Expert: Ismar Avdic, Eng. - 7/6/2007

Question
HI
I AM A FEMALE PILOT.I HAVE FINISHED MY TRAINING.I AM CPL/IR CAA LICENSE WITH 200 HRS.I WAS BORN AND BREED IN ABU DHABI UAE.
NOW I REALLY WANT TO GET 737 TYPE RATING OR A320 RATING WITH LINE TRAINING.I WANT TO DO THIS TO GET SOME EXPERIENCE.I HAVE HEARD ALOT THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF AIRLINE WHO GIVES RATING WITH LINE TRAINING.I SEARCHED ALOT BUT I FAILED TO FIND A GOOD PROGRAME....MY PACKAGE IS $30,000....

I HOPE U WILL GUIDE ME AND HELP ME TO FIND A GOOD PROGRAME.I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR REPLY
BEST REGARDS

Answer
That is good idea, however I would suggest to get some smaller jet rating like smaller Business Jet like Citation or Lear Jet before you take big byte like Airbus or 737. There is numerous facilities that can give you type rating for either airplane. Some of them are:
Aeroservice Aviation Training Center
3814 Curtis Parkway
Virginia Gardens, FL

B737 Type Rating
$6,995

B737 Previous Experience
$5,475

B727 Type Rating
$7,995

B727 Previous Experience
$5,995

B747 Type Rating
$8,450



Alteon Training LLC
1301 SW 16th Street
Renton. WA

737 Classic Type Rating
$9,995

737 Next Generation Pilot Type Rating
$22,095

747-400 Type Rating
$16,730


757 Type Rating
$18,306


767-200/300 Type Rating
$20,026

777 Type Rating
$17,570


CAE SimuFlite
2929 West Airfield Drive
PO Box 619119
DFW Airport, TX

800-527-2463Gulfstream GII/III
Recurrent Training
$13,500

Citation Ultra/Bravo
$15,200

Gulfstream GIV Type Rating
$26,200

Citation Jet Initial Type Rating
$13,000

Citation II / Bravo / Excel / Citation Jet / Citation III/VII
$15,200

Lear Jet 35 & 55 Initial Type Rating
$13,500

Hawker 700 Initial Type Rating
$17,500

Hawker 800 Initial Type Rating
$21,500

Lear Jet 31A
$15,200

Lear Jet 60
$19,600

Challenger 601 Type Rating
$21,840

Chrysler Aviation, Inc.
7120 Havenhurst Avenue
Suite 309
Van Nuys, CA

Citation Type Rating
$8,200

Crew Pilot Training, Inc.
PO Box 6692
Kingwood, TX

B737 Program
$7,300


Flight Crew Systems, Inc.
2056 Palomar Airport Road
Carlsbad, CA

Citation Type Rating ATP - Initial
$5,500

Citation Type Rating ATP - Expanded
$8,250

Citation Type Rating ATP - 141
$11,700

Flight Safety International
1071 East Aero Park Blvd.
Tucson, AZ

Lear Jet 31/31A Pilot
$12,400

Lear Jet 35 Initial
$13,000

Flight Safety International
4330 Donald Douglas Drive
Long Beach, CA

Gulfstream - II Initial
$26,800

Gulfstream - III Initial
$26,800

Gulfstream - III Pilot Recurrent
$15,500

Gulfstream - IV Initial
$35,200

Citation II Initial
$14,700

Citation V Initial
$17,400

Flight Safety International
11600 West Airport Service Road
Swanton, OH

Citation V Ultra Pilot Initial
$20,100

Citation 650 Initial
$20,400

King Air 200 Pilot Initial
$14,900

Flight Safety International
Two Learjet Way
Wichita, KS

Lear Jet 30 Series Pilot Initial
$17,750

Lear Jet 30 Recurrent
$10,850

Flight Safety International
P. O. Box 613169
DFW Airport, TX

Falcon 2000 Initial
$29,800

Falcon 900EX
$37,000

Falcon 50
$27,300

Flight Safety International
Wichita Cessna Learning Center
1851 Airport Road
Wichita, KS

Citation Jet 2 Initial Pilot Training
$17,400

Flight Safety CE560XL Type Rating
$8,350

Flight Safety International
Raytheon Learning Center
9720 East Central Avenue
Wichita, KS

Beech 400/Diamond Training
$14,500

Beech Jet 400A Pilot Training
$20,10050

King Air 300/350 Initial
$17,50038

Flight Safety International
1010 Toffie Terrace
Atlanta, GA

Learjet 60
$23,200


Flight Safety International (Boeing)
Verizon Place 2201 West
Airfield Drive
Dallas, TX

MD-82 Type Rating
$7,000

B727 Type Rating
$7,000

B737-200 Type Rating
$7,000

Flight Safety International Boeing
4900 East Conant Street
Long Beach, CA

MD-87/88 Type Rating
$10,500

B737-200 Type Rating
$7,000

MD-82 Type Rating
$7,000




Higher Power Aviation
878 Greenview Drive
Grand Prairie, TX

Boeing 737 Type Rating
$7,380


Boeing 737-200/800
$10,000

DC9/MD80
$9,900

Pacific Airline Systems
2056 Palomar Airport Road
Carlsbad, CA

CE 525/CE 500 Type Rating
$5,500


Pan Am Aviation
5000 N.W. 36th Street
Miami, FL

B737-200 Type Rating
$7,495

B737-200 Recurrency
$3,975

B737-300 Initial
$10,495

B737-300 Reduced
$7,495

B747-400 PIC Initial
$13,900

B747-200 Initial
$8,450

B757 PIC Reduced
(Applicants must have 500 hours minimum logged in 757 aircraft and
be current last 12 months)
$7,950

B757 Initial
$13,200


B757/767 Recurrent (PIC)
$3,500

B767 Initial
$13,200

B767 PIC Reduced
(Applicants must have 500 hours minimum logged in 757 aircraft and
be current last 12 months)
$7,950

A320 Type Rating
$13,200

MD-80 Recurrency
$3,975

DC 9 PIC Reduced
$7,495


Pan Am International Flight Academy
2600 Lone Oak Point
Eagan, MN

737 - 200 Type Rating
$7,495

A320 Type Rating
$13,200

B747 - 400 PIC Initial
$13,900

B767 PIC Reduced
(Applicants must have 250 hours minimum hogged in 767 aircraft and
be current last 12 months)
$7,95056 hours

B757 PIC Reduced
(Applicants must have 250 hours minimum hogged in 767 aircraft and
be current last 12 months)
$7,950

B747 - 200 Initial
$8,450

B757 Initial
$13,200

B767 Initial
$13,200


SimCom International Inc
6989 Lee Vista Boulevard
Orlando, FL

Lear Jet 20,35,36 PIC Initial
$11,040

2003 Citation I, II, 511, V Bravo PIC Initial
$11,040

Hawker 125-800XP, 800+700 PIC Initial
$11,040

Lear Jet 31,55 PIC Initial
$11,040

Cessna 421 Initial Training
$4,500

However those facilities , may not have line experience program, but they can suggest place where you can get one.
I hope this will help

Ismar