Originally Posted by
BarrySeal
years ago ALL "commuter" pilots were flying turboprops and got hired at all the majors
Saabs, Jetstream, Dash 8
and everything was fine
And a lot of them struggled with jets. Nowadays the majors have plenty of applicants with jet time so they naturally gravitate there.
I've actually started to get a sense that jet + prop is helpful. You're handicapped in the screening without jet time, but diverse experience is starting to matter... some of the one-trick ponies don't do so well.