Originally Posted by
jedinein
Tell him to avoid American Eagle and AA. They don't give the time of day to anything with anything on their record, no matter what happened and who's fault it was. ExpressJet, Delta, Continental, Horizon, Air Wisconsin, and Northwest have concerns, but they'll interview and hire someone with an accident, incident, or occurrence on their record.
Just so ya know, some places are asking, “Have you ever been investigated by the FAA and/or NTSB?” If you ever had a ramp check, the answer is yes.
That's a heck of a blanket statement. They don't look at ANYONE with even an INCIDENT? I mean, considering the list of things that could be an incident, I think that's kind of stupid really on their part. A mechanical failure of one of the mains on a 182RG I was flying forced me into a gear-up landing, which is the only incident on my record. I kind of feel like I proved something by successfully landing without totaling the airplane, or putting a scratch on me or my student. It didn't seem to bother the airlines I interviewed for. Granted I was 98.6° and had a pulse...