Originally Posted by
SteamJet
I'll be retiring from the AF this summer with 6K total hrs including 5K PIC. I've had my apps into multiple companies for in some cases several months and have so far heard exactly squat from any of them. I'm starting to get a little concerned and am now looking for backup non-flying employment. I will likely have my last flight this June and am wondering what my window of opportunity will be to get hired after that assuming I stop flying completely.
Some may consider me short-sighted, but I have no intention of trying to get a regional airline job to keep actively flying in the interim. . . Nothing against the regionals or the folks who fly there. . . it's just not for me.
What companies have you applied to? They may not be hiring anyone right now.
For example, UPS and Fedex were considered to be in a big hiring boom only a few months ago and currently it's tough to get a call from either one. UPS won't even let you fill out an application.
By all accounts, SWA is hiring gangbusters right now. The only limfac on their growth right now appears to be the number or new 737's they can buy. I would think a military retiree with a 737 type would be called within a couple months right now.
I recently had a military friend hired at Delta and it looks like they're ramping up pretty good.
Another mil-retired buddy of mine just took a job with AirTran after almost a year of not flying.
So the real question is, where have you applied and what are your limitations?