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You should ask for a copy of your training and employment record which the airline should provide on request. The record should indicate the circumstances of your termination or resignation. This is pretty much what someone would expect to find during a PRIA check.

It's one thing not to tell you why they did not hire you after an interview. But if you are terminated I can't see how they could have done it without giving a reason, even if the reason was vague. Having said that though, probation can be a tough period for a new hire because almost anything negative can trigger a dismissal.

 

If at all possible you need to find out why you were fired or at the very least come up with a plausible explanation. You might try reaching out to one of your instructors, or fellow students (the rumor mill might know more than you do).

At that stage of the game if there's no record of problems in training, the assumption would be personality/attitude issues. Other employers will be wary because it's a lot easier to fix training struggles than personality.

Think back...

Could someone have overheard you complaining or talking smack?

Did you post anything on the internet?

Aviation is a very small world.

Looks like you're ex-mil RW? If they overheard you talking about how you're planning to be at DAL in three months they might have decided to save their training money.

They might also have decided you'll be a problem child based on the sim situation, although it sounds to me like you did the right thing there. Better than going down in flames with a weak sim partner. Odd that the sim instructor couldn't just hold the other person back.

Could have just been a personality conflict too.

If you can't find out what happened, you'll probably need to come up with a plausible explanation that can't be contradicted by PRIA. The best story I can think of is very close to the truth...tell them that you assume you were let go because you asked for new sim partner.

Be aware that in these sim partner compatibility situations, there's often an element of personality conflict. A potential employer may want to pull that thread in an interview.

You should probably do an interview prep seminar with Emerald Coast or the like, they've pretty much seen it all. Your real problem here is not getting hired by another regional (they're desperate), it's explaining this to a major without appearing deceitful. Unfortunately the truth, that you have no idea why you were let go, will leave some lingering suspicion that you're glossing over something else.

 

I know several pilots who were fired at a regional (ahem go jet, ahem) and were hired at another regional pretty quickly. Where their careers go beyond that is uncertain though.

 

Similar situation. Just before doing my checkride told I no longer have a job. Reason: we cannot tell you due to legal implications.

Have over 8000 hours, have only had two jobs with an impeccable record, have applied to 4 regionals, only 2 were prepared to interview me and post interviews have had no feedback. I have no job and am now in a terrible predicament and feel like my flying life is over. 17-year career down the drain. What do I do? I do not think anyone is prepared to gove me a chance because of this latest catastrophe, this surely cannot be fair?

 

Which airline was this? A major?

If they won't tell you, it might have been a bad reference call, ie one of your references or former employers had an axe to grind (hopefully you know your references better than that).

Might also have been background check. Pull ALL of your NDR, FAA, and PRIA info from former employers (hopefully you checked the box that you wanted copies. Pay for a comprehensive background check to make sure you don't have serious felonies on your record which you weren't aware of.

 

A regional-and I came from another country so no PRIA records and had excellent references. And definitely no felonies.

 

I have a friend that was fired from a regional because he failed a drug test. He got his licenses revoked. Do you think is a good idea for him to invest money in getting his licenses back or is it just wasted money?