Originally Posted by
dcutting9
Hello all...
Due to the CFI biz slowing down sooo much, I am being forced to pick up a second job. I have an interview scheduled with Delta to work as a "Ready Reserve Ramp Agent." My question has to do with getting a Pilot slot once the regionals begin hiring once again.
I have been informed that many of the airlines like to hire from within, assuming you meet all of their published min's. My question is this:
Would working for Delta on the ramp help me AT ALL with getting a pilot slot with either ASA or ComAir?? I am kind of confused with the ownership of the companies. I have heard that It definitely would not help with ASA, but could with ComAir
If you have any experience or perspective on this, please shed some light!
Thanks,
Dan
ASA is not owned by DAL, it is owned by Skywest, so that won't help you there (except that you are in the aviation field and familiar with airport ops, maybe)
Comair, if they exist in the future, will not be hiring for a long....long....long time. There are currently 300 pilots furloughed and rumors of more to come. But hey, you need a job, and it's aviation involved, so it can't hurt your chances and you make some bucks in the meantime.
When hiring does start again in the regionals, I think that the minimums will be much higher than the last hiring boom, since there are tons of higher time pilots on the street and airlines will be able to be picky.
