February 4, 201016 yr I'm 44 and I know that being a Pilot is out. what about ATC? am I to old for that as well?what else could I get into doing in the flying industry. It doesn't have to be for an airline, even working for a small charter or cargo feeder, etc would be great.thanksBS Ciao!
February 4, 201016 yr Yea, you missed the ATC cut off by about 15 years. I wonder if you could be a dispatcher? You could also work line service part time...Tim
February 4, 201016 yr Commercial Member Hey, why not work for Buffalo Airways. They are always looking for "rampies" :( (gotta like the deep freeze , though) Intel i9-12900KF, Asus Prime Z690-A MB, 64GB DDR5 6000 RAM, (3) SK hynix M.2 SSD (2TB ea.), 16TB Seagate HDD, Gigabyte GeForce 5080 RTX, Corsair iCUE H70i AIO Liquid Cooler, UHD/Blu-ray Player/Burner (still have lots of CDs, DVDs!) Windows 10, (hold off for now on Win11), EVGA 1300W PSUNetgear 1Gbps modem & router, (3) 27" 1440 wrap-around displaysFull array of Bravo, Saitek and GoFlight hardware for the cockpit. Varjo and HP VR headsets for mixed reality.
February 4, 201016 yr I'm 44 and I know that being a Pilot is out. what about ATC? am I to old for that as well?Definitely too old. The mandatory retirement age for controllers is 56 years these days, so considering necessary training there would be little time left for actual work. Michael J.
February 4, 201016 yr I'm 44 and I know that being a Pilot is out. what about ATC? am I to old for that as well?what else could I get into doing in the flying industry. It doesn't have to be for an airline, even working for a small charter or cargo feeder, etc would be great.thanksBSAs already mentioned, dispatcher,Flight follower, Ramprat, ticket agent, sales, security, there are a multitude of jobs, however, getting into the industry at your age will be tough w/out prior experience and expertise in a particular field. My experience although a few years past, they will like most industries hire from w/in first then go outside. However, it is not impossible and if you can find a area which is in demand go for it. Try the smaller carriers as it is much easier to advance and you will learn the entire business, eg. ticketing, ops, ramp, etc. Thats how I got started and ended up being a Ramp Operations Manager/Manager of Training as well as a station manager for awhile. You will become more attractive to other carriers when you build up your experience and resume. Vincent
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