As an Airline Career Pilot Program graduate, you will have the certification and ratings you need to start flying as a flight instructor and gain the flight time required by airlines.
As an ATP instructor, you have access to building 1,500 hours of flight time required by airlines in about 18-24 months.
Earn flight, ground and simulator fees, plus checkride pass bonuses.
Build time quickly to meet hiring minimums — Over 546,000 hours flown the last year.
Fly and teach using standardized airline-oriented procedures and comprehensive resources.
Fly the largest, most reliable fleet of standardized multi- and single-engine aircraft.
Opportunity to earn $17,500 in Tuition Reimbursement with SkyWest Airlines and join other airline cadet programs as an ATP Flight Instructor.
Opportunity for professional development, resume enhancement, and advancement into flight standards, multi-engine, and instructor indoc roles.
Recommended ATP instructors can participate in A320 and B737 Direct Programs with Spirit, Frontier, Avelo, and Sun Country.
ATP offers more flying than any other aviation cadet academy, college, or small FBO, allowing you to meet your career objectives faster than anywhere else.
Join ATP as a flight instructor and accelerate your path to airline employment with competitive compensation and exceptional professional development opportunities. As a licensed Certified Flight Instructor who completed ATP's Airline Career Pilot Program, you can expect to earn approximately $3,200 to $4,000 per month*. This is based on providing around 70 hours of flight instruction, 20 hours of simulator (AATD) instruction, and achieving 2-3 check ride passes each month.
ATP values your dedication and offers additional fees for knowledge test proctoring, training center tours, and student no-shows, ensuring your hard work is recognized and rewarded. Our comprehensive fee schedule incentivizes keeping your students on time and on budget, while career advancement opportunities such as becoming a Training Center Flight Standards Instructor or a Regional Flight Standards Instructor can further increase your earnings and build your resume. ATP is committed to helping you build the necessary flight experience for airline employment, making it the ideal place to advance your aviation career and contribute to the development of future pilots.
* Specific compensation schedules may vary by training center.
ATP flight instructors have the opportunity to develop professionally, build their resumes, and earn more. Flight Standards Instructors lead and mentor fellow instructors while earning up to an additional $575 per month. In addition to building valuable multi-engine time, Multi-Engine Flight Standards Instructors can make an additional $862.50 per month.
As an ATP Flight Instructor can you receive tuition reimbursement, sponsored by ATP's airline partners. Exclusive for ATP instructors is ATP's partnership with SkyWest Airlines, where CFIs can earn $17,500 in tuition reimbursement paid at $17.50 per flight hour. Only at ATP is this paid to you while instructing!
ATP's Training Support team will coordinate the application process for eligible Airline Career Pilot Program graduates interested in becoming ATP flight instructors.
Airline Career Pilot Program graduates receive preferential hiring and must meet the following requirements to be eligible for a flight instructor position with ATP:
To become an ATP Flight Instructor, you will be required to successfully complete Instructor Evaluation and Indoc before starting your training center assignment. This program focuses on making the transition from student to flight instructor, and emphasizes the reasons why ATP operates the way it does. It will relate your ATP instructor role to making safety-focused decisions, demonstrating consistent professionalism, and ensuring ATP’s integrity with our students’ investment. Finally, you will fly with ATP’s Flight Standards instructors to demonstrate your flight instruction proficiency.
This program typically takes about 5 days to complete and is performed in Jacksonville, Florida. You will earn $1,000 upon check-in in Jacksonville, and that fee will be paid in the next scheduled instructor fee payment. You will be responsible for coordinating your travel to and from Instructor Indoc. To reduce out-of-pocket expense, ATP provides shared apartment housing during the flying portion of Instructor Indoc.
For eligible graduates, ATP will offer one or more training centers from which to choose for an instructor job with ATP. Training centers’ availability changes constantly, based on instructors advancing to airlines and current and future student load. An instructor position at your original training center is not assured.
“ATP provides instructor advancement opportunities, quality staff, and unparalleled airline partnerships.”
