Originally Posted by
Cowboy88
Actually, I am giving up a captain position at one of the largest 135 companies to come back. I need the 121 time and am late in a second career. Would love to see Spirit make it and stay, but also much greater chance of getting to a major if working the line and current.
Whoa. About the only thing the airlines say they WANT is 1000 hrs TPIC ('highly qualified') and 500 hrs TPIC ('competitive'). Left unsaid is multi-engine TPIC. #2 guy at a major - "not Caravan or PC-12 time...please."
There's no requirement to have 121 time. Is it better than 135? Yeah, they like it a tiny bit better but the BIGGEST thing they like is MEL TPIC. Period. Leaving a jet Part 135 PIC job to go back to a 121 FO job is not a resume enhancement.
Back in 2014 or 2015 a regional FO was coming up on his regional upgrade. Asked me if I thought he should take the 747 FO job offer he had instead? I said take the upgrade, it's the only criteria that they've specified get TPIC time and experience. But I walked over and asked the head of AA pilot recruiting and she said "we don't give career advice. That's up to them." Got it. I started walking away..."but you're giving good advice."