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12-20-2005, 09:12 AM
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hi i am a highschool student planning to be a commercial pilot (national or internation) for the year around 2016. i am planning to take most likely 4 years in college then go to flight school.. what is the avaliability of jobs by then? thanks.
12-20-2005, 09:36 AM
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Its hard to tell ten years from now. Let me repost this from another website. Thanks to J31guy from http://forums.chqlounge.com/ for this post. Someone asked him where they thought there company would be in ten years
"Lets try and reflect on ten years AGO for our younger friends here and perhaps they will see why a ten-year prediction is next-to impossible.
1995
Chautauqua: Chautauqua had recently taken posession of Jetstream Intl Airlines' J-31 fleet. The airline had been shifted west and the headquarters located in Indianapolis. The last of the Metros was parked. The fleet now consisted of a mess of J31s and a few Saab SF340As. (some of which came second hand from Comair)
Shuttle America: Would not exist for another two years. It would begin as a Dash-8 operator in upstate New York
Mesa: Was still broken into a variety of Beech 1900 operators throughout the country. Had yet to take posession of its first regional jet.
Comair: Was in the process of taking delivery of the industry's first so-called "regional" jet. ALPA drops the ball and allows it to take place.
USAir: Still a year before Stephen Wolf would take the helm. The airline already operated Regional Jets including the DC9-30, the F28, and the F100.
United: The "airline of choice" for job-hunters. Hundreds of pilots a year were being hired including some very, VERY low-time interns.
AirTran: An Orlando based 737-200 operator. Quietly preparing to declare bankruptcy. Would still be another year before they would merge with Atlanta based Valujet.
Jetblue: What's that?? A mouthwash??
JetTrain: A DC9 operator began plans to operate between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia
AirSouth: Begins operations in Columbia South Carolina. The city of Columbia builds a new terminal to support the hub operation.
Eastwind: Begins operations in Trenton, NJ and Greensboro, NC. 737-200 LCC. The "Bee Line"
Great Lakes: Formed "Arizona Airways Express". It would close that division 2 years later.
Midway Airlines: Began service in Raleigh Durham using F-100s, CRJs, and an Airbus 319. Feeder service was provided by Corporate Express and Great-Lakes. They would cease operations on 9/12/01.
TWA: TWA emerges from bankruptcy protection, partially owned by its employees. It unveils its new livery.
Continental: Has its best year in its 61 year history -- $224 million profit.
Valuejet: In June of 1995 a DC9 engine explodes on the runway. Shrapnel pierces the fuselage and the aircraft bursts into flame. It is evacuated on the runway. Incidentally, Valujet was a pay-for-training airline at the time.
Kiwi International Airlines: Remember this one? First airline in history to begin as employee owned. Every employee had to pony up (I think it was...) $50,000 in order to work there.
American Eagle: Still a bunch of independent regionals including Simmons and Flagship.
United Feeder Service (UFS): Owned by Hulas Canodia of Trans-States. This airline flew Jetstream 61s (the British Aerospace Advanced Turboprop)
Ok, i'm sure there are a lot more that some of the older CHQ folks can contribute. But what we CAN see from this is that 10 years has set the industry on its end! Who would've guessed that ANY of these companies would have ended up where they are today??
Today Chautauqua/Republic is a premier small-jet provider. That was not the case ten years ago -- and it could very likely not be the case ten years from now. We should never allow ourselves to feel comfortable or "safe" here. We should never look down our noses at those who made different decisions (ask the J4J guys).
Those in glass houses, should never throw stones."
"Lets try and reflect on ten years AGO for our younger friends here and perhaps they will see why a ten-year prediction is next-to impossible.
1995
Chautauqua: Chautauqua had recently taken posession of Jetstream Intl Airlines' J-31 fleet. The airline had been shifted west and the headquarters located in Indianapolis. The last of the Metros was parked. The fleet now consisted of a mess of J31s and a few Saab SF340As. (some of which came second hand from Comair)
Shuttle America: Would not exist for another two years. It would begin as a Dash-8 operator in upstate New York
Mesa: Was still broken into a variety of Beech 1900 operators throughout the country. Had yet to take posession of its first regional jet.
Comair: Was in the process of taking delivery of the industry's first so-called "regional" jet. ALPA drops the ball and allows it to take place.
