I'm a private pilot almost done with my ir but ive been thinking with all of the furlouged pilots out there with a substantial amount of flight time and PIC will there even be room for the new people coming up through the ranks who will be looking to apply to the regionals?
my ultimate goal is to work overseas in asia but i know that though asian airlines are expanding they arent likely to hire an expat F/O since they can fill that seat themselves. recently i spoke with a CFI at my school who just got hired at American Eagle i asked how many years did he spend instructing and he told that he spent a year doing it, i expect to at least spend a good 4-5 years doing that.
I do a lot of flying at school and ill be doing more flying over the summer and ill have a pretty good number hours within the next 4years but even with 1100hrs it just doesnt compare to the people who have 3000+ hours and PIC with a type rating.
It seems like the people who are saying that there're going to be jobs are the ones who have the hours for them but my question is will there be room for the new people like myself who are moving up through the ranks?