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03-23-2017 | 06:40 AM

#6391

hotbreeze

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Originally Posted by milmil34

What is the process for this? I have a friend who is qualified but is from the U.K. And did all his flight training here in the U.S.

They should contact pilot recruiting. They will review their background and discuss the process. Obviously, they have to come here under a US Visa.

03-23-2017 | 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by NewRJPilot

I finished my 200 line check on 7th March and got a composite line for April in ORD in the CRJ.

I'm also from Australia and happy to help guide anyone through the process to get here, just PM me.

The pay is enough to support my wife and I, including multiple trips overseas and around USA. SkyWest has been great so far and I don't see that changing.

Out of curiosity, did Skywest recruit you and sponsor an E-3 Visa?

03-23-2017 | 08:41 AM

#6393

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Originally Posted by BrewCity

Out of curiosity, did Skywest recruit you and sponsor an E-3 Visa?

Yes they did, an E3 visa (Australian citizens only) costs SkyWest nothing whereas citizens of other countries I've heard is around $14,000 to sponsor hence why most US airlines say they will not sponsor anyone.

03-23-2017 | 08:58 AM

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What are the rules around E3 visa? I assume it is employer specific and not transferable? Nice little forced retention model.

03-23-2017 | 09:10 AM

#6395

hotbreeze

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Originally Posted by N1234

What are the rules around E3 visa? I assume it is employer specific and not transferable? Nice little forced retention model.

Not really forced retention as long as another airline will apply for a Visa or sponsor an employer based green card.

03-23-2017 | 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by NewRJPilot

Out of more curiosity, did you reach out to them or are US regionals actively recruiting / advertising in Australia? Is Skywest a better opportunity than other jobs back home or did something other than a paycheck draw you over to the states?

03-23-2017 | 09:29 AM

#6397

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Originally Posted by milmil34

What is the process for this? I have a friend who is qualified but is from the U.K. And did all his flight training here in the U.S.

SkyWest only assists Australians because of the ease of visa app

03-23-2017 | 09:48 AM

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Trip efficiency

Met up with a buddy who's an FO out of DEN on the CRJ. He works four 4-day trips and usually runs between 88-100 hours a month. That only averages out to about 5.5 hours a day. Is this about average?

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03-23-2017 | 09:50 AM

#6399

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Pretty average

03-23-2017 | 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Ace66

Met up with a buddy who's an FO out of DEN on the CRJ. He works four 4-day trips and usually runs between 88-100 hours a month. That only averages out to about 5.5 hours a day. Is this normal? I though it would be higher?

Yes that is the rough average. I don't think a higher efficiency average is very practical.
You can follow the average credit per day trend in the monthly RSR report.
Outstations will typically have a slightly higher credit per day but unfortunately they could also have the same TAFB on a 3 day as a hub has on a 4 day.