CPL is the Commercial Pilots License.

ATPL is the Airline Transport Pilots License.

Both these license provide the holder with the privilege of flying an airplane for remuneration.

The difference is the experience required to obtain one, for a CPL the minimum stipulated time is between 200-250 hours of flying in a aircraft, this is a standard that is practiced across countries with few exceptions (some Gulf countries issue the license at 125-150 hours), you also need to pass written and flying skill tests to obtain either of the licenses.

For the ATPL, the globally accepted minimum time is 1500 hours.

Associated with the experience people are required to demonstrate equal knowledge in CRM (cockpit resource management), piloting skills, knowledge of piloting an aircraft, also a majority of the airlines promote only pilots with an ATPL to the Captains position. Pilots without ATPL usually continue only as FOs of senior FO’s.

ATPL is required as a basic license for serving as a Pilot-in-Command(PIC) or Captain of an aircraft exceeding 5700 Kg or 12.5k lbs in weight or in general PIC of for a scheduled air carrier who ’ve aircrafts with more than 9 seats. Or else one can continue to be an FO inside an airline but can’t be captain.

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