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01-18-2017, 09:52 PM

yahooair

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SkyWest bypass flows

So how are SkyWest pilots getting hired at DL, UAL and AA before some flows? Isn't that the whole idea of the attraction/marketing strategies for some regionals?
Met a civilian SKYW (under 16months on property) pilot today that just got on with DL. He informed me there were about 250-300 that got on from them.
Last month, I had met a SkyWest pilot who just got hired at AA with 4 years. I am sure there are lots that went to UA.
How are they bypassing all flows?

01-18-2017, 10:18 PM

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Perhaps airlines have a certain appreciation for pilots who oppose trade unionism and willingly undercut their fellow pilots, all while fiercely believing in your company brand as though it were a cult and adoring management as your personal lord and savior. I don't know, I could be wrong.

01-18-2017, 11:30 PM

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What makes you think it's specific to skywest? People are getting hired from every regional. Including the smaller ones, like some turboprop operators.

01-19-2017, 12:01 AM

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Dey're stealing arrr jerbzzzz!!!!!!

01-19-2017, 12:31 AM

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Skywest isn't bypassing flows. Anyone from anywhere can interview and get a job immediately at a major carrier if they meet the mins and get chosen. Nothing special about Skywest.

01-19-2017, 03:13 AM

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Because flows only fill a portion of available new hire slots, no ALL of them. Got it?!

01-19-2017, 03:27 AM

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Ah, someone achieving some self-awareness about the actual value of flow programs!

01-19-2017, 03:31 AM

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01-19-2017, 03:32 AM

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^ exactly. Flows are almost a way to meter pilots in without mas exudus from your airline.. its a way to control attrition.. SkyWest doesn't have that..

01-19-2017, 06:28 AM

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Perhaps you shouldn't have bought into the Ponzi scheme that is the flow. When you hear pilots with a flow boast about how they have taken their last interview, have no degree, have some convictions, you wonder why they only allow a fixed amount per year. People from CPZ, SKYWEST, TSA, and even airlines like Envoy can get hired at UAL.