Australian pilots can work for US regionals.
I think most stopped hiring Australians before the pandemic, some long before it began. Doubt they will have any need for foreign workers now with so many qualified locals ready to fly.
Once the laughing stock of the world is now vaccinating the entire Australian population every week, cases are reflecting that and airlines are getting excited. Big hiring and expansion coming from all soon if the covid trends continue in the right direction, so I'd advise anyone on the fence to dust off those resumes.
Once the laughing stock of the world is now vaccinating the entire Australian population every week, cases are reflecting that and airlines are getting excited. Big hiring and expansion coming from all soon if the covid trends continue in the right direction, so I'd advise anyone on the fence to dust off those resumes.
As always, don’t believe it until you’re sitting in it.
Just checking to see if anyone has some intel on how the Aussies flying for the now-defunct US regionals have made out. Someone must know somebody who knows somebody.
I saw the question asked on APC about Aussies from ExpressJet but no one seemed to know where they went.
I saw the question asked on APC about Aussies from ExpressJet but no one seemed to know where they went.
Interestingly, I got an e-mail from a GoJet recruiter a few days ago letting me know that the E3 program may be up and running again in May/June and asked if I was still interested in a position.
Signs that confidence is starting to return.
Is a GoJet offer of any interest to you ?
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Going to stay where I have some stability currently and monitor things for at least 6-12 months. There are rumours that there may be some hiring on the horizon at the Australian carriers also.
Thanks! At this stage I am not in any rush to roll the dice. Things are still much too unstable and if things were to turn south, I don't have any faith that GoJet would give E3s any sort of support.
Going to stay where I have some stability currently and monitor things for at least 6-12 months. There are rumours that there may be some hiring on the horizon at the Australian carriers also.
Going to stay where I have some stability currently and monitor things for at least 6-12 months. There are rumours that there may be some hiring on the horizon at the Australian carriers also.
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VA is hedging their bets. Hopefully lots of guys and gals can get their livelihoods back.
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VA is hedging their bets. Hopefully lots of guys and gals can get their livelihoods back.
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VA is hedging their bets. Hopefully lots of guys and gals can get their livelihoods back.
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Rumors from the inside say that Q-link to start hiring again shortly in Australia, as well as more movement over in the US as commute begin to expand into the void left by Express Jet. Another 6-12 months and the sun may begin to shine once more.
Found this overview of US regional hiring in case there are any interested Aussies... or regionals that might hire them:
Courtesy of FAPA
Courtesy of FAPA
- Air Wisconsin: Has recently begun hiring FOs off the street with scheduled classes to start in late April
- CommutAir: Hiring FOs off the street, new hire classes scheduled every two weeks
- Endeavor: Has started hiring FOs off the street with new hire classes starting every Monday
- Envoy: No updated information on pilot hiring or training at the time of this bulletin
- GoJet: Actively hiring FOs off the street and have scheduled new hire classes
- Horizon: Had a hiring window in early March that has since closed. Planning for new hire classes in March and April
- Mesa: Has not yet started hiring pilots off the street, but they have been recalling pilots with job offers/class dates from 2020. Their first new hire class will be in early April
- Piedmont: Getting close to starting to hire off the street and are currently accepting applications. Planning for new hire classes sometime in April
- PSA: Recently started aggressively hiring pilots off the street with hopes of filling new hire classes to be scheduled every two weeks, starting in April
- Republic: Has not yet started hiring pilots and no new info on new hire classes (furloughed trainees tentatively coming back in May 2021)
- Skywest: While they have not yet started hiring new pilots, they started recalling all of their pilots who were sent home from 2020 classes this month. No information on new hire classes as of yet
Guys I have a funny feeling its about to get pretty bonkers over here. United just announced more hiring, Delta won't be far behind.
Combine that with pretty much every LCC and cargo outfit hiring, as well as a few more startups.
I wouldn't be surprised if regionals started signing off on new E3s in the next 9 - 12 months.
Combine that with pretty much every LCC and cargo outfit hiring, as well as a few more startups.
I wouldn't be surprised if regionals started signing off on new E3s in the next 9 - 12 months.
No data yet to support that and the data would be hard to come by due to the large number of variables but...I don't think the premise is entirely unreasonable.
We'll see...
There is a school of thought saying the demand for pilots post-COVID will be greater than pre-COVID because so many pilots were enticed to take early-out deals and/or others just driven out of the field for good or discouraged from entering in the first place. This will allegedly create a deficit during a robust economic recovery.
No data yet to support that and the data would be hard to come by due to the large number of variables but...I don't think the premise is entirely unreasonable.
We'll see...
No data yet to support that and the data would be hard to come by due to the large number of variables but...I don't think the premise is entirely unreasonable.
We'll see...