Originally Posted by Sliceback

AA requirements in the last hiring cycle -

3500 civilian or
2000 military heavy or
1000 fighters

all had to have

1000 hrs turbine
500 hrs turbine PIC

helo time did not count towards any minimums.

Where the numbers absolutely cast in stone? No, there were random excepts. Guys said the typical candidate more likely had 5,000 hrs.

As far as AA hiring off the street? It's a crap shoot. Different guys will give you different answers. Absent the recent mediation award that allowed additional AE guys to flow to AA it might have already started based on historical furloughee recall acceptance rates. IMO if the economy stays stable, oil moderates, AA stays out of BK and recall acceptance rates follow the previous model, AA might be hiring off the street next year.

That's free advice, you can take it to the bank and cash it.