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Go ahead and do it---help lower the industry standards and help cut pay and benefits for those of us who are trying to make a living while thinking you are better than everyone else just because of some bridge program. Meanwhile, in a couple of years, the regionals will hire Captains off the street because you guys won't have the total time to meet their upgrade requirements!! Hey--thanks! You may be helping afterall!! That way I won't have to work for nothing the first couple of years!
 
Go ahead and do it---help lower the industry standards and help cut pay and benefits for those of us who are trying to make a living while thinking you are better than everyone else just because of some bridge program.
Dr.P-
Internships and bridge programs are two entirely different things. Bridge programs are through a school specific agreement and get people jobs because they took required classes. Getting an internship is a form of active job hunting (being a go-getter) and gaining necessary experience to succeed in this career (or any career for that matter). Most quality internship programs are quite selective and in fact are essential to quality companies to maintain present and future operational success. If you think internships are lowering the bar and degrading the industry I think you need to reevaluate your thinking.
 
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Dr. P,

I don't think I would be lowering the bar on any standard. I don't think I am better than anyone else in this community. I'd say I'm a pretty standup dude and I'm gracious and fortunate enough to have this sort of opportunity. Like U-I said, a bridge program and an internship are two separate entities. I will put my dues in where they are needed.... The internship will only help you get an interview, but from from then on, it's your game that's on...you are sweatin' it out with all the other guys in the interview room.
 
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Dr. P,

I don't think I would be lowering the bar on any standard. I don't think I am better than anyone else in this community. I'd say I'm a pretty standup dude and I'm gracious and fortunate enough to have this sort of opportunity. Like U-I said, a bridge program and an internship are two separate entities. I will put my dues in where they are needed.... The internship will only help you get an interview, but from from then on, it's your game that's on...you are sweatin' it out with all the other guys in the interview room.

Regional Internship: Waste of time. You will get hired sooner by spending the summer working as a cfi or getting ratings.

Major Internship: DO IT! One of my FO's just got hired at CAL with less than 2 years in an RJ because he did an internship.

But if you're interning at an airline that is BK or has lots of furloughs, it could be a few years before they hire.
 
I might be reading this wrong, but what LCC Major airline hires their interns? JetBlue?
 
SWA does for sure. Most majors/regionals still do.....most dont pay (free labor).
 
U-I pilot said:
SWA does for sure. Most majors/regionals still do.....most dont pay (free labor).


Did you intern at SWA?? I interned there in 2002 and would love to know how many former interns have gotten on. I only know of two that have interviewed and only one got hired. Thx
 
Guess I was mainly talking about the 200 hour guys who get a job with the regionals. They don't have any experience under their belt so they think $20,000 is a lot of money. Sure makes it hard for someone with 5,000 hours and a family to make the move to the airlines. I know a lot of people have, but I couldn't afford to. Just had to vent a little earlier. If I were 22 years old and didn't have the responsibility of having a family, I guess I could go work for nothing. Money is decent where I am now, but sure do spend a lot of time away from home. Lucky to have an understanding wife.
 
U-I pilot said:
SWA does for sure. Most majors/regionals still do.....most dont pay (free labor).
SWA hires their interns as pilots after thier intern work is done?!?!?!
I knew the regionals did that, but didnt know the majors would.
 
I think instead of a guarenteed hire, it's more like lowered min times. American interns have lowered mins for Eagle, United interns (when they used to have an intern program) also had lowered mins. NW doesn't lower mins for their interns and also was unpaid. JetBlue interns were paid-not sure about lowered mins for them.
 

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