Originally Posted by
camerontucker
Hello, Everyone
Thank you for all the advice I really appreciate it. Just for curiosity what would be the best regional airline to apply for that would make for the smoothest transition to a cargo airline. My school currently has ties with Alaska, PSA, Republic, Piedmont, Skywest, and Endeavor. I want to pick the best cadet program that will make me stand out to a cargo airline once I get 1000 hours of TPIC time and also get me in the left seat as soon as possible.
My opinion, I came up through the military not civilian route, is that the regional that will get you to 1,000 TPIC fastest is best. However, that may not be the best place if the music stops and you are stuck there for an extra decade. Some of this boils down to your judgement of risk vs reward.
I don’t know that UPS hires more from any particular regional. However, we do seem to have a significant number of former Republic pilots. Probably, because they have Indy and Louisville domiciles. UPS does like to hire locals.