Originally Posted by
Cujo665
I personally know just as many that went to United or Delta as did to JetBlue. JetBlue favors military very strongly actually. They run job fairs specifically for vets. Not so sure how accurate your observation is anymore.
In the old days, I'd agree quickly.... not so much now
953 of 1443 is Military at DAL from the 2014-August 2015 hiring update chart.
I've seen the charts for the others around but can't find them right now. They are about the same, except SWA/Fedex/UPS are still Heavily favored military colonel factories, it's almost a mandatory requirement at Fedex. How many civilians do you personally know that have gone there? I know zero.
EVERYONE I know at Eagle getting called at SWA lately is ex military. Used Eagle for currency and a year or so of 121 time. None of our highly qualified long time 121 Captains I know trying hard for them are getting called. Sucks, but it is what it is.
Guess it just makes the flow even more valuable. 8,000 hours + 121 PIC time isn't what it use to be..