Originally Posted by Typhoonpilot

There IS a massive pilot shortage outside of the USA. My company can't find enough "qualified" applicants and has been lowering requirements continually over the last two years. Pay on offer at foreign airlines that hire expats has been increasing over the last two years. My company has raised rates over 30% in that time to try to lure more applicants.

Recalls at U.S. majors will be completed late this year or early next and then the retirement wave starts kicking in (could be delayed a few years with age 65). Then there will be good movement from regionals to majors in the USA.

Boeing Commercial Aircraft Group is somewhat concerned about the number of qualified instructors to do the necessary training for their upcoming 787 deliveries. Alteon can't find enough 777 qualified instructors to meet my company's needs now.

So Sky, go to Alteon and get a job as a 757/767 instructor or something. Starting pay for a full time position there is around $6500/month. Not the low level of a U.S. regional. That will get you current and in the arena where you can network with companies that need pilots.



Same problem I had with Alaska. Some prick from the Navy didn't like my brother for busting him on a Navy checkride so he kept me from getting an interview. Of course the fact that I almost slugged him at the World Airline Ski Championships in 1992 didn't help either


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