Originally Posted by
mejorgy
Ok... I`m going to kinda be the ********* here!!!
Why don`t you have your ATP now? If you are flying for a regional, you have probably been there for awhile and have the necessary 1500 hours. What have you been waiting for? If it is a matter of wanting to get on the band wagon and join the bluejet?? Why not meet the necessary requirements to get the job?
He probably saw no point the past couple years to go spend the money to get his ATP on his own with the very limited hiring that had gone on. Why waste the money if you can wait and get it from your company. Now that JetBlue is hiring people without the 1000pic, it changes the circumstances where it may be worth the $1500-2000 to someone to go get their ATP on their own.
That was/is my situation and I have plenty of time...just got stuck in the right seat.