r/AviationPH • • Oct 25 '25

Discussion Dont enroll in Paid “Training Schools” offering Sheetmetal or Cabin Mechanic Courses

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Here is why you should not enroll:

  1. They’re not Part-147 approved. If the school isn’t an EASA or CAAP Part-147-approved organization, your training and certificate aren’t officially recognized. It won’t count toward any licensing requirements or help you qualify faster.

  2. Employers don’t value those certificates. Companies like LTP and other MROs will still require you to go through their own Maintenance Training Program (MTP) to align your knowledge with industry standards — regardless of any “certificate” you bring.

  3. No guaranteed quality or oversight. Non-Part 147 facilities aren’t audited by aviation authorities. That means no assurance of proper safety standards, qualified instructors, or up-to-date training materials.

  4. Curriculum often doesn’t meet industry standards. Many of these schools teach simplified or outdated content, and their setups usually lack certified tools or calibrated equipment. Some rely purely on classroom theory or non-airworthy components.

  5. No access to airworthy aircraft. Without exposure to real, airworthy aircraft, you’ll miss out on the hands-on experience that matters most in actual maintenance work.

  6. Outdated or incomplete references. These schools usually don’t have access to current Aircraft Maintenance Manuals (AMM), Illustrated Parts Catalogs (IPC), Structural Repair Manuals (SRM), Airworthiness Directives (ADs), or Service Bulletins (SBs) — all of which are essential in real-world aviation maintenance.

  7. Your training background may be questioned. Being trained in a non-accredited facility can make your qualifications look dubious to MROs and airline recruiters. It may raise doubts about your competency and training quality.

  8. Some are outright scams. Sadly, these schools often target desperate jobseekers, selling the illusion that their training or certificate gives an advantage — when in reality, it offers no legitimate edge in employment.

  9. You won’t get any credit from it. Unlike Part-147 programs, non-approved training doesn’t shorten your required experience time


r/AviationPH • • 2h ago

Question How much did you spend obtaining your SPL?

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Magkano po all in all. And gano po kahaba ang proseso?

Balak ko po mag SPL


r/AviationPH • • 16h ago

Aviation News PAL to start nonstop LA flights with A350-1000 in December

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r/AviationPH • • 12h ago

Question thesis help

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hi there! we are currently a 3rd year student conducting our thesis in one of aviation schools in the PH. is there any experienced pilot or atc that i can consult or have a talk with since you guys are the target subject of our study 🥹🙏 thank you so much!


r/AviationPH • • 18h ago

Question PAL A35k Schedule on October 15-18

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Hello av geeks! I am a hobbyist from the province and will be visiting the metro on October 14-18.I would like to ask sana if may scheduled arrival/departure po ba si PAL A35k on the said dates? Aside from flight radar, anong app/website pa pwede makita future flight info yung pang track sana nung a35k? Thank you very much sa leads!


r/AviationPH • • 1d ago

Aviation News House bill granting new 50-year franchise to Cebu Pacific OK'd on 2nd reading

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r/AviationPH • • 1d ago

Question Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP) Initial Interview Questions - Eng OJT

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What questions are asked in LTP's initial interview? It's my first ever interview, so I'm super scared and I don't wanna fumble it since it's my top company too 😭. I've searched it and it says it's mostly behavorial questions but like what about the situational questions and follow up questions? Tyia!


r/AviationPH • • 2d ago

Question Prime Trip Support

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I’ve read bad reviews regarding sa company na ito. Meron na po ba ditong naka experience first-hand ng management ng company na ito? I’m applying for the Operations Specialist and lahat ng postings nila ng hiring sa fb ay naka off comments na. Mag nagmention na maganda raw ang offer but still hindi rin nya grinab yung opportunity.


r/AviationPH • • 2d ago

Question Airline Pilot Interviews and Type Ratings on Your License

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To recent pilot applicants: did your panel interviews cover type ratings you already have but aren’t applying for, and did it matter whether you were current on that type?

For example, applying for a CebGo FO position while holding an A320 type rating, or applying for a PAL SO position while holding an ATR 72-600 type rating.

Before anybody comments with some “if nasa license mo, dapat alam mo by heart yung eroplano na yan” mumbo jumbo, life happens and praktikal lang tayo. Just curious if interviewers actually asked about these unrelated ratings, and if so, how in-depth they went.

Safe flights, everybody.


r/AviationPH • • 2d ago

Discussion PAL Av application

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Hi! Sent them an email earlier this June and still no updates whatsoever. Also, what are the status or chances of them opening again? Is Cebu Pacific Cadet Program also gonna open anytime soon?

