Airline Interview Preparation Program

NOTE: The services listed on this website are provided through FAA Part 142 training facilities (AeroStar and Pan Am) and are listed for your convenience. Dean Type Ratings International is not an FAA 142 training facility.

Achieving a successful interview with an airline requires not only flight time and licenses, but also, knowledge and skills that aren’t presented in typical flight training curricula. Often, prospective candidates achieve success only after several tries through a trial and error process delaying their entry into the field and losing out on golden opportunities.

Through our airline interview preparation course, avoid the common pitfalls experienced by many candidates and gain the skills you need BEFORE going to the interview. Through real life mock interview sessions, build your confidence and skills to prepare you for that important day.

The course curriculum consists of the following core areas:

1. Human Resource
   1. Situational and behavioral type questions
2. Technical
   1. Jeppesen approach plates, high/low altitude enroute charts
   2. Part 61, 91, and 121 regulations
   3. AIM with emphasis on IFR operations
   4. Weather
   5. Aerodynamics
   6. Systems
   7. Mental Math
3. Simulator Evaluation (1.5 hours on an approved PCTAD)
   1. Take-offs, climbs, descents, configuration changes, holds, approaches
4. Written Test
   1. ATP standards
5. Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication Skills
   1. Presentation techniques, voice tone, dress, combating nerves and other interview survival techniques
6. Resumes, application procedures and documentation
   1. Resume review, background check, logbooks and more

The course features one-on-one interaction with the instructor and personalized feedback. The student will receive a total of 8 hours of instruction which includes 1.5 hours on a PCTAD simulator. Courses are typically scheduled over a 2 day period though accommodations can be made to complete the course in one day.

	Group Size
Rate Per Person	1	2*	3*	4*
	$450	$375	$300	$225
* Course duration will increase 1.5 hours for each additional student to allow for simulator time