Zero recommends & no degree?
03-18-2017, 08:10 PM
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K.C. to Denver would be an easy commute for Frontier Airlines, fwiw. I think you could get on there w/o the degree but their contract unfortunately doesn't come close to a legacy's.
03-18-2017, 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by WHACKMASTER
Completing your four year would be huge and a very worthwhile endeavor, but who the hell wants to deal with that at this point in life? Anyway, apparently the online courses are pretty good nowadays.
FWIW, I think the 4-year degree requirement is complete horses7!t. What exactly does that have to do with being a good pilot?! It's an American only thing as other airlines around the world could give two $7!ts if you have it (as it should be).
FWIW, I think the 4-year degree requirement is complete horses7!t. What exactly does that have to do with being a good pilot?! It's an American only thing as other airlines around the world could give two $7!ts if you have it (as it should be).
Or
"Everyone needs that time in college to grow"
The people who need it to grow up were clearly not raised the right way. Good luck Canuck.
03-18-2017, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by WHACKMASTER
Completing your four year would be huge and a very worthwhile endeavor, but who the hell wants to deal with that at this point in life? Anyway, apparently the online courses are pretty good nowadays.
FWIW, I think the 4-year degree requirement is complete horses7!t. What exactly does that have to do with being a good pilot?! It's an American only thing as other airlines around the world could give two $7!ts if you have it (as it should be).
FWIW, I think the 4-year degree requirement is complete horses7!t. What exactly does that have to do with being a good pilot?! It's an American only thing as other airlines around the world could give two $7!ts if you have it (as it should be).
03-19-2017, 05:48 AM
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I would suggest some kind of corporate job in KC. No degree requirement and no commute. Get a side job at the FBO and smile a lot while you try and get an interview with a local company.
Either way KC is a great city and you're making a good decision to relocate where the wife wants. Best of luck to you.
Either way KC is a great city and you're making a good decision to relocate where the wife wants. Best of luck to you.
03-19-2017, 07:24 AM
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Having a 4 year degree is also deemed competitive with foreign carriers such as Etihad and Emirates. Not sure about European and Chinese carriers. I believe that Cathay Pacific values it as well. The reason that it is so cherished by the U.S. legacies is because for every single pilot position available, there are twenty pilots (hyperbole on the 1 to 20, but the odds are certainly stacked against pilot applicants in the U.S.) vying for those slots. Remember it isn't only regional pilots competing for the legacies, but many military, part 135, LCC, ULCC and ACMI pilots too...not to mention pilots from foreign carriers who are returning to the U.S. to work for them.
03-19-2017, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by TrojanCMH
The airlines don't view an online degree that you got when you were 40 the same as a brick and mortar university that you completed right out of high school. It isn't just checking a box anymore, they ask for transcripts. I'd save your time and money and try to get on somewhere that doesn't require it. The regionals have flows and the ULCC's can offer a decent QOL. United and American don't require it but you're fighting an uphill battle.
03-19-2017, 09:41 AM
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Why would a major US airline that stands to pay you upwards of 300K per year hire a high school graduate.
Honestly I don't get how this is ever even a question people need to ask. You can't have it both ways; you can't say you deserve more money yet require less education.
Like it or not college is fully expected of any professional anywhere. It's the new high school.
Honestly I don't get how this is ever even a question people need to ask. You can't have it both ways; you can't say you deserve more money yet require less education.
Like it or not college is fully expected of any professional anywhere. It's the new high school.
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