Originally Posted by
soon2bfo
Go to a regional that does not have a training contract (TSA anyone?) and get the turbine time. Go to a SKW job fair with 800 TT (400 turbine) and SKW will hire you. A guy from the December class did just that. Passing the initial training at another airline and getting line experience will get you into SKW faster than any other way hands down. Why SKW? Why not CHQ? or XJT?
I want SKW because I want to live in Chicago and fly out of ORD. My old man flies for AA and I've grown up loving ORD for some odd reason....I thought about XJT but I don't really wanna live in the south, and can't afford the west coast with a regional salary. Republic is also an option, but I don't agree with the EMB 170's pay scale and what they are doing to this industry....carrying more passengers for less pay.