Thanks a lot - great points about it being tough to leave a 135 at ATP mins for 121 and the fact that cadet programs really serve no purpose for anyone leaving 135 for 121 because they’re more than qualified for 121 FO by that point & potentially even qualified for 121 DEC/near DEC CA.
Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Access I would guess.
135 operators have no interest or incentive (quite the opposite in fact) to enable their pilots to leave for a regional.
Also 135 ops are mostly small, hard to track them all down to reach out to their pilots, especially if they don't want you to.
Flight schools (while maybe hurting for CFI's) are in the business of pushing pilots up the ladder. So it's in their interest to establish relationships with airlines and help their students (and CFI's) move on.
But any 135 pilot can easily get hired at almost any regional if they want to. And they will chose it for specific reasons (domiciles, upgrade, pay), not a cadet program.