Struggling regional staffing = H1-B's?
02-02-2014 | 07:18 PM
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02-02-2014 | 07:18 PM
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You are seriously misinformed about the MPL...it is carrier-specific license that requires additional training to obtain a full ATPL or move on to another carrier. Regardless, you're gonna be hard-pressed to find anyone that will self-sponsor for a license that, should they run into politics at their airline employing regional airline, would leave them with very few options.
I think most people would have a real problem with a right-seat regional "job" being used as an evaluation period for people with very little flight time and experience, particularly when the changes as of late have been in the opposite direction.
Also, countries that have an MPL have many years of experience with the frozen ATPL...it would be a hell of a leap for the FAA to go from a 1500 hour requirement to right seat regional people with less than 200 hours....it works in the EU because upgrades take a long time, whereas regional upgrades in this country have often been less than a year.
Also, your plan depends on a retaining a cadre of senior regional captains, which is going to require vast improvements in pay and work rules at that level, which will price the regionals out of existance.
I think most people would have a real problem with a right-seat regional "job" being used as an evaluation period for people with very little flight time and experience, particularly when the changes as of late have been in the opposite direction.
Also, countries that have an MPL have many years of experience with the frozen ATPL...it would be a hell of a leap for the FAA to go from a 1500 hour requirement to right seat regional people with less than 200 hours....it works in the EU because upgrades take a long time, whereas regional upgrades in this country have often been less than a year.
Also, your plan depends on a retaining a cadre of senior regional captains, which is going to require vast improvements in pay and work rules at that level, which will price the regionals out of existance.
02-03-2014 | 04:33 AM
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Read his posts in the cargo forum. He is just as wanted over there as he is here. He is the red headed stepchild over there, so he comes over here to bully. Really loved the rumor he believed from the cousin of a FedEx ramper about FedEx management wanting to remove the tail engine from the MD11s or some crap like that to save gas$$. Always has some stupid boneheaded idea, and runs around patting himself on his back while people laugh at his face. Or his remark that former Pinnacle pilots were the source of most of Fedex's accidents, on which he was called on it by multiple FedEx guys and rather than admit he is full of it, chose to run over here with his tail between his legs and act all macho as a band aid to his ego. He seems to be so butthurt about regional guys (who I'd put money on over him any day) that my preparation H stock is up 300% due to him alone.
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02-03-2014 | 05:00 AM
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02-03-2014 | 05:02 AM
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02-03-2014 | 05:20 AM
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Hahaha! No finer pilots than those in flight suits and jackets getting the whiz wheel to the hundredth and slamming a landing on, but making the point!
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