Treepilot

Hey there, IR pilot in training here with a little under 200 hours finishing commercial with a local flight school, as well as a college degree. I work as an allegiant customer rep for an FBO that is contracted by Allegiant. Today a captain was chatting with me between turns and mentioned to me the Organizational Pilot Transition program, that essentially stated that with 2 years of full time employment with Allegiant or a service provider as well as 1500 hours, Allegiant would interview for a first officer position. My question is how likely is this interview to turn into a job? Also do service providers actually count for the employment requirement? And more likely the question is what is the prospect of upgrading or working as a pilot for allegiant. I apologize in advance if this information is already out there, however it seems this OPT program is new and seems there must be some catch. Thanks again.

tom11011

Honestly you probably know as much as we do about the program.

EALOFFSPRING

I was affiliated with the hiring department of another airline. My take is this: the program is only a way to boost applications. The bottom line is that you will be evaluated based on your qualifications. Your employment with the company will definitely set you apart from other applicants, but don't expect to get hired with 1000 hours.