Originally Posted by M4HQ

I have an MBA from California State University. I completed my flight training at Florida Institute of Technology as Part 141. I have 2900 hours on the B737 and 1600 hours on the B777. I have experience in all operations including low cost, cargo and VIP. I have flown over all continents except Antarctica. I have conducted polar operations. The only thing I don't have is PIC time. I only have about 200 hours. With a non-immigrant visa, I hope I can get into one of the majors. But if this does not happen, I have a very high probability of finding a job in one of the regional airlines , the information you have provided. I started emailing airlines. Kalitta replied that a green card or The US passport is a must. Thank you for your suggested services, information and advices. Stay Safe

Originally Posted by tupues

What adds to my "problem" is that I have not flown for 1.5 years now - and it will probably be 2 by the time I will be able to apply... Anyone has any info on how airlines go about that - or the lack of recency? I am current and FAA type rated, just not really recent...

Originally Posted by rickair7777

The lack of turbine PIC will hurt your chances with the top tier, but apply anyway, they do sometimes hire regional FO's without turbine PIC and your resume is more interesting than that. In the meantime I'd probably get on with a regional, but try to avoid any which have stagnant seniority lists.. a relatively quick upgrade and TPIC should make you competitive.


Re. Green Card vs. Visa...

1. US employers cannot legally discriminate against non-citizens who have permanent right to work. I know that applies to green card holders, and assume it applies to at least some visas as well (some visas are obviously restricted by design). You might want to research that or just ask an immigration lawyer to be safe.

2. I can understand why airlines might prefer a green card over a visa which is not permanent... they don't want to invest in a lot of training and then have your visa eligibility rescinded for whatever reason.

So yes they can legally hire you, but they might or might not be able to legally discriminate against your visa status, and you need to find the answer to that.

Originally Posted by JohnnyBekkestad

Some companies, like Kalitta, require citizenship, i believe this has to do with their military contracts.

Originally Posted by tupues

Thanks for your reply. Kind of what I expected. This brings me to another question: how much is GA regency actually worth? Is it something that would improve my chances of landing a job…? On paper I am still current (I’ve been in the sim every few months keeping my A320 rating current) just that I haven’t flown an actual aircraft for a while…