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flythebus,
F/E's as has been noted are not very prevelant anymore. The only downside to being hired now is the possibility of a serious economic downturn, if it hasn't already occurred. If this were to happen I would expect furloughs to occur. The upside is that a furlough shouldn't last long because of, what I percieve of anyway, the gentrification of the seniority lists at the big four. In other words pilots are retiting in record rates. So then call backs from furloughs shouldn't take very long. At the airline I work for there are going to be about 150 retirements, out of 1400, pilots in the next five years. If you get an interview do your homework. There's a lot of information out there. I work for a small airline and there's even a guy who'll rent you a sim and teach you our sim check. It's probably worth every penny of it. If you don't spend the dough and don't get the job you'll be mad at yourself for a long time. Someone else has noted that your experience may not be of the utmost importance to the selection process. This is probably true to a certain extent. Human Resource departments really do seem to run the hiring show these day's. I guess I pulled the wool over their eyes big time. Good luck.
F/E's as has been noted are not very prevelant anymore. The only downside to being hired now is the possibility of a serious economic downturn, if it hasn't already occurred. If this were to happen I would expect furloughs to occur. The upside is that a furlough shouldn't last long because of, what I percieve of anyway, the gentrification of the seniority lists at the big four. In other words pilots are retiting in record rates. So then call backs from furloughs shouldn't take very long. At the airline I work for there are going to be about 150 retirements, out of 1400, pilots in the next five years. If you get an interview do your homework. There's a lot of information out there. I work for a small airline and there's even a guy who'll rent you a sim and teach you our sim check. It's probably worth every penny of it. If you don't spend the dough and don't get the job you'll be mad at yourself for a long time. Someone else has noted that your experience may not be of the utmost importance to the selection process. This is probably true to a certain extent. Human Resource departments really do seem to run the hiring show these day's. I guess I pulled the wool over their eyes big time. Good luck.
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Flythebus,
As to your question regarding time to command that isn't always a concern anymore. Work rules now allow pilots to live just about anywhere they want and commute to work. Therefore equipment seniority might be more important. A senior F/O might have the same paycheck but a much better lifestyle than a junior Captain at the same airline. Anymore it really is just a matter of what spins your prop.
As to your question regarding time to command that isn't always a concern anymore. Work rules now allow pilots to live just about anywhere they want and commute to work. Therefore equipment seniority might be more important. A senior F/O might have the same paycheck but a much better lifestyle than a junior Captain at the same airline. Anymore it really is just a matter of what spins your prop.