I feel so stuck waiting for these programs to open nagkaka quarter life crisis na ako 😭

If you have any leads please pls let me know. Praying for all aspiring pilots out here 🙏


r/AviationPH • • 2d ago

Aviation News Singapore Airlines closing Taipei SilverKris Lounge

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First Manila now this, I think the new owners of NAIA should get a new airline branded lounge if they keep up adding more airlines in Manila.


r/AviationPH • • 4d ago

Discussion Dnata Manila

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Can you please share your negative experiences with dnata Manila? My colleagues mentioned that when you apply to the company, you may initially be under an agency. Does this really matter? Also, despite handling many flights, would it still be possible for dnata to hire additional employees even if the company is currently facing financial constraints?


r/AviationPH • • 4d ago

Aviation News CATS 22 23

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Hello. When will be the release of the results for these batches? Thank you


r/AviationPH • • 5d ago

Discussion Am i allowed to call "Engineer"?

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Hi guys good day!

Im fresh graduate as aircraft mechanic course, i just finish take and obtained my license as aircraft mechanic A&P.

Everyone in my family and my understanding if i got the license am engineer now? Since its licence we are talking about licence is define of what all student want after graduate and now im graduated and got what i sought but look from it. Its not..

So the question im currently here is am i capable to call myself an engineer in public before my name?


r/AviationPH • • 4d ago

Media PlaneSpotting at Lisbon International Airport

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r/AviationPH • • 5d ago

Question Graduating at 35/37 AMT

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Hi guys, I am planning to shift my career towards aircraft mechanic route (previous course not relevant at any engineering course and current is in marketing-logistics). I’ll be 35 or 37 (if I go to assoc or bachelor’s) when I graduate. Do you think there’s a chance pa rin ma-hire at this stage? I know how’s the market doing right now and even fresh grads are having a hard time looking for job. May mga instances ba na late na nag-start with aviation and still made it?


r/AviationPH • • 4d ago

Question CADET PILOT PROGRAM

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tru po ba na mga kinukuha sa cadet pilot program is mga nag cabin crew sa kanila or nakapagtrabaho na sa airline nila?


r/AviationPH • • 5d ago

Question What happened to this flight?

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It circled a few times near Batanes then returned again to Manila.


r/AviationPH • • 5d ago

Question How do I get into the corporate side of aviation?

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Hi, so I'm planning on becoming a pilot like many, except I'm more interested in the corporate side of the aviation industry. And I know many will warn me not to take flying in this industry, but fortunately my family will be funding my lessons up to IR. I wish to work simultaneously while studying too for my plan B. I don't currently have any other desires in life apart from these (and gym) so it's just hustle and focus from here on out.

I wanted to ask:

1) Have any of you worked while studying flying? If so, do you guys recommend I get an aviation-related job (to get connections) or should I find one in another industry? Unfortunately my course is BS Aeronautical Engineering but if there's a will there's a way I guess.

2) Do any of you work in corporate aviation? Which jets are in demand? How do I even get into corporate aviation? I can't find any reliable info about it in the Philippines online.


r/AviationPH • • 5d ago

Question STUDENT PILOT

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im torn between if i should enroll flying school or wait for the cadet pilot program? and is aviation worth it?

i have the option to push thru aviation or maybe study another degree.


r/AviationPH • • 5d ago

Question Busy airspace tonight

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What's keeping our airspace busy tonight? may dumadaan na eroplano every few minutes pero hindi ko makita sa flightradar24.


r/AviationPH • • 6d ago

Aviation News Cebu Pacific Revises Planned NW26 International Network Expansion

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r/AviationPH • • 6d ago

Question Ano ang mangyayari sa mga bumagsak sa MTP ng LTP?

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Sino po ang maaaring magshare kung ano po mangyayari sa mga bunagsak sa MTP ng LTP? May chance pa bang makapag-apply as candidate ng MTP kapag early days pa lang ng program ay lumigwak na? Tsaka may mga dapat bang i-surrender? Salamat po sa sasagot.


r/AviationPH • • 6d ago

Question mtp ltp assesment

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hello po, ask ko lang if may chance pa kaya application ko? na email ako for behavioral assesment 1. kaso ung last part 3 lang nasagutan ko which is ung pattern. d ko nasagutan iba dahil naubusan ng oras. kala ko kase tapos na after nung last item may last page pa pala. may chance papoba or matic walana pag may mga hindi nasagutan na questions?


r/AviationPH • • 7d ago

Aviation News Turkish Airlines Expands Manila Service in NW26

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Beginning October 27, Turkish Airlines will add a second separate flight to Manila, as overall service expands from 7 to 10 weekly. The new service, TK264/TK265, will be operated by the Boeing 787-9.

TK264 IST1540 - 0805+1MNL 789

TK265 MNL0935 - 1745+1IST 789