With the global shortage of pilots globally and airlines needing more than 600,000 pilots in the next 20 years, according to Boeing's forecasts, salaries for pilots' services have become a major concern among air carriers in recent years. For the Phoenix East Academy, American Aviation.
Pilots are paid in different ways. In North America, the majority of them do not receive a fixed annual salary like some other professions. Instead, they are paid per hour plus a daily allowance, ranging from $ 20 to $ 50 per hour, depending on Airline and aircraft type as well as pilot experience.
In fact, the pilots spend a lot of time on the ground as well.The average pilot records about 75 hours per month in the air and sometimes up to 150 hours per month performing ground tasks such as simulator training, record keeping, pre-flight inspections, as well as planning flights and traveling to and from airports.
Salaries vary depending on the type of aircraft and the length of time they spend at the company. The average annual salary of a pilot who commands large aircraft can be more than $ 121,000, and the amount is lower for smaller aircraft or in airlines that operate regional and local flights.
Each airline has its own schedule of payments, but offers to pilots by air carriers are rising annually, and salaries are rising at a high rate when the pilot graduates from the position of co-pilot to captain, or spends long periods in service and is eligible to perform many other tasks .
Many airlines offer pilots travel offers and huge discounts on flights for themselves and their families. The pilot, who commands wide-body aircraft, including basic salary payments, housing allowance, and others, is estimated at AED 60,000 per month.