Furloughed airline pilots are taking jobs flying private jets. Now, they have to adapt to a reality of carrying wealthy passengers' bags

Former airline pilots are turning to private aviation for flying jobs as the airlines prepare to furlough thousands. Though the basic job of flying an aircraft is the same, the workload for a private aircraft pilot is far and beyond that of an airline pilot due to the personal nature of the business. Airline pilots transitioning into the private side will need to be customer-oriented and learn how to adopt more relaxed practices. Furloughs in the airline industry are forcing pilots to find new… (www.yahoo.com) More...