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03-04-2019, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by popcopy
The Aviation College Grad is a special demographic in the pilot pool and the reason they choose a certain regional isn't because that regional has the best contract/training footprint/domiciles.
These graduates of Aviation Degree Schools are the kind of pilots who have LEGACY Airlines in their mind. Not the dopey regionals. They are the pilots who, when choosing a regional, will sacrifice QOL, Money, Schedules, Domiciles, etc to get to their quals up to get hired at their Airline of Choice As Soon As Possible.
They are the ones who have the most potential in their career trajectories should they reach their Legacy Airline of Choice.
And they are also the pilots with the MOST TO LOSE if they capitulate to short term happiness and comfort of being a big fish in a small pond when picking a regional. They know those who do that often find themselves 10-15 years later at the same regional in their mid thirties, making 80-100k a year when if they had stayed hungry and focused on their career path and not their regional job they could have been at a Legacy in their late 20s and pulling in 200-250k a year now.
It's no secret that a degree from a University with a respected Aviation Program is a +1 on the legacy applications. They don't pay 200k for their degree to then get comfortable at ExpressJet. They'll tactically apply to the regional airlines that will shotgun them through the regional job and to their legacy career with the best efficiency.
These graduates of Aviation Degree Schools are the kind of pilots who have LEGACY Airlines in their mind. Not the dopey regionals. They are the pilots who, when choosing a regional, will sacrifice QOL, Money, Schedules, Domiciles, etc to get to their quals up to get hired at their Airline of Choice As Soon As Possible.
They are the ones who have the most potential in their career trajectories should they reach their Legacy Airline of Choice.
And they are also the pilots with the MOST TO LOSE if they capitulate to short term happiness and comfort of being a big fish in a small pond when picking a regional. They know those who do that often find themselves 10-15 years later at the same regional in their mid thirties, making 80-100k a year when if they had stayed hungry and focused on their career path and not their regional job they could have been at a Legacy in their late 20s and pulling in 200-250k a year now.
It's no secret that a degree from a University with a respected Aviation Program is a +1 on the legacy applications. They don't pay 200k for their degree to then get comfortable at ExpressJet. They'll tactically apply to the regional airlines that will shotgun them through the regional job and to their legacy career with the best efficiency.
Great training counts for more in this industry than a lot of people think.
03-04-2019, 10:57 AM
#32
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Originally Posted by da42pilot
If these guys add Expressjet to their resumes, they’ll have a +2 not a +1. I had military guys in my class who came to Expressjet for that very reason. One got picked up by delta less than a month after training.
Great training counts for more in this industry than a lot of people think.
Great training counts for more in this industry than a lot of people think.
03-04-2019, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by da42pilot
If these guys add Expressjet to their resumes, they’ll have a +2 not a +1. I had military guys in my class who came to Expressjet for that very reason. One got picked up by delta less than a month after training.
Great training counts for more in this industry than a lot of people think.
Great training counts for more in this industry than a lot of people think.
03-04-2019, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by da42pilot
If these guys add Expressjet to their resumes, they’ll have a +2 not a +1. I had military guys in my class who came to Expressjet for that very reason. One got picked up by delta less than a month after training.
Great training counts for more in this industry than a lot of people think.
Great training counts for more in this industry than a lot of people think.
03-04-2019, 02:58 PM
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I've asked around a bit and am pretty sure major airlines don't give a squirt what regional you flew for.
If "went through Expressjet training" is something you thinks stands out on a resume, I think you're wrong.
Nothing wrong with Expressjet, but I'm pretty sure we're not impressing anyone.
If "went through Expressjet training" is something you thinks stands out on a resume, I think you're wrong.
Nothing wrong with Expressjet, but I'm pretty sure we're not impressing anyone.
03-04-2019, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by SpringLanding
I've asked around a bit and am pretty sure major airlines don't give a squirt what regional you flew for.
If "went through Expressjet training" is something you thinks stands out on a resume, I think you're wrong.
Nothing wrong with Expressjet, but I'm pretty sure we're not impressing anyone.
If "went through Expressjet training" is something you thinks stands out on a resume, I think you're wrong.
Nothing wrong with Expressjet, but I'm pretty sure we're not impressing anyone.
1. You don’t find new hires or FSI teaching at XJT. I know of one guy who became an instructor at PSA after one year, no prior 121 or Jet time. He was good, but not that good. Something about “the blind leading the blind”.
2. You see XJT FOs getting hired at majors, LCCs and ULCCs on a regular basis. No statistics, but it seems to happen more than other regionals.
03-04-2019, 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by SpringLanding
I've asked around a bit and am pretty sure major airlines don't give a squirt what regional you flew for.
03-05-2019, 01:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Blackhawk
2. You see XJT FOs getting hired at majors, LCCs and ULCCs on a regular basis. No statistics, but it seems to happen more than other regionals.
03-05-2019, 04:09 AM
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Originally Posted by popcopy
Please, the military guys who get beamed up to the Legacies, it's not because they finally added the coveted ExpressJet name to their CV.
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