Originally Posted by
FlyingBulldog
I got hired by a regional (we'll call it Company A) earlier this year, and have completed indoc training, but that's about it. I've been waiting for a while to start "actual" training (systems, procedures, etc), and am becoming more aware of further delays coming our way down the line, and they are starting to add up. Its really not all that upsetting to have a "paid vacation," however I think of every month delayed as another month delayed eventually getting to a major, so I'm considering going to a similar regional (Company B) with a much quicker timeline for training.
If I leave Company A for Company B, when Company B eventually sends a PRIA request to Company A, might Company A potentially fire me for considering leaving? Could they mark me as "failed to complete a 121 training program" or "non-rehirable," etc? I feel like there is some risk involved in making the move, and I definitely don't want to damage my future chances at getting hired by a major airline with a bad mark on my record. Nothing against Company A, they've been great, but the delays are beginning to add up to more than expected.
Is there anything else to consider that I might be missing?
Thanks in advance
I know a couple military pilots who went to regionals within the last few years and left prior to completing training to gigs that paid a lot better. Since those gigs weren’t part 121 and their resumes and PRIA make it look like they washed out of a part 121 training program and they got double whammied and have been deemed unhireable at majors ever since.
If you leave one regional for another it will be assumed you washed out. Even some of the “better” regionals won’t hire folks directly after they left a training program at another regional. It will be a significant black mark on your record that you may not ever get to explain in an interview setting.