Just got back from a meet and greet in Phoenix for Skywest. They are absolute on three things: Total time of 1000, Multi time of 100, and instrument time has to be 100 combined, and they only allow 20 hours of sim. two guys I interviewed with were sent home after the presentation with no one on one interview. One had 95 hours of multi and the other was counting more than 20 hours of sim which put him 5 hours short on sim time. Both were told to come to another group interview after they met the times.

P.S. I got the interview in Salt Lake. Woo Hoo

 

SKW is firm on all of these times, including the 100 instrument. At least 80 of which must be in an airplane (hood is OK, they don't require actual IMC). Here's how I know.

I went to the meet and greet in PHX in March, they looked over my resume, talked with me briefly, and invited me to an interview in SLC, so I thought I was golden....

This is no joke; as I was strapping in to the Frasca to do the sim ride, the Capt. I was working with was looking over my resume, and asked "how much of your 100 hrs of instrument time in a simulator?" I said, "about 40". He said, "Are you sure?" I said, "yes". (mind you they were in the process of reviewing my log books, so I'm certainly not going to lie to them - I wouldn't, anyway) We double checked my logbooks together, then; they, very politely, sent me packing.

They were extremely appologetic, but said that they couldn't finish the interview. I was given the HR Directors' card, and told to call them as soon as I got 12 more hours of hood or atual, in an airplane, and they would continue the interview. My total times were, 2200/105, and 110 instrument. Of that instrument, a little over 40 was in simulators. That being said, I'm an old school, FBO type, CFI. I did not go to ATP, Riddle or any place like that (maybe they have negotiated concessions).

I have nothing bad to say about SKW, they were great; but it's true, they won't budge on the posted mins. This was in April.

I hope this helps.

p.s. I was pretty bummed about SKW, at the time, but I just got hired by Express Jet, yesterday, and the LAX and ONT bases I want, are going junior. So, I guess things happen for a reason.

 

Does anyone know how many people SKW is hiring in the next quarter? Also, how does ORD look as far as a base? Pretty Junior, right?

 

SKYW doesn't have any negotiations with ERAU, I showed up to one of their "career fairs" back in may, short 11 multi-engine hours. I was the first one they called in, and the first one sent out the door packing. Same deal, they were very courteous and professional about the turn-down, but there was no way (not even a "I'll have the hours in two weeks") they would schedule the formal interview without the minimums met.

 

Judging from what they told us at the above-mentioned career fair in May, their goal was to hire 700 new pilots through 2007, and they were a little behind on their new-hires.