Stories from Our Students and Graduates – First Officer Kenian Jabbour
Graduate Stories: As the Admissions Director of AeroStar, I learn a lot about our students and their careers.
The career path for pilots has changed in the last few years. The career path used to be something like this:
- Get your multi-engine and commercial license
- Become a CFI
- Build time as an instructor
- Work for a Regional Airline or 121 to build more time
- Apply to a major airline or for a corporate flight department
Airlines were also willing to pay for type rating training for new hires.
A more typical (and better!) career path for today’s pilots goes like this:
- Get your multi-engine and commercial license
- Get your A320 or b737 type rating from AeroStar
- Get hired by an overseas airline (many of whom are hiring our graduates!)
- Get paid while you build time
- Apply for a major U.S. airline (if you like.)
Many of our students do exactly this.
It is good to see people who are so excited about their success.
A few months ago, Kenian Jabbour had had his doubts about our program. His crew partner was getting his flight training at a competing academy (PanAm) and had been quoted a lower price than AeroStar was offering. But Keenan toured our facility, compared the quality of the program, and started with us.
Kenian spent 10 days on site with us getting his a320 type rating. He was hired as a first officer for an airline, and recently stopped by our office while his aircraft was being fueled. They had just returned from France and were planning a trip to Casablanca.
Since then, his crew partner has actually spent MORE money on additional training and was still working on his type rating.
Why do AeroStar students get hired?
- Our students stand out from the pack by showing that they’ve made a smart investment in their career.
- Our students save time for the airlines because they are already fluent and proficient and no additional training is needed.
A big thank you to Sunrise Aviation for helping students like Kenian get started and referring them to AeroStar for advanced flight training. Together we help aviation career dreams take flight!