Originally Posted by
ERflyer
HB1B visas?
'Lower tier' new hires?
It always cracks me up when I hear, "OMG, we might have to take 'lower tier' pilots." By whose subjective standard? Remember Erich Hartmann? He was at one time considered 'lower tier' after some difficulties. Went on to have 352 confirmed kills in WWII. 'Lower tier' often becomes 'upper tier' due to many factors.
There will be no pilot shortage.
Yeah, it is seldom you hear of someone who can't make it through training. Yet most airlines turn down great pilots and they go on to have great careers at other airlines... So why didn't they just hire them in the first place.
Plenty fail the "Testing" at Delta, move on to American or United and have successful careers.
Plenty who fail the Hogan go to Delta and American.. then United still has Captains show in their pajamas to work and rant to the passengers about their divorce...
Just go with the HR interview and see if you like the person. Quit it with the hazing BS and you will hold off on the shortage for a while.