Allegiant hiring???

[FLYN4LVE]

Whats the latest?

Any news of new classes coming up?

 

[dondk]

I still don't believe it. A simple background check would easily discover if a candidate was fired by another airline in ground school or if he were lying about having a type rating or something similar. It might take a couple weeks, but it would be discovered. It's not as if it takes a rocket scientist to read FAA background reports. If it is true, I'm sure it will be discovered soon.

Chiming in late on this, but this statement is not 100% accurate.

Most of us know of at least 1 (if not more) pilots who did not make the grade at one airline but ended up elsewhere. It all comes down to how honest the candidate was, how intense the background check was, and finally if someone actually cares. I forgot to mention if the previous airline also ratted the pilot out, which does not happen all that often either.

Heck I know a guy who went out on a bogus medical to complete his JD degree. 2 years later he pops up, completes retraining, spends less than a month in a buildup line, resigns and is magically hired at JB. How you pull off a bogus medical (not flying) for 2 years with a concurrent JD degree but... is now well enough to work for JB is beyond me.

 

[Captzaahlie]

Chiming in late on this, but this statement is not 100% accurate.

Most of us know of at least 1 (if not more) pilots who did not make the grade at one airline but ended up elsewhere. It all comes down to how honest the candidate was, how intense the background check was, and finally if someone actually cares. I forgot to mention if the previous airline also ratted the pilot out, which does not happen all that often either.

Heck I know a guy who went out on a bogus medical to complete his JD degree. 2 years later he pops up, completes retraining, spends less than a month in a buildup line, resigns and is magically hired at JB. How you pull off a bogus medical (not flying) for 2 years with a concurrent JD degree but... is now well enough to work for JB is beyond me.

Many have gone out on medical with the Sleep Apnea thing....
Sure some cases are legit but it's hard to prove one way or the other and almost became a "fad" for the guys that didn't need a steady paycheck and wanted time off!

 

[dondk]

Many have gone out on medical with the Sleep Apnea thing....
Sure some cases are legit but it's hard to prove one way or the other and almost became a "fad" for the guys that didn't need a steady paycheck and wanted time off!

Funny you say that... Got a friend who works in the sleep apnea lab here in PIT. He mentioned the other day the sharp increase of pilots coming in for testing is making him think about ever flying again. I asked how many are coming back with a positive diagnosis, his response was more than 90%. The only profession with a higher positive diagnosis is truck drivers.