Originally Posted by
3GreenKSNA
Perhaps it might be premature to ask such questions.
At your airline does getting a job working the ramp or as a cross utilized agent improve your chances of getting a job flying?
Once hiring resumes it is going to be an environment of extreme competition to get the flying jobs out there.
I understand the basic qualifying credentials are hours, types of flying jobs held, college degree, ATP etc, but does having an employee number improve your chances or change some of the secondary requirements like time on type or instrument time.
I realize the pay sucks, the QOL sucks, I'd be better of driving a school bus.
Absolutely! I love working on the ramp. You get an excellent idea of how an airline works, and if being a line pilot is what you want to get into. Plus you personally get to know a lot of the "regular" pilots at your station, which makes for good connections.
A lot of them will even give you leads on time building jobs that they did to get their hours.