Destination 225
01-03-2026 | 11:30 PM
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Where you wanna end up until you’re 65? If you’re going the airline training program route, I’d go with the program ran by the airline you want to work for.
01-04-2026 | 05:37 AM
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It is successful and the company has been honoring its commitments to the 225 candidates. If you want to work for Southwest I would say its good, however if another airline is on your radar then you might want to go the route they like.
01-04-2026 | 07:41 AM
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I’ll never really recommend flow or cadet programs, but it is great to see we are honoring ours and we weren’t telling people to just shove it when we paused hiring. For a while there it was just 225 people getting added to our seniority list. Was under a UA flow program at da regionals and they’d change requirements retroactively and deny people with clean records just to keep them flying RJs. We don’t have that program.
01-04-2026 | 09:13 AM
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I’ll never really recommend flow or cadet programs, but it is great to see we are honoring ours and we weren’t telling people to just shove it when we paused hiring. For a while there it was just 225 people getting added to our seniority list. Was under a UA flow program at da regionals and they’d change requirements retroactively and deny people with clean records just to keep them flying RJs. We don’t have that program.
01-04-2026 | 09:50 AM
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The airline training programs are expensive (much more so than DIY at a part 61 school). But they’re structured to get you done and out the door to that airline ASAP.
I haven’t flown with a 225 pilot yet (or any 121 pilot mill person) but would be a good way to kill cruise time talking about the pros and cons, etc. I’d guess most wanted to come here from the jump.
01-04-2026 | 10:08 AM
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I’ll never really recommend flow or cadet programs, but it is great to see we are honoring ours and we weren’t telling people to just shove it when we paused hiring. For a while there it was just 225 people getting added to our seniority list. Was under a UA flow program at da regionals and they’d change requirements retroactively and deny people with clean records just to keep them flying RJs. We don’t have that program.
01-04-2026 | 10:09 AM
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Keep in mind that all of the 'ab-initio' programs are subject to what is happening at the step between the ratings and the major.
Our 225 folks have been stuck in limbo for a while because the aviation partners were stagnant and they had no seats to offer the 225 students.
Our 225 folks have been stuck in limbo for a while because the aviation partners were stagnant and they had no seats to offer the 225 students.
01-04-2026 | 10:44 AM
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