below a 3.6, it just won't happen.
 
Not sure how I managed to do this, but through ERAU'S distance learning I've got a 4.0. If I keep at the rate I'm at now on the two classes I'm currently taking, it should be between a 3.8 and a 4.0 after I'm done with those. I think statistics is gonna torpedo the GPA, though....
 
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I graduated with a 2.86 GPA. I must be a complete idiot.

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FLy Chi, you are living a 'charmed' life. I want you nearby when I hit the craps table in Vegas.
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And to think I was disappointed in my 3.486 from Embry-Riddle. Of course, that's because I was only .014 away from graduating cum laude.

Oh well, we all have our disappointments in life I guess ...
 
Bet you miss the old Illinois scale. They used to do it on a five point scale, so I had a 3.8. Of course, that was on a 5.0 scale, but when you put it down on a resume, everyone just assumed that it was on a 4.0 scale.

An act of pure stupidity on my part actually worked out well. I didn't even realize that people were seeing that and thinking, this kid got really good grades until AFTER I got my first job.
 
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