The call won’t ever come if you don’t apply, but I would say that your odds of getting a call after application are good. You may need to be a little patient because your application won’t likely pop to the top of the stack, but I’d be willing to bet you’ll hear something.

Can I ask how you have an A320 and 75/76 type and only 500 turbine?

 

I applied, but it has only been 3 or so weeks. Didn't expect a call that quickly by any means, but I've heard of it happening for regional guys. Figured I'll pay for the professional review if I'm not getting any calls after a month or two.


First jet was the 767 at an ACMI, wasn't there for very long. Now at a LCC flying the bus.

 

You should be in good shape then! I just wasn’t sure if the types were bought and/or promotional training through WAI or the likes. Basically, a type rating with no actual time in type. Two type ratings in those types of aircraft without the usual pass through an RJ or turboprop and only 500 turbine is a bit unusual.

Do a review service, but your best bet for faster results would be to try to get some face time at one of the major recruiting conferences. Go all in right away if you want the job. Every week wasted is ~50 seniority numbers that you give up.

 

What is your hesitation on paying for the review NOW?

 

Attend a job fair.

 

I have very similar quals. 800 turbine and 737 type, 1850PIC mostly as CFI
Do you have any TPIC?
Did you get called yet?

 

Obviously it's a moving target, but I had the following when I got the offer from AA in August (and the day after I accepted I had a call from United wanting to schedule IIRC, or maybe it was a call from Pilot Recruiting asking me to update so they could schedule, I don't remember, but I didn't pursue it):

B767, B737, E145 types (at 121 operators, without failures)
1750 Turbine - all 121 (weird holdover from the pre-1500 days that got out of the industry for 10 years)
Checked the EEOC Protected Vet diversity hire box
Less than 2300 TT
250 TPIC @ 121 RJ operator
2 Master's (one of them even wasn't a fake military one) and a Bachelors
No failures other than a PPL stage check way back
No internal recs
No meet 'n' greets

I tried to slot those all in where I thought they ranked in terms of importance, but it's very much a guess...as others have said, it ain't apples to apples.

 

Type ratings isn't that high on the importance rank. Overseas it often is as they like to hire people with time in type. In the U.S. corporate and Part 135 might require, or prefer, time in type. But larger U.S. Part 121 don't care if the applicants have time in type.

What to they value the most? 1000 hrs TPIC ('highly qualified'), then 500 hrs TPIC ('competiviely qualified). Right up with those two is military flight training. They also like to see Part 121 experience as the training standards are fairly well known. They also like to see recent training, either an upgrade to Captain or a new type rating. Even better if it's at a 121 operator. They also want to see recent experience. They're just trying to increase the odds that they think the candidate they hire will pass the training and has a background that improves those odds.