USAir: Still a year before Stephen Wolf would take the helm. The airline already operated Regional Jets including the DC9-30, the F28, and the F100.
United: The "airline of choice" for job-hunters. Hundreds of pilots a year were being hired including some very, VERY low-time interns.
AirTran: An Orlando based 737-200 operator. Quietly preparing to declare bankruptcy. Would still be another year before they would merge with Atlanta based Valujet.
Jetblue: What's that?? A mouthwash??
JetTrain: A DC9 operator began plans to operate between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia
AirSouth: Begins operations in Columbia South Carolina. The city of Columbia builds a new terminal to support the hub operation.
Eastwind: Begins operations in Trenton, NJ and Greensboro, NC. 737-200 LCC. The "Bee Line"
Great Lakes: Formed "Arizona Airways Express". It would close that division 2 years later.
Midway Airlines: Began service in Raleigh Durham using F-100s, CRJs, and an Airbus 319. Feeder service was provided by Corporate Express and Great-Lakes. They would cease operations on 9/12/01.
TWA: TWA emerges from bankruptcy protection, partially owned by its employees. It unveils its new livery.
Continental: Has its best year in its 61 year history -- $224 million profit.
Valuejet: In June of 1995 a DC9 engine explodes on the runway. Shrapnel pierces the fuselage and the aircraft bursts into flame. It is evacuated on the runway. Incidentally, Valujet was a pay-for-training airline at the time.
Kiwi International Airlines: Remember this one? First airline in history to begin as employee owned. Every employee had to pony up (I think it was...) $50,000 in order to work there.
American Eagle: Still a bunch of independent regionals including Simmons and Flagship.
United Feeder Service (UFS): Owned by Hulas Canodia of Trans-States. This airline flew Jetstream 61s (the British Aerospace Advanced Turboprop)
Ok, i'm sure there are a lot more that some of the older CHQ folks can contribute. But what we CAN see from this is that 10 years has set the industry on its end! Who would've guessed that ANY of these companies would have ended up where they are today??
Today Chautauqua/Republic is a premier small-jet provider. That was not the case ten years ago -- and it could very likely not be the case ten years from now. We should never allow ourselves to feel comfortable or "safe" here. We should never look down our noses at those who made different decisions (ask the J4J guys).
Those in glass houses, should never throw stones."
11-25-2012, 08:11 AM
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Ten Years Ago...
COMAIR was the premier regional, having just won a great pilot contract after striking. Many of their pilots planned to stay forever.
Mesa was on the upswing (mainly due to UAL BK judge directing contracts to lowest bidder).
SkyWest was ramping up for major growth, new hires would rapidly hold RJ CA seats in desirable western domiciles.
GIA was thriving in a niche market by selling 121 first officer positions.
United, Continental, America West, US Airways, SWA, Airtran, Delta, and Northwest were all separate airlines.
Frontier was a standalone major airline. Midwest still existed.
Most major pilots were still working under lucrative pre-9/11 contracts.
Mesaba, Colgan, and Pinnacle were separate airlines.
Mesa, Colgan, and Pinnacle had not suffered industry-changing accidents during a period when major airlines experienced a fantastic safety record.
American Eagle pilots were part of AMR and had flow-through to AA.
GoJet did not exist.
I'm sure there's more...
COMAIR was the premier regional, having just won a great pilot contract after striking. Many of their pilots planned to stay forever.
Mesa was on the upswing (mainly due to UAL BK judge directing contracts to lowest bidder).
SkyWest was ramping up for major growth, new hires would rapidly hold RJ CA seats in desirable western domiciles.
GIA was thriving in a niche market by selling 121 first officer positions.
United, Continental, America West, US Airways, SWA, Airtran, Delta, and Northwest were all separate airlines.
Frontier was a standalone major airline. Midwest still existed.
Most major pilots were still working under lucrative pre-9/11 contracts.
Mesaba, Colgan, and Pinnacle were separate airlines.
Mesa, Colgan, and Pinnacle had not suffered industry-changing accidents during a period when major airlines experienced a fantastic safety record.
American Eagle pilots were part of AMR and had flow-through to AA.
GoJet did not exist.
I'm sure there's more...
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