Originally Posted by Turbosina (Post 2912446)

I suppose what's frustrating to many is how opaque the hiring process can be. I've flown with so many great pilots who would be perfect fits at any airline: many thousands of hours of total time, lots of life experience, great to be around on a 4-day, unblemished records, years of 121 experience...and they can't get a call.

Then you have the stories about guys getting hired at the majors at age 23 (this just happened at DAL.) And you wonder -- just how is this possible? How can a 23-year-old be remotely ready for the right seat of a Mad Dog? And why would that person get called ahead of, say, the 30 or 40 Y/O RJ captain with 10K TT and every other box checked?

On the other hand, I've flown with a 26 y/o who just got hired at DAL. I can see exactly why. He's sharp, detailed, a good stick, very personable, and will undoubtedly do very well. And at the same time I remember when SWA hired a guy who was a legend in base for being the most cantankerous, unfriendly guy any of us knew, in addition to scaring more than a few of us in the air. Quite how this individual got past their hiring filters was a puzzlement to all of us...

Originally Posted by Sniper66 (Post 2912518)

SWA as Southwest ? Did that ?

Originally Posted by N6279P (Post 2912454)

Talk contract stuff over dinner? Yikes. Don’t you have other interests?

Originally Posted by Riding123 (Post 2912618)

Don't get hung up on having PIC to get hired at a major. Many pilots are getting hired without any Turbine PIC. 121 FO's from what i have read seem to do the best in new hire training.

Originally Posted by horrido27 (Post 2912610)

Oh, and how some of the same pilots keep getting the HKG & HNL Ferry flights! lol

Motch