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02-22-2006 | 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by loudgarrettdriver
If you guys have bad driving records, DUIs or criminal history. Don't waste your time with regionals or airlines. They're not gonna hire you. There is just too many pilots on the market right now that have clean records.
So, what's left? Corporate, freight (excluding UPS & FDX), charter?
Do you think I even have a chance at a flying career at any level?
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02-22-2006 | 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by atpwannabe
LGD:
So, what's left? Corporate, freight (excluding UPS & FDX), charter?
Do you think I even have a chance at a flying career at any level?
So, what's left? Corporate, freight (excluding UPS & FDX), charter?
Do you think I even have a chance at a flying career at any level?
02-22-2006 | 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by freezingflyboy
Of course you do! There are a lot of flying careers that are not airline (and a lot more rewarding). If you have a good attitude and are an easy guy to get along with you should have no trouble in the corporate world, flying freight, instructing, sight-seeing tours, etc. Get a job at a busy FBO and keep your ears open for oppurtunities.
Cool. I appreciate the info and most of all...the encouragement
. Also, rickair7777 sent PM to person you suggested. Waiting on response. Thanks to all who have help me through this.Marcus
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02-22-2006 | 03:45 PM
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Atpwannabe,I have a suggestion for ya. You should send Lori Clark an email and ask her your question. When you post a question here like yours; it is very subjective to to ones opinion. My advice, take what hear on here with a grain of salt. Everyone that participates on this forum is a know-it-all(most people on here) Lori has hired thousands of pilots, she can best answer your question. Keep your head high, dont get discouraged by some of the replies on here. Best of luck.
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02-22-2006 | 04:54 PM
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This is from a regional HR manager re. pilot hiring:
Be advised that I review the applications and will invite only those qualified to an interview. Factors that can disqualify applicants are:
1) Misdemeanor charges within the past 5 years-including DUIs.
2) Not meeting the minimum flight time requirements of 1000 hours total time and 100 hour s multi engine.
3) Excessive speeding/traffic tickets
Be advised that I review the applications and will invite only those qualified to an interview. Factors that can disqualify applicants are:
1) Misdemeanor charges within the past 5 years-including DUIs.
2) Not meeting the minimum flight time requirements of 1000 hours total time and 100 hour s multi engine.
3) Excessive speeding/traffic tickets
02-22-2006 | 05:02 PM
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Guys lets not forget the credit report. I am sure that it isn't checked at the regionals yet but it soon will become common to check as part of a background check.
In addition a lot of you are banking on the current hiring situation to continue for years to come. I can assure you that change is in the wind. Five years from now I would bet that things will have slowed down considerably (or sooner) at the regionals. There is only so much room in the sky and airlines are already crying "surplus capacity". Back when I got hired at the regionals I had the least time in my class with 3800 hours and was the youngest at 28. Just a few years prior the new hires were C5 check airman and ex-blue angles. Those times are due to return.
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In addition a lot of you are banking on the current hiring situation to continue for years to come. I can assure you that change is in the wind. Five years from now I would bet that things will have slowed down considerably (or sooner) at the regionals. There is only so much room in the sky and airlines are already crying "surplus capacity". Back when I got hired at the regionals I had the least time in my class with 3800 hours and was the youngest at 28. Just a few years prior the new hires were C5 check airman and ex-blue angles. Those times are due to return.
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02-22-2006 | 05:14 PM
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Unless you happen to sign a paper (usually with the very fine print at the bottom making it legal) it is very illegal for any company to check your credit report prior to employment. In addition the big three credit agencies have admitted time and again that inaccuracies on credit reports are widespread. Being turned down for any job because of a marginal credit report is very much a grey area and could open up said company to numerous lawsuits. Credit report is the LAST thing I'd worry about at an airline interview.
02-22-2006 | 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
This is from a regional HR manager re. pilot hiring:
Be advised that I review the applications and will invite only those qualified to an interview. Factors that can disqualify applicants are:
1) Misdemeanor charges within the past 5 years-including DUIs.
2) Not meeting the minimum flight time requirements of 1000 hours total time and 100 hour s multi engine.
3) Excessive speeding/traffic tickets
Be advised that I review the applications and will invite only those qualified to an interview. Factors that can disqualify applicants are:
1) Misdemeanor charges within the past 5 years-including DUIs.
2) Not meeting the minimum flight time requirements of 1000 hours total time and 100 hour s multi engine.
3) Excessive speeding/traffic tickets
02-22-2006 | 05:31 PM
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Obviously, having a record of any kind is not good for any type of job. I personally, know an Alaska Airline CA who had a criminal treaspassing when he was younger and a reckless driving violation. The reckless driving was not in a car, it was on an ATV. I dont really know if it matters and if airlines look at things like that. This guy made it, maybe just got luckey. Just my 2 cents here.
02-22-2006 | 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by JMT21
Would that be for all misdemeanors? I recieved a misdemeanor for a noise violation less than a year ago (The officer said the charge was pretty low, the same level of misdemeanor (class 2?) as urinating in public). So a noise violation or urinating in public pulls the same weight as DUI - no interview for atleast 5 years?
Well, that's what it says, HOWEVER I personally know a guy who got hired by the HR Manager in question, and he had a fairly recent public urination (which he was worried about), so I would guess that a noise violation would be OK.
I would suspect they are more concerned with real criminal stuff, like shoplifting.
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