Originally Posted by
nick1975
so, once I have all the pilot certifications plus the 1500 hours on small air craft such as cessna 172 and etc. will the regional or even major airlines consider hiring people who have only experience on those small air crafts and train them for 737 or other small jet based airplanes?
In the US, major airlines will not. Jetblue has established a pilot academy, that would be the only exception where a 1500-hour pilot will get a major airline job. AA is starting something similar, but you will have to start on their regional jets, not mainline jets (but will eventually flow up to mainline).
All regionals today will hire 1500 hour pilots and train you to fly a regional jet. You'll also need at least 25 hours multi-engine. The training is intense, and some regionals have high failure rates (research that before you take a regional job, failing your first 121 training event is a black-mark which you can never erase).