Originally Posted by
fernytickles
Also, the airlines generally won't take you without a green card - they don't need to, they are inundated with Americans trying to get a job.
Some regional airlines in the US are having trouble filling classes. The problem is that the entry level jobs are in jets for the most part and many applicants haven't flown anything larger than a 172. SkyWest is aggressively hiring and has gone back to doing job fairs. It's common for applicants to simply not show up for an interview and in some cases new hires fail to appear for ground school. The people who have some relevant experience in turbine equipment have found better opportunities than a 17,000 first year paying job. Fractionals are hiring and majors like Continental hire the same people that are targeted by the regionals. I've seen guys with nothing more than right seat time in a turboprop get hired by CO. Southwest is hiring a lot of experienced regional captains and attrition at many regionals is back to the high rates seen prior to 9/11. So if you have the right to work in the US I'd apply.