Advice please (not persecution)
06-29-2016, 05:46 AM
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Advice please (not persecution)
I am a South African with a green card and would really love to live and work in the USA.
My credentials:
8000 hrs TT
3000 of which on 737
Currently FO on 737 - South African domestic airline
No bachelors degree
My question is: do you think there is any chance I would get into a major US airline without local flying experience and a degree? Or should I just concentrate on a regional and try to gather the experience and perhaps a degree (time-permitting) and try for the majors in a few years time? I have applied to one major unsuccessfully and imagine the reasons to be the above? Any input/advice appreciated!
My credentials:
8000 hrs TT
3000 of which on 737
Currently FO on 737 - South African domestic airline
No bachelors degree
My question is: do you think there is any chance I would get into a major US airline without local flying experience and a degree? Or should I just concentrate on a regional and try to gather the experience and perhaps a degree (time-permitting) and try for the majors in a few years time? I have applied to one major unsuccessfully and imagine the reasons to be the above? Any input/advice appreciated!
06-29-2016, 05:55 AM
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Advice please (not persecution)
I am a South African with a green card and would really love to live and work in the USA.
My credentials:
8000 hrs TT
3000 of which on 737
Currently FO on 737 - South African domestic airline
No bachelors degree
My question is: do you think there is any chance I would get into a major US airline without local flying experience and a degree? Or should I just concentrate on a regional and try to gather the experience and perhaps a degree (time-permitting) and try for the majors in a few years time? I have applied to one major unsuccessfully and imagine the reasons to be the above? Any input/advice appreciated!
My credentials:
8000 hrs TT
3000 of which on 737
Currently FO on 737 - South African domestic airline
No bachelors degree
My question is: do you think there is any chance I would get into a major US airline without local flying experience and a degree? Or should I just concentrate on a regional and try to gather the experience and perhaps a degree (time-permitting) and try for the majors in a few years time? I have applied to one major unsuccessfully and imagine the reasons to be the above? Any input/advice appreciated!
06-29-2016, 05:55 AM
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Dont just apply to one, and don't overlook the mid-majors and LCC's as a stepping stone/ place holder. Alaska, Sun Country, and Southwest all fly the 737. There are a few freight and charter operators that fly the 737 also, but if your goal is a legacy they will want to see US 121 time (probably). If you are ok with learning a new aircraft, then a few other LCC's are in the mix as well.
And if absolutely none of them pan out, any regional in the country would take you in two seconds.
And if absolutely none of them pan out, any regional in the country would take you in two seconds.
06-29-2016, 06:06 AM
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Originally Posted by prex8390
You'll probably need to covert to a FAA license with that kind of time I would like at like an LCC over a regional like frontier or spirit or JetBlue
Thanks for the advice!!
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06-29-2016, 06:20 AM
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Any chance? It's not zero but it might be close to absolute zero right now.
Someone posted that UA hired 3, of 1800+, without a four year degree. I'd guess being a non U.S. pilot without a four year degree has even worse odds than 3/1800. Out of their total applicants it's less than 3/10,000 vs. the 1800/10,000 that have been hired.
Apply to a U.S. regional airline that offers quick upgrades. Online colleges can give you a lot of college credits. You can get a degree from them in a couple of years. That will run concurrently with your exposure to U.S. 121 ops and perhaps upgrade.
I'd plan on a 3-5 year window to perhaps get a serious look with no guarantees of success.
Mountains are climbed one step at a time. Good luck.
Someone posted that UA hired 3, of 1800+, without a four year degree. I'd guess being a non U.S. pilot without a four year degree has even worse odds than 3/1800. Out of their total applicants it's less than 3/10,000 vs. the 1800/10,000 that have been hired.
Apply to a U.S. regional airline that offers quick upgrades. Online colleges can give you a lot of college credits. You can get a degree from them in a couple of years. That will run concurrently with your exposure to U.S. 121 ops and perhaps upgrade.
I'd plan on a 3-5 year window to perhaps get a serious look with no guarantees of success.
Mountains are climbed one step at a time. Good luck.
Last edited by Sliceback; 06-29-2016 at 06:21 AM. Reason: out of total applicants...
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