Paul Phillip Sonstein - Airline Transport Pilot, Flight Engineer

Paul Sonstein is an FAA-certified pilot and flight engineer based in Temecula, CA. Paul Phillip Sonstein holds a Airline Transport Pilot certificate with Airplane Multi-Engine Land (AMEL) and Glider ratings. This certificate includes type ratings for the Boeing 757 (B-757), Boeing 767 (B-767), Beechcraft Beechjet 400/Hawker 400 (BE-400), Learjet (LR-JET), McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (MD-11), and Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond/Beechjet (MU-300), authorizing the holder to serve as pilot in command of these aircraft types. The Airline Transport Pilot certificate is the highest level of pilot certification issued by the FAA, authorizing the holder to act as pilot in command of scheduled airline operations and any aircraft for which they hold a type rating. ATP certification requires a minimum of 1,500 hours of total flight time and passing rigorous written and practical examinations. Paul holds a Flight Engineer certificate with Turbojet rating. This certificate authorizes the holder to serve as a flight engineer on aircraft that require a flight engineer as part of the flight crew. Their most recent FAA medical certificate is a First Class medical, valid through June 2026. The FAA airman records for Paul Sonstein are tracked and verified by AviatorDB.