Total Time Coming from 135?
If you're coming from a 135 operation, I realize you're an unknown quantity for the airlines.
Right now, I'm working on my instrument rating.
Suppose I want to skip the regionals and go straight for the majors by working for a 135 company for a few years.
What's the average total flight time these days to get hired with one of the majors (with a BA, and all those basic requirements.....)?
How much do recommendations factor into the hiring process?
Let's take an extreme examples, 4000 hours with a few recommendations vs. 11,000 with no recommendations.