I appreciate all thats being posted I am also happy so many here have internal recs but where do those of us without a hook stand in the pursuit of a job at ASA ?? At this point this thread is becoming useless . I feel like I am wiindow shopping without a penny to my name .

here here... im with ya buddy.. All the people I know are at regionals that AREN'T hiring. Go figure.

I highly doubt every single new hire had a letter of rec. I'm sure they start with people that meet the requirements and then sort from there. Don't get me wrong, having a rec. helps but it's not required. Keep updating your Airline App., things don't happen over night, especially in the airline industry.

As for future classes, I'm guessing they will continue but not until after December as posted previously by someone else. The merger is official today, which may change the situation a little. Hiring will be for both former XJT and Atlantic Southeast so I'm not sure if you'll be based in ATL or IAD on the CRJ, you could end up on the XJT side of things. Whatever the case, good luck and don't give up.

Welcome to the airline industry. it's not what you know it's who you know.

But take heart, we are just now at the very tip of the coming hiring boom. With the retirements alone, every current RJ captain who wants to leave will be able to. Regionals will be hiring like mad to replace them. If you want to fly for an airline, you will get your chance soon enough.

Finally! Nice to see some positive people out there.

Appreciate the positive feedback !

Now that's what i call "a breath of fresh air!!!"

Capt Tony is correct. 3 major issues within the industry will drive a demand for pilots that the industry hasn't yet experienced. 1. Age 65 rule 2. New (hopefully proactive) rest requirements and 3. New (hopefully proactive) hiring requirements. Coupled with a possible economy recovery and we will have the 'perfect storm' for pilot hiring in the next 3 - 5 years.

Well said......until then we just grab on to whatever "life rope" we can find and try to keep our nose above water.....damn that's going to be a very long 3-5yrs. i think another one of my hairs just turned grey.:(

I don't think it's going to be 3 to 5 years. As long as the economy continues to improve, I think everyone will be hiring by the end of 2011. I just saw an ad for Horizon this week. Pinnacle is hiring, Colgan is hiring, Lakes is hiring, Eagle is hiring, and ASA is hiring at the regional level. At the major/LCC level, US Air, Continental, American, Delta, AirTran, JetBlue, Spirit, Allegient, Virgin America, Hawaiian, and Alaska are hiring (either actively or people in class now) or recalling. Omni, Evergreen, World, Northern and other large aircraft operators have advertized that they are hiring. It's here, folks. The snowball is just small and at the top of the hill! Let it roll down the hill for a little while and qualified pilots will be able to get a job if they want one.

Also,you don't need an internal rec for ASA, it just gets your app to the front of the line for review faster!