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The SHOW: Airlines still a "good gig"??
- Thread starter A4sForever
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Judge Q
Judging You
I love that the LA Times interviewed a 13-year-old about the "cold calculus" of pilot salaries.
Go to Gordo! Worth traveling across the country! Great AmericanThanks. AFAIK, the rule change only affected the prerequisites for the ATP written, but it's good to know.
I'm working with Sanders at the moment, trying for the end of June. Got a couple of backups in mind. Thanks, everyone for the gouge.
What about his post make you think he advocated waiting years (7?) to apply? I read it as IF it will be years before you make the move, whether because of EAOS, rotary transition thru the regionals, taking a bonus, etc, you will likely still have a good shot at heavy iron.
I didn’t necessarily think he was advocating that course, I just wanted to put that out there because I’ve heard more than a few people make similar statements in defense of waiting, staying in, and/or trying other things before the airlines. And I think people who don’t have regular contact with people flying for a major have a tendency to underestimate the long-term importance of seniority. It’s true - you’ll probably still be able to get in for quite a while, but if getting in now is an option for you, you should be seriously and accurately weighing the cost of delaying that move.
All true. Back in the late 80s UAL was under a court order to hire minorities. So if you were a white dude you went into a pool just like waiting for Navy Primary. I flew with a guy at a commuter who got hired by UAL and he just sat in the pool waiting for the call flying Shorts 360s instead of interviewing elsewhere. Waited about a year. Almost 1000 numbers. We all thought it was nuts.
Appreciate the gouge and hope it's true. MSR is still 2 years away and I'm already concerned I'm missing my opportunity...
Paul W
Hoovers Forever
Hey man, your timing will be good. The regionals are struggling to fill and it's getting worse. A specific example, one of the mainline carriers is going to lose thousands of pilots due to mandatory retirement age in the next 5 years. The mainline carriers will then reach down into the regionals to backfill, and this will make the demand increase more. It will play out over a decade before the window closes.
It's not too soon to do some research, even if you're undecided. Feel free to contact me directly. Paul (at) goflexair (dot) com.
For those of you looking to "slow down" a bit but take up what appears to be a flying challenge...https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-right-over-our-noses/?utm_term=.7a51e22d6dcf
Does it come with a pipe organ for playing foreboding music and would you happen to know if anybody makes a Prussian Army helmet with an aviation headset built it?
Asking for a friend...
Oh the humanity...the humanity!