Originally Posted by
Slick1821
1 - Does it hurt me throwing my application into the ring for all of the majors, even though I know I'm on the low side of the minimum requirements?
How does applying for a job where one meets the minimums EVER HURT? I've never understood that concept.
Originally Posted by
Slick1821
My only concern with going to the regionals now is getting stuck in there for years.
3 - Do the majors limit the amount of people they pull from the regionals on a non-flow through program?
Nope, not at all. Haven't seen anything recently, but at one time about 25% of newhires at UAL came from a SINGLE UAX carrier. Of the civ/RJ background, it was about a 30% total, from that ONE carrier.
Originally Posted by
Slick1821
aren't more people from the regionals moving up to the majors fast through non flow through programs after they have accumulated a couple thousand hours??? The last thing I want to do is get stuck at a regional.
Look at the hiring numbers, combined with the sheer amount of regional pilots fighting for the positions. There's thousands of regional pilots trying to get out.
I don't think UAL has hired quite 3000 yet, easily half from the regionals. DAL same/similar. AA, well, that's a whole different deal. I can't remember if it was 2015 or 2016, but they only hired around 250-300, and less than 80 were civilian.