Training routes, real costs, medicals, interviews and career strategy — the knowledge base for every stage of your flying career.
Five milestones between you and an airline flight deck.
Get this before spending a penny on training. An initial Class 1 at an approved aeromedical centre confirms you're physically eligible for a commercial licence.
≈ €600–€800 · 1 dayIntegrated (18–24 months, one school) or modular (2–4 years, pay as you go). Both end in the same licence: a CPL with multi-engine instrument rating and ATPL theory credits.
≈ €60,000–€130,000 · 18–48 monthsFrom air law to flight planning. Done full-time in 6–8 months or distance learning alongside flying. Airlines look at first-series pass rates and averages.
≈ €3,000–€6,000 · 6–12 monthsA multi-crew cooperation or airline pilot standards course bridges single-pilot training to the jet flight deck — then it's CV, assessment day, sim check.
≈ €4,000–€12,000 · 1–2 monthsYour first jet type rating — often bonded by the airline — followed by base training and supervised line flying until you're released to the line.
≈ €0–€35,000 (often airline-funded) · 3–6 months