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Originally Posted by Cruz5350
There are plenty of multiple failed checkride types at every airline.
Hardly an endorsement.
As someone who spent years in management / the hiring process, I stand behind my post. In discussing pre employment screening, it is as I've indicated.
It is true, that once hired, some individuals fail a checkride. Sometimes this is due to the higher level or training standards someone is exposed to for the first time. Sometimes, an individual's weaknesses tend to become exposed, and not all pilots are going to make the grade. In either case, if it occurs during a new hires probationary period, retention of the employee is at the airline's discretion. Anyone can have a bad day, and the airline may elect to provide more training. But if after careful evaluation the situation looks like something more, the airline will usually let the pilot go. If it occurs subsequent to the probationary year, contractual provisions may govern retraining options. There will be a finite limit to additional training provided in most contracts.
In any case, a history of repetitive failures will quickly bring the attention of the FAA principle operations inspector, or program manager, to the airline's training and qualifications program, as well as the individual involved. It can even result in the FAA requiring the individual to take a checkride in front of the FAA for evaluation purposes, during which the individual's license is at stake.