Dating pilots

Can you date an airline pilot?

Dating an airline pilot can be tough. A quick Google search will tell you that most of the articles out there have ominous titles like ‘surviving dating a pilot’ or ‘the pros and cons of dating a pilot’. Like most executive-level jobs, pilots work very hard and work chaotic long hours.

Is EliteSingles the best dating site for pilots?

And how do you have a normal relationship? EliteSingles is one of the best websites for professional singles, which is why pilots are drawn to our dating site over and above others. Our membership is full of dedicated, professional singles who are passionate about their career and struggle to maintain an easy work-life balance.

Is it possible to have a relationship with a pilot?

With long 3-4 day trips away each week, minimum time at home, and short notice scheduling, it takes a strong commitment to maintain a healthy relationship with a pilot. Most people who have never dated or been married to a pilot, hold an assumption that all pilots have affairs or are untrustworthy.

Do pilots cheat on their partners?

The fact is that yes pilots are constantly being placed in situations that could welcome cheating, but the reality is people are disloyal in their relationships regardless of their profession, and not all pilots fall under this general stereotype. Dating or marrying a pilot does however take a certain type of person.

What is it like to date an airline pilot?

Dating an airline pilot means that you constantly have to adjust your life around their schedule. The majority of pilots flying today only receive their schedules for the following month a few weeks ahead of time.

How to date/marry a pilot?

Trust is so important when you are dating/married to a Pilot, especially a long-haul Pilot who has lots of overnight stays in different destinations. You cannot constantly be on their back hassling them and quizzing them, fearing they are going to lie to you or cheat on you. YOU NEED TO TRUST THEM. Trust your intuition about situations.

How far in advance do pilots get schedules?

The majority of pilots flying today only receive their schedules for the following month a few weeks ahead of time. This means that unless they have scheduled vacation, you will likely be playing a guessing game on whether or not they will have a specific holiday or weekend off.

Do pilots cheat on their partners?

The fact is that yes pilots are constantly being placed in situations that could welcome cheating, but the reality is people are disloyal in their relationships regardless of their profession, and not all pilots fall under this general stereotype. Dating or marrying a pilot does however take a certain type of person.

Do airline pilots hook up with their wives?

Yes, they do hook up: Also, it seemed like most of the pilots who were married- were actively cheating or trying to cheat on their wives. I learned that one airline, the pilots wives came together to pressure the company into booking different hotels for Attendants and pilots to avoid this.

What is it like to be married to a pilot?

There’s enough time away that a pilot and his wife can live a whole separate life, à la The Pilot’s Wife —a novel I highly recommend reading. I’ve also been told affairs abound. Regular marriage is hard enough—being married to a pilot can become simply ridiculous.

Are Pilots and flight attendants hitting on each other?

Said pilots and flight attendants were hitting on each other pretty openly. Most of the people she worked with were pretty old and we thought it kinda funny that so many of them partied so hard and sexed it up so much.

Did the FA cheat on his wife with the flight attendant?

She came to find out that he cheated on her, many times, with one of the flight attendants that flew with him. It was like a fictional story— when he and the FA in question landed anywhere except their home port of SeaTac, WA, they acted like they were a couple.