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How do you become an airline pilot?

In order to become an airline pilot, you need to achieve the Airline Pilot Transport Licence ATPL). This training foresees you take all exams needed to complete your ATPL theory and leave them ‘frozen’. You will achieve a CPL/IR (with ATPL theory), which is suitable to be recruited by an airline. As soon as you reach 1500 flight hours, you can convert your licence from ATPL ‘frozen’ into an unfrozen ATPL. To access your training you have to be over 18 (to take the exams) and submit a first class medical certificate issued by the Italian Air Force (IMAS).

Which licence is required to work for an airline?

The only licence that allows you to apply for a domestic or international airline company is the ATPL (Airline Pilot Transport Licence).
Moreover, Urbe Aero is the first certified flight school in Italy to issue the new Multi-crew Pilot Licence (MPL), a training project fully linked to an airline to train pilots working exclusively for that airline. We have been the main reference point for the training of Alitalia pilots since 2019.

How long do you need to become an airline pilot?

You can choose between two paths to achieve your ATPL: the integrated or the modular course.
The ATPL integrated course allows you to become an airline pilot in just 24 months, starting from scratch.
The ATPL modular course instead, is subdivided into different steps. The trainee decides the time it will take. In order to achieve an ATPL you need to have a private pilot licence (PPL), complete all steps foreseen by the programme and build up the hours required to achieve a commercial licence. This kind of training is perfect for those who study/work and have little time available.

Is there a minimum/maximum age to become a pilot?

The minimum age to enrol into a course is 17, but you need to be 18 to do your licence exams. There no maximum age limits as far as your medical certificate states you are psychologically/physically fit to work as a pilot.

What are the requirements to become an airline pilot?

Be 18 in order to do the exams;
Have a High School Leaving Diploma ;
Hold a first class medical certificate, issued by the Italian Air Force;
Attend an ATPL course in a flight school certified by ENAC (The Italian Civil Aviation Authority) such as Urbe Aero.

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