• The aviation trade consists of commericial, military, private and airline transport pilots.airplane image by Clarence Alford from Fotolia.com
  
  The aviation trade consists of private pilots, commercial pilots, military flying, airline transport pilots and flight instructors. For any of these occupations, a pilot's license must be obtained. For those intending to pursue military flying, flight training occurs after applying for the military. Individuals pursing a private pilots license (PPL) may choose to attend a flight club at a local airport. Flight school is where most other aviators obtain their pilots license. These schools vary in size, format and training methods.
  
  

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is consistently ranked as having the number one aerospace engineering program in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The school also has the largest aerospace engineering, engineering physics and aeronautical science (professional pilot) programs in the country. Emory-Riddle has campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida; Prescott, Arizona; and a world-wide campus network in more than 170 learning centers. The school offers 35 programs earning bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in aviation and aerospace. All programs provide a general education foundation combining engineering, research, manufacturing, marketing and management in addition to technical training in a chosen major.
  
  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  600 S. Clyde Morris Boulevard
  Daytona Beach, FL 32114
  386-226-6000
  erau.edu
  
  

Purdue University

• Located in West Layfayette, Indiana, Purdue University has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best graduate schools and one of the top public universities in the country. The university's Department of Aviation Technology provides job placement rates of over 90 percent, advanced equipment and nine laboratories to facilitate hands-on experience. Purdue offers bachelor's degrees in professional flight, aviation management and aeronautical engineering technology. Master's and doctoral degrees are offered with concentrations in aviation or aerospace management.
  
  Purdue University
  1401 Aviation Drive
  West Lafayette IN 47907
  765-494-5782
  purdue.edu
  
  

Airline Transport Professionals

• The Airline Transport Professionals (ATP) academy has 22 flight training centers throughout the country, spread across 13 states. More ATP pilot graduates are hired by regional airlines than any other single flight school in the nation. The school offers flight training programs for airline transport pilots, private or commercial pilots, certified flight instructors or regional jet flying. Students gain hands-on experience through the largest multi-engine training fleet in the world, which is owned and operated by ATP. The academy issues more than 3,300 FAA certificates a year.
  
  Airline Transport Professionals
  1555 The Greens Way
  Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
  800-255-2877
  atpflightschool.com