Originally Posted by fosters

True story:

I had a friend interviewing here (not skywest) and there were several people there who did just that - went to a 121 company and were interviewing after getting on the line. My company didn't like the fact that they were leaving their company so quickly.

None were hired. Was it interview skills? Probably not, because they were working for a 121 carrier before.

Another true story. Groups of TSA furloughees have been interviewing here lately. Out of 4, only one was hired on the lastest round of interviews. Just because someone has 121 time does not make them "more employable". If you think this you are severely mistaken.

If you *really* want to make your resume stand out, go fly freight at a company like airnet or AMF. Much better pay than eagle too. And you start flying right away instead of 2-3 months of training.

Also, I made more as a CFI than I did going to eagle (no way in hell will you make $30k/yr at eagle in the prop, which is where I would've gone due to my age) - it was a no brainer for me, and I had an interview at 500/100. I chose to stay CFI'ing. It was a good choice IMO. I was hired here directly from CFI'ing.

Originally Posted by LAfrequentflyer

I read Ram Air Freight is a good 135 operation as well. It does seem like a waste to spend 6+ years at a regional as an F/O when you can go to another company and get into the left seat in 2-3 years.

_LAFF