airline transport pilot

Airline transport pilots fly large aircrafts with a maximum take-off weight of more than 5700 kilograms, to transport passengers, mail, or freight on long or short-haul flights for leisure, business or commercial purposes. They have the overall responsibility for the safe and efficient operation of aircrafts and the safety of crew and passengers.

The most in-demand skills for this role include visual flight rules, geographic areas, aircraft flight control systems, air transport law, air traffic control operations, aviation meteorology. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives airline transport pilot a score of 0.47 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.