Which would look better on my resume?
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Which would look better on my resume?
I am an instructor at Whiting Field in the T-6B. I am studying for the ATP written and will probably be taking that test in a couple weeks but after that I have a decision to make and I'm looking for advice. My plan is to use my GI Bill to pay for the ATP practical and my two possible routes are either: 1) Higher Power and get the ATP and 737 type or 2)Accessible Aviation and get the ATP with an MEI add-on.
Right now I have a SEL/MEL Commercial license with SEL CFI and CFII.
At the end of the day, what would a major airline like to see more on a resume, a 737 type with no hours in model or a MEI ticket?
IMMEDIATE FOLLOWUP: If your answer is MEI, does that also trump any possible networking advantages that I could gain at a place like Higher Power?
Thanks in advance!
Right now I have a SEL/MEL Commercial license with SEL CFI and CFII.
At the end of the day, what would a major airline like to see more on a resume, a 737 type with no hours in model or a MEI ticket?
IMMEDIATE FOLLOWUP: If your answer is MEI, does that also trump any possible networking advantages that I could gain at a place like Higher Power?
Thanks in advance!
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I realize, after re-reading my original post, that it kind of looks like a stupid question. I have seen several replies on different threads where people said that airlines not named Southwest may look negatively on applicants with a 737 type and no hours. So I guess a second followup is, is there still a "you're just holding out for a Southwest interview" stigma attached to people who just have the 737 type?
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Go get the MEI.
Even my SWA buds say you don't want to go to SWA. They have hired so many in the past decade that you will be a bottom feeder for quite a while.
So, if you rule SWA out, is there a need to go get the type? If you are looking for some Part 135... or even 91... that would like that type, then maybe you should get it.
Bottom line: it depends on what you want.
For me, my MEI has opened up a large potential market of income.
Even my SWA buds say you don't want to go to SWA. They have hired so many in the past decade that you will be a bottom feeder for quite a while.
So, if you rule SWA out, is there a need to go get the type? If you are looking for some Part 135... or even 91... that would like that type, then maybe you should get it.
Bottom line: it depends on what you want.
For me, my MEI has opened up a large potential market of income.
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