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Summary Flying with family members is allowed and celebrated, though it's hard to align the scheduling properly. Parent-child pilot pairings are rare and, thus, very special when they work out. Pilots and flight attendants who are married may have to bid schedules to avoid working simultaneously.

Only about 10% of married couples work in the same industry. According to data from the 2019 US Census, it's more likely that couples share an industry space rather than a specific job. In the airline world, this applies to spouses who are flight attendants and pilots or perhaps both pilots.



Similarly, there are many children and other family members of pilots who work as aviators in their predecessor's footsteps. Here's some insight into working with family at the airlines. Flying generations The most unique kind of pilot paring is a crew comprised of a parent and their child.

A father/mother-son/daughter pairing is quite a rarity for a few reasons. First, both must work for the same airline. This seems simple enough, but the amount of time required to get to a major airline can make it such that a parent reaches the mandatory retirement age of 65 before their child gets to the company.

Additionally, the two need to fly the same fleet of planes. Contrary to what some people may think, an airline would never hold a seat for the child of a pilot on the fleet their parents fly. Selecting a pilot category is a sacrosanct contractual obligation that cannot be bent.

Even with the above co.

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