Experienced 135 Captain to 121 Regional
02-21-2016, 07:19 AM
#22
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Originally Posted by DasSchwerin
Reserve on the 200 in DTW has really come down. I'm only spot away from holding a line for my 2nd month. Older guys in my class already have a line for March so they only sat reserve for 1 month. I also made the jump from Ameriflight and USA Jet to come here.
02-21-2016, 08:04 AM
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Hey jhugz,
Have you considered Frontier, or are you set on going to a regional first? Not only do you meet the requirements for F9, but Frontier has a long history of hiring current Part 135 pilots with your experience, as well as 121 and military. I would bet that Frontier hires a larger percentage of current 135 pilots than any other major airline.
Frontier's ownership team is in Phoenix and a west coast base is planned, with PHX and LAS being the front runners. Frontier is growing with fleet size scheduled to nearly double in the next 5 years. Current upgrades have gone as junior as 2 to 2.5 years if you are willing to be based in MCO or ORD.
The downside is first year pay with the current contract. That contract is soon to be amendable, and hopefully Frontier wages are once again comparable to industry average, including first year pay.
In the past, the key to Frontier employment was a 'silver bullet' (recommendation from current F9 pilot), but recently most success has been to attend a job fair and meet the Frontier recruitment team.
And by the way, Frontier is a great place to work!!
Whatever you decide, good luck to you!
Have you considered Frontier, or are you set on going to a regional first? Not only do you meet the requirements for F9, but Frontier has a long history of hiring current Part 135 pilots with your experience, as well as 121 and military. I would bet that Frontier hires a larger percentage of current 135 pilots than any other major airline.
Frontier's ownership team is in Phoenix and a west coast base is planned, with PHX and LAS being the front runners. Frontier is growing with fleet size scheduled to nearly double in the next 5 years. Current upgrades have gone as junior as 2 to 2.5 years if you are willing to be based in MCO or ORD.
The downside is first year pay with the current contract. That contract is soon to be amendable, and hopefully Frontier wages are once again comparable to industry average, including first year pay.
In the past, the key to Frontier employment was a 'silver bullet' (recommendation from current F9 pilot), but recently most success has been to attend a job fair and meet the Frontier recruitment team.
And by the way, Frontier is a great place to work!!
Whatever you decide, good luck to you!
02-21-2016, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by ColdWhiskey
Hey jhugz,
Have you considered Frontier, or are you set on going to a regional first? Not only do you meet the requirements for F9, but Frontier has a long history of hiring current Part 135 pilots with your experience, as well as 121 and military. I would bet that Frontier hires a larger percentage of current 135 pilots than any other major airline.
Frontier's ownership team is in Phoenix and a west coast base is planned, with PHX and LAS being the front runners. Frontier is growing with fleet size scheduled to nearly double in the next 5 years. Current upgrades have gone as junior as 2 to 2.5 years if you are willing to be based in MCO or ORD.
The downside is first year pay with the current contract. That contract is soon to be amendable, and hopefully Frontier wages are once again comparable to industry average, including first year pay.
In the past, the key to Frontier employment was a 'silver bullet' (recommendation from current F9 pilot), but recently most success has been to attend a job fair and meet the Frontier recruitment team.
And by the way, Frontier is a great place to work!!
Whatever you decide, good luck to you!
Have you considered Frontier, or are you set on going to a regional first? Not only do you meet the requirements for F9, but Frontier has a long history of hiring current Part 135 pilots with your experience, as well as 121 and military. I would bet that Frontier hires a larger percentage of current 135 pilots than any other major airline.
Frontier's ownership team is in Phoenix and a west coast base is planned, with PHX and LAS being the front runners. Frontier is growing with fleet size scheduled to nearly double in the next 5 years. Current upgrades have gone as junior as 2 to 2.5 years if you are willing to be based in MCO or ORD.
The downside is first year pay with the current contract. That contract is soon to be amendable, and hopefully Frontier wages are once again comparable to industry average, including first year pay.
In the past, the key to Frontier employment was a 'silver bullet' (recommendation from current F9 pilot), but recently most success has been to attend a job fair and meet the Frontier recruitment team.
And by the way, Frontier is a great place to work!!
Whatever you decide, good luck to you!
02-21-2016, 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by jhugz
I have applied a couple times, haven't heard a peep. No internal though. I'll have to keep my eye out for nearby career fairs.
02-26-2016, 06:10 AM
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Originally Posted by jhugz
After doing a tiny bit of research I think the only two I'm considering is Endeavor and Republic. The plus side to Republic being getting a line out of PIT out of training and no reserve...no crashpad. Though Endeavor seems like a better place to be I'd have to sit reserve for at least a couple months up in DTW.
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