Originally Posted by PushToTalk

It is not hard to understand why Skywest is short off pilots. They told a friend of mine who is a check airman and has been living and flying abroad for quite a few years, but flew with an airline in the US before and still did fly into all big US airports on wide bodies that he can’t apply for the left seat in Skywest due to having built his hours outside the USA. And they told him to apply for the first officers position. He didn’t really need the job and only was interested in Skywest due to the location he could be based at as he wanted to return to the US and just wanted to enjoy himself. The right seat was a bit too much for that for him at a regional though. So he let it pass Which I can understand looking at his experience and situation.
I mean, how can they say they are short of pilots if they turn down people who meet their requirements 10 times? I was amazed.