Eaglefly, hey if your satisfied flying for a regional at 40+, good for you.

What's your schedule for getting a chief pilot spot at Eagle?

No schedule.............couldn't afford the pay cut.

Which, BTW is the same reason I passed on UAL 9 years ago (not that it would matter, because I'd be on the street now anyway).

Looks like my forsight was correct.

Reserve sucks no matter what regional you are at. Like you said, Eagle is really great for those who live in one of our bases. Or someone who doesnt mind relocating. Or someone who can deal with being home 4-5 days a month total when commuting to RSV.

It not an easy pill to swallow to commute to RSV across the country as an FO for 2 years, but it can be a painful decision when it is eventually time to upgrade here. Do you commute across the country to sit eternal reserve (much longer than 2 yrs) as a CA or stay as a 10 yr FO?

Yes, you can get hired at just about any carrier with just right seat FO time, IF you know the right people. We have had lots of FOs leave Eagle for the places mentioned by eaglefly, but you need to make up for lacking PIC time by having serious connections and a great personality.

This was at the end of the Airline Apps Review Process. I have no idea if it's current.

American Eagle’s qualifications are as follows:

Commercial Pilots Certification with multi-engine and instrument ratings
Total Fixed wing of 1000 hours preferred
Multi-engine fixed wing time of 200 hours preferred
A current flying job (12 month experience)
Current FAA First Class Medical
IFR Currency
FCC License
Possess the ability to work in the US
Possess the ability to travel in and out of the US to all cities/countries served by
American Eagle
Ability to relocate
Ability to work weekends, nights, shifts, holidays, and overnight trips
Minimum age 21
* Flight time requirements are commensurate with experience

The following preferred requirements are common amongst Eagle’s most successful applicants:
Actual instrument time to be 10% of total time
Six months experience with a Part 121 or Part 135 operation
ATP Certificate or successful completion of valid ATP written test
Hours flown in most recent 12 months to exceed 100 hours
Fixed wing multi-engine turboprop experience
College Degree

Must be the new mins. I know the old mins were a lot lower when they were hiring before, so this isnt an old posting left over from previous.

Aside from the 3407 ramifications, they are aware that there are plenty of pilots who could use 30K/year, health care and travel bennies vs. unemloyment, COBRA and penny-pinching to feed their families. At least it would provide some ability to elevate ones head farther above the waterline.

I'm sure they'll have a substantially higher level of quals from prospective applicants this time around.

So far, that past 8 months doing the commute from DFW to ORD hasn't really been that bad. I've only spent $150 in just one of those months at a hotel (4 points). There have been 2 months that I didn't need one at all. I've gone back and forth on RSV, COMP, and 1 month holding a line. IMHO, I've been lucky and have worked the RSV system the best I could.

I have 1 more month and then I'm back in DFW.

Keep that pop corn pop'n!

Guess I won't be coming to the party

Does eagle require you give up your seniority number from another company?

could you please add to that?