About Commercial Pilot Training With Aircraft Systems (commercial Pilot) * in University of Suffolk

This programme is aimed at those who wish to develop the skills that provides the opportunity to gain employment within the airline industry as a commercial
pilot. The aviation industry is ever-changing and this programme has been adapted to meet these ongoing changes to better prepare you.

You will study a range of subjects in first and second year modules which are fundamental to all aspects of the aviation industry, and depending on progression and aspirations, you can take one specialist pathway in your final year modules:

• Commercial Pilot, which focuses on the mechanics and management of flight and crew working
• Flight Instructor, which combines flight instructor training with mechanical systems

Both pathways share a group project module which fosters the important skills of leadership and team working.

Career opportunities

There is a worldwide shortage of pilots, engineers and cabin crew. (Source Boeing Pilots and Technicians Outlook 2020-2019). It is projected that 763,000 new civil aviation pilots, 739,000 new maintenance technicians and 903,000 new cabin crew members will be needed to fly and maintain the global fleet over the next 20 years. This forecast is inclusive of the commercial aviation, business aviation and civil helicopter industries and assumes air traffic recovers to 2019 levels within the next few years. It generally takes two or more years for an aspiring pilot to achieve a commercial pilot licence. Students who join this course will be well positioned to take advantage of new job opportunities as the industry recovers. (Source -The 2020 Boeing Pilot and Technician Outlook Appendix 1).

Entry requirements

• IELTS 6.0 overall (minimum 5.5 in all components) where English is not the students' first language, or equivalent ICAO Level 4 is required prior to commencing the course.