Originally Posted by
BoilerUP
You look very well qualified; I presume you check the 1000 TPIC box which isn't a requirement but certainly helps?
Any checkride failures?
Assuming you do have 1000 TPIC I'd recommend casting a wider net with Southwest and maybe Jetblue and Atlas. You may not want to stay long-term at those places (no offense intended to those employed by those airlines!) but it may provide you a means to your desired end and get you out of a "large small jet".
Also, legacy retirements are only going to accelerate in the next few years so while I understand the frustration, there is a LOT of hiring left to be done.
I have exactly 959 hours of TPIC. I would have checked the 1k box earlier, but I have been accrueing time at a snails pace ever since I upgraded two years ago because of training to switch aircraft, reserve, med leave, etc.... I plan on applying to SWA the day I get 1k.
As far as checkride failures go, I have one.... CFI bust, back in 2004.
This November will mark my 10 year anniversary at my Regional. I have made that my go/no go with regards to pursuing some of the LCCs and ACMI cargo carriers.
It seems like hiring at the Legacy carriers is accomplished by tossing 10,000 applications/resumes into the air, randomly grabbing them as they fall, and inviting the ones that they grab for interviews. Lol.