Month: December 2011

Reasons to get an A320 Type Rating!

As an aspiring pilot, it is smart to do your homework about which aircraft qualifications will make you the most marketable as a pilot. You certainly don’t want to spend a lot of money getting qualified in an aircraft only to find that there are no jobs in that particular aircraft type.

Getting a type rating in the Airbus 320 is probably the safest bet – each time an aircraft is sold, more jobs for captains and first officers are created.

Here are recent orders for Airbus A320s by domestic and international carriers.

• Qatar Airways selects 50 Airbus A320neo and 5 additional A380s
• Spirit Airlines signs commitment for 75 Airbus A320 Family jets
• Aviation Capital Group signs firm order for 30 A320neo  
• ALAFCO expands commitment to 80 Airbus A320neo 
• Republic finalizes order for 80 A320neo Family aircraft
• Lao Airlines becomes new Airbus operator
• JetBlue signs firm order for 40 A320neo aircraft
• TAM finalizes order for 32 A320 Family aircraft, including 22 A320neo
• Qantas and Airbus seal biggest order in Australian aviation history
• Airbus sees demand for over 27,800 aircraft in the next 20 years