Professional Pilot Programs in New Jersey: Private Pilot to Commercial Pilot and ATP

Century Air offers FAA Part 141 professional pilot programs at Essex County Airport (KCDW) in Fairfield, New Jersey, approximately 30 minutes from New York City. Whether your goal is to become a corporate pilot or an airline pilot with a regional or major airline, the quality of your initial training determines the trajectory of your career. Our professional pilot programs are built on over 50 years of flight training excellence, delivered by instructors who hold the same standards as we have maintained since 1975.

Century Air is partnered with Republic Airways – one of the most popular and growing regional airlines in the USA. Our partnership will assist graduates from professional pilot training to earning your flight instructor certificate and beginning your airline career. Your training at Century Air will prepare you for an interview for a first officer position on the Embraer 170/175, and access to the RJet Pilot Prep Program and industry leading incentives and contracts. Be sure to join us for the next RJet Day recruiting event to learn more!

Professional Pilot Programs

The Century Air Professional Pilot Program includes Private Pilot and Commercial Certificate courses as well as Instrument and Multi-Engine Rating courses. There are two professional pilot programs to choose from, and which program you choose depends on your career goals in the industry. The programs are identical through the private pilot and instrument training, however; they vary once you begin commercial and multi-engine training (see explanation below). Following the completion of a professional pilot program, a student may also choose to obtain a flight instructor certificate to begin teaching in the aviation industry.

Professional Pilot Program I
(Commercial Pilot with single and Multi-Engine)

Professional Pilot Program I includes Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, and Multi-engine Add-on Rating training. Commercial pilot training is conducted primarily in single-engine aircraft, with the multi-engine rating completed as an add-on to the commercial single-engine certificate. This program results in earning a Commercial Pilot Certificate with both single and multi-engine land privileges. The program can also be completed as single-engine only without the multi-engine add-on. All training is conducted at Essex County Airport (KCDW) in Fairfield, NJ using Century Air’s diverse fleet of single and multi-engine aircraft including Cessna, Piper, and Cirrus.

Professional Pilot Program II (Commercial Multi-Engine Pilot)

Professional Pilot Program II includes Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, and Commercial Multi-engine pilot training. Commercial flight training is conducted primarily in the multi-engine aircraft, and students typically log 30 to 100 hours of multi-engine flight time during the program. This program is the preferred pathway for students who want to maximize multi-engine hours before pursuing their Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) and applying for a regional airline first officer position. All training takes place at Essex County Airport (KCDW) in Fairfield, New Jersey, approximately 30 minutes from New York City.

What makes Century Air different from other NJ flight schools? What truly sets Century Air apart is its leadership. Century Air is owned and operated by Richard Greene, a retired American Airlines Captain and FAA Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) with more than 50 years of aviation and flight training experience – a combination of experience and credentials rarely found among FAA Part 141 or 61 flight schools. Every prospective student has the opportunity to attend a consultation (no obligation) with Captain Richard Greene, before beginning training. Make your appointment at the New Jersey (KCDW) flight training center today!