Don't know a whole lot about the Ohana side. Seems like things run pretty smoothly out there.

I'd venture a guess that if you wanted to get hired sans training contract, you could. Just straight up tell them, "I'll be happy to accept a position with Empire Airlines so long as there's no training contract." The worst they can say is, "Thanks but no thanks." The way the industry is now, they'll probably have to consider it. Of course, that's just my humble opinion.