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25% loan fee. Tuition fees in excess
of the FEE HELP loan are $38,946.
In Tasmania, Par Avion
Flight Training, the operator of
Cambridge Airport, has teamed
up with Airlines of Tasmania, and
the REX-owned Australian Airline
Pilot Academy (AAPA) in Wagga
has opened a $28 million training
complex, which covers all phases of
flight training, including private and
commercial licences. Virgin, after
their inaugural program in 2012,
now operates their Pilot Cadetship
Program in partnership with Flight
Training Adelaide.

But are there jobs?

With all these new pilots looking
for work in aviation, Boeing’s
market outlook for 2013-32 might
offer some joy. Their respected
industry forecast of personnel
demand projects a requirement
for 498,000 new commercial
airline pilots and 556,000 new
maintenance technicians over the
next 20 years. Demand for airline

pilots in Asia makes up a third of

this projected demand. A potential

shortfall of 1000 pilots per year is

estimated in China alone, with its

demand for new pilots projected

to be 77,400 or 15% of the Boeing

forecast. Chinese airlines are

offering higher wages

to help meet this demand, with

recently advertised salaries as

much as $212,400.

Slightly less optimistic is

Au st ra l i a’s Job Outlook for Air

Transport Professionals, put out by

the Australian Government. It states

that over the five years to November

2018, the number of job openings

for air transport professionals

is expected to be below average,

between 5001 and 10,000.

UNSW offers this assessment:

“Although there are presently many

more pilots than jobs, the industry

universally is forecast to continue

growth for at least the next 20

years. The clear message for all

prospective pilots is that if you are

well trained with a sound aviation

background, and if you have the

will, commitment and motivation,

you are likely to establish yourself

to succeed in a rewarding, exciting

and enjoyable profession.”

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