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01-26-2020 | 06:35 PM
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Also, don't necessarily become fixating on having to go to a legacy. I left Xjet last year for Spirit and am very happy. With their new contracts Spirit and Frontier have become pretty good places to work. Spirit also has a Dallas base for you but I hear its a very difficult commute from San Antonio (packed flights). I enjoyed my time at Xjet and Republic is good too. But I think Xjet makes sense for you. You can get Houston immediately and all the growth is there. You can also get a class date immediately; Republic might be still backed up.
01-28-2020 | 07:28 AM
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I think I detected a little hint of entitlement from the original poster.
Simply put, your military experience is not going to trump a regional pilots experience. In fact United, and probably most majors, love to hire regional pilots because they are already intimately familiar with the air transport system, and transport aircraft. That's not to say you won't get hired, but you'll need to be as persistent as your regional counterparts, in pursuing a very desirable job. The airlines do like some diversity in their pilot ranks.
It wasn't always this way. Thirty odd years ago the airlines did prefer miltary pilots but in those days most civilian pilot applicants had general aviation experience at best. Those times have changed!
Not scolding, just suggesting a little humility.
Simply put, your military experience is not going to trump a regional pilots experience. In fact United, and probably most majors, love to hire regional pilots because they are already intimately familiar with the air transport system, and transport aircraft. That's not to say you won't get hired, but you'll need to be as persistent as your regional counterparts, in pursuing a very desirable job. The airlines do like some diversity in their pilot ranks.
It wasn't always this way. Thirty odd years ago the airlines did prefer miltary pilots but in those days most civilian pilot applicants had general aviation experience at best. Those times have changed!
Not scolding, just suggesting a little humility.
01-28-2020 | 07:59 AM
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I think I detected a little hint of entitlement from the original poster.
Simply put, your military experience is not going to trump a regional pilots experience. In fact United, and probably most majors, love to hire regional pilots because they are already intimately familiar with the air transport system, and transport aircraft. That's not to say you won't get hired, but you'll need to be as persistent as your regional counterparts, in pursuing a very desirable job. The airlines do like some diversity in their pilot ranks.
It wasn't always this way. Thirty odd years ago the airlines did prefer miltary pilots but in those days most civilian pilot applicants had general aviation experience at best. Those times have changed!
Not scolding, just suggesting a little humility.
Simply put, your military experience is not going to trump a regional pilots experience. In fact United, and probably most majors, love to hire regional pilots because they are already intimately familiar with the air transport system, and transport aircraft. That's not to say you won't get hired, but you'll need to be as persistent as your regional counterparts, in pursuing a very desirable job. The airlines do like some diversity in their pilot ranks.
It wasn't always this way. Thirty odd years ago the airlines did prefer miltary pilots but in those days most civilian pilot applicants had general aviation experience at best. Those times have changed!
Not scolding, just suggesting a little humility.
The OP stated that he is trying to cover his bases as best as possible, even considering two regionals. His humility is probably intact.
Of course the legacies love hiring from the military. And is your argument that it is less likely that XJT pilots that have never flown in the DAL or AA system, still have a better chance a being hired than a military guy?
Here is a quick stat I could find.
AA January 2020 class breakdowns: (Source - TPN)
69 Mil
22 Envoy
08 Piedmont
10 PSA
23 Other Airline
02 Corporate
The numbers don't lie.
01-28-2020 | 10:54 AM
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Save some of that humility for yourself. Mil guys do get the calls. Just about every part timer in my squadron has moved on to the legacies. Only a couple of us remain at XJT (because we are on mil leave).
The OP stated that he is trying to cover his bases as best as possible, even considering two regionals. His humility is probably intact.
Of course the legacies love hiring from the military. And is your argument that it is less likely that XJT pilots that have never flown in the DAL or AA system, still have a better chance a being hired than a military guy?
Here is a quick stat I could find.
AA January 2020 class breakdowns: (Source - TPN)
69 Mil
22 Envoy
08 Piedmont
10 PSA
23 Other Airline
02 Corporate
The numbers don't lie.
The OP stated that he is trying to cover his bases as best as possible, even considering two regionals. His humility is probably intact.
Of course the legacies love hiring from the military. And is your argument that it is less likely that XJT pilots that have never flown in the DAL or AA system, still have a better chance a being hired than a military guy?
Here is a quick stat I could find.
AA January 2020 class breakdowns: (Source - TPN)
69 Mil
22 Envoy
08 Piedmont
10 PSA
23 Other Airline
02 Corporate
The numbers don't lie.
For the record, I'm ex-military. My observation is that it's a pretty level playing field these days. Being ex-military doesn't give any tangible advantage - any more.
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