Originally Posted by
SaintNick
It would sure suck to have a bad day and fail a ride hurting your chances at a major. At least if you had a bad day at an airline they are already invested in you.
^ This.
There is also data that some new-hires struggle through training learning certain flows or procedures that are specific to the airline....even if they’re type rated on the same airplane. They start with the excuses after they start struggling....”well at my previous airline, we did it like this.” Before you know it they fail training.