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Hey,
I was just wondering during airline interviews if they ask/care about what kind of training you recieved...whether it be 141 or 61. Do they place alot of emphasis on that? I'm going to be attending a Part 61 school, do airlines give preference to 141?

Also, I'm currently in middle management at my office job, and I'm in charge of two people below me...do they look favorably on a job like this, or do they not really put to much weight on it because it's not avaition related?

What they care about in an interview.

- Honesty
- Grooming
- Attentiveness
- Attitude
- Punctuality
- Knowledge

They do not care about 61 vs 141. They probably won't care about your management position of supervising two people.

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Originally Posted by jelloy683 (Post 196504)

They only care that you have your ratings and flight time. 61 or 141 is completely irrelevant (despite what many large 141 schools tell you :rolleyes: ).

Any leadership experience can be beneficial, but more at the major airline level than at the regionals (they can't be too picky nowdays). Also be aware that other applicants will have led people in flight operations and/or combat, so the office job won't carry a great deal of weight.

Even money says that some of the guys and gals on airline interview boards don't even remember the difference between Parts 61 and 141.

I have extensive business experience, including managing employees. Nothing was said about it at all in my interview at Mesaba.

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Originally Posted by POPA (Post 196528)

Even money says that some of the guys and gals on airline interview boards don't even remember the difference between Parts 61 and 141.

The military guys generally have no idea.

90% of an airline interview is whether the person interviewing you can stand to sit next to and smell you for a 4 day trip.

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Originally Posted by rickair7777 (Post 196522)

Well, 141 and 142 are used by professional schools because they allow you to get thru faster than with a 61 program. Your right that the airlines don’t look at that. However, the additional training is looked at. My school has an airline transition course, and there are airlines that have contracts with use to hire with lower hours because we have completed transition training.

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Originally Posted by otter (Post 196756)

90% of an airline interview is whether the person interviewing you can stand to sit next to and smell you for a 4 day trip.

LMAO, I’ll remember the deodorant then.

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Originally Posted by V1Rotate (Post 196907)

I was a 141 check airman w/ examining authority. 141 programs benefit the schools, not the applicants...they are inflexible and force some students to pay for training that they really didn't need. Also 141 schools use their "exalted status" to charge higher rates...even though you complete the training in less hours you still pay more than 61. Ultimately YOU pay the price because you hit the streets with the same ratings but less total time for the money you spent. Airlines usually care only about ratings and flight time...

A transition program can work if pilot demand is high. But you're missing some key experience if you skip the CFI and/or night freight flying.