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NTXPilot · January 11th, 2006, 12:59

Boiler,
I would be interested to know more about the question of pilots seeking management positions as well. I'm pretty much in the same fight with heart and brain. Trying to get the best of both worlds as well. Of course good ol' Gordon Bethune was a CEO and had a 767 type rating so thats pretty inspiring. Then again he also had a Harvard MBA.

Anyone,
Like Boiler, I'm trying to find the best of both worlds, I was curious about this as well. If a pilot had an MBA, anyone know the usual progress a pilot makes that would want to move into management later on down the road? After doing a little research it seems that VPs of Flight Ops in several companies were former pilots....is that the norm?

January 11th, 2006, 12:59	#10
NTXPilot Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 73	Boiler, I would be interested to know more about the question of pilots seeking management positions as well. I'm pretty much in the same fight with heart and brain. Trying to get the best of both worlds as well. Of course good ol' Gordon Bethune was a CEO and had a 767 type rating so thats pretty inspiring. Then again he also had a Harvard MBA. Anyone, Like Boiler, I'm trying to find the best of both worlds, I was curious about this as well. If a pilot had an MBA, anyone know the usual progress a pilot makes that would want to move into management later on down the road? After doing a little research it seems that VPs of Flight Ops in several companies were former pilots....is that the norm?