250hr United Airlines newhire pilot
07-09-2017, 07:39 PM
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Point is that we need a well structured ab-inito program so that novice, but carefully selected and screened, commercial pilots can go directly to a major airline, bypassing the regionals.
The regionals can be staffed by those that don't cut the mustard with the major's ab-initio program, provided that have an ATP and at least 1500hrs.
The regionals can be staffed by those that don't cut the mustard with the major's ab-initio program, provided that have an ATP and at least 1500hrs.
07-09-2017, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Omnipotent
Point is that we need a well structured ab-inito program so that novice, but carefully selected and screened, commercial pilots can go directly to a major airline, bypassing the regionals.
The regionals can be staffed by those that don't cut the mustard with the major's ab-initio program, provided that have an ATP and at least 1500hrs.
The regionals can be staffed by those that don't cut the mustard with the major's ab-initio program, provided that have an ATP and at least 1500hrs.
Should pilots promote pathways that make it easier to become a mainline pilot? How do you think management will react at the negotiating table when the supply of available pilots increases dramatically?
07-09-2017, 08:40 PM
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So we would have 250hr guys flying mainline and ATPs in regionals? They do this with maintenance but piloting is more a career than a McJob. Mainline is set aside for important people's kids. The only positive, young people wouldn't waste their lives at regionals thinking it will turn into decent employment. They would quickly know to change careers while they still can. Aviation is a very cruel joke for most of its participants.
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07-10-2017, 01:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Omnipotent
Point is that we need a well structured ab-inito program so that novice, but carefully selected and screened, commercial pilots can go directly to a major airline, bypassing the regionals.
07-10-2017, 03:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Omnipotent
Point is that we need a well structured ab-inito program so that novice, but carefully selected and screened, commercial pilots can go directly to a major airline, bypassing the regionals.
The regionals can be staffed by those that don't cut the mustard with the major's ab-initio program, provided that have an ATP and at least 1500hrs.
The regionals can be staffed by those that don't cut the mustard with the major's ab-initio program, provided that have an ATP and at least 1500hrs.
07-10-2017, 05:00 AM
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Originally Posted by CBreezy
There are tens if thousands of qualified pilots at the regionals. The only people pushing ab initio are people who want to skip the line and get at a major in less than a year.
07-10-2017, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Flyingphi
Not tens of thousand...it's less than 20 thousand total In the regionals. Now subtract the unqualified and the regional lifers. Probably left with 10-12k at best.
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