Originally Posted by
part 121
Hi All,
Need all the advice I can get for applying to the Major .
I'm an American citizen with
FAA CPL Instrum Multi + citation rating. But, I have a
foreign ATPL with foreign 121 air carrier narrow & wide body mostly SIC 4000+ jet hrs. My last flight was in 2007 when I got qualified for foreign 121
B737 PIC in Sim & A/C checkride, but the airline went bankrupt so then I came back home to the US, but no luck with the flying job since it is extremely competitive here and I don't have FAA ATP nor written.
After suffering 7 years of flying itch, due to non-flying job, I've had it!
I must go back to flying again, because it is in my blood.
I need real advices on the following:
Q. Should I
a. just get an ATP written? (with CTP ATP
. I missed the Aug 1st ATP written deadline)
b. get an FAA ATP with either B737 or A320 type rating?
c. get hired at regional and let them provide ATP + type rating?
I'd say C, but I'm not sure they will hire you without one at this point, especialy coupled with a huge currency gap.
Also, while I'm sure you're sharp and obviously had to be on top of your game at some point to get the quals you have, its been a long while. The last thing you want is to hop into a fire hose training program even if they give you a chance and be behind everything.
So I'd say A, B and C.
Seriously though. Get the written and get an ATP, at a minimum. If you can couple that with a type rating great, but you need something recent on your resume IMO, plus you have to get the conversion anyway. Odds are you will have to do it on your own anyway as well.
After all that, your best bet is probably a regional to get current/recent and get back in the game.
JMHO.