Airline Application advice

[135wannabe]

The company i flew for last went completely out of business. Got rid of all the planes & no more records or nothing. (I did get my personell file, however). Basically complete liquidation.
How do you properly complete an application for airlines as proof that I even worked there. There is no "address" or "phone number" for them as to they don't exist anymore. There's nobody even associated with them any longer to attest to if I really have the hours that I say I do with that company.

Any ideas? Thank you all

 

[slickmagneto]

BEEN THERE DONE THAT

I have had this happen to me and I listed the last known supervisor,address, phone #. Employers are required to ATTEMPT to contact your previous employer, but if they don't exist then they don't exist.

If you have any training records, phone# of a co-worker or a manager of an FBO that can vouch for you, you should be fine.
Best of luck.

 

[RUhiring?]

Pay stubs can also be proof that you worked there. But only if you have saved them. I make a point of saving all of my pay stubs for just such an occasion.

 

[bobbysamd]

LOR

An LOR from an official would be good, too.

 

[135wannabe]

Thanks for all the good replys. I have LOR's, training records, paystubs, etc...

I'm still wondering what to put in the address/phone number/supervisor name section of an application. "SlickMagneto" mentioned to put the last Known address and phone number, etc. Is this what most of you would suggest?

In addition to using the last known information on them, should I make a note on the application saying company no longer exists??

 

[Rick1128]

PRIA

The Pilot Record Improvement Act requires that the employer attempt to contact and get copies of the employee's previous records. The employer is required to be able to prove they had done so. My employer does so by keeping a copy of the PRIA paperwork and a copy of the certified return receipt. When the letter is returned it is placed in the pilot's records. Most all operators are doing something similar to this.

As for the application, I would use the last known address, phone, fax, supervisor, etc. A note that this company is out of business is not necessary, but nice. If I was working for them when they shut down, I cover it in my reason for leaving.