Internships: What would you do?

[U-I pilot]

SWA does for sure. Most majors/regionals still do.....most dont pay (free labor).

 

[i'mbatman]

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

 

[Dr Pokenhiemer]

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.

 

[DX Rick]

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.

 

[nwa_contrails]

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.

 

[U-I pilot]

SWA hires their interns as pilots after thier intern work is done?!?!?!
I knew the regionals did that, but didnt know the majors would.

Not as far as I know....it just helps you out later on...still gotta meet the requirements.

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

Sorry Nope....I did UPS....

 

[DX Rick]

Not as far as I know....it just helps you out later on...still gotta meet the requirements.



Sorry Nope....I did UPS....

Ok, thats what I thought...you never know though.
The way I read the original thread was the kid was going to get a pilot slot right after his internship at a major airline.

 

[JSky26]

Dx Rick,

No pilot slot after the internship...have to put in the time like the rest of us....it helps on the connection standpoint

 

[DX Rick]

Dx Rick,

No pilot slot after the internship...have to put in the time like the rest of us....it helps on the connection standpoint

Gotchya.
I worked for a regional that hired the interns right after their interniship was up. Some deserved it, and were good at it and made good pilots. Others were low life scum bags who I wouldnt piss on if they were on fire.
They only went for the internships just to get hired on with low times, not to be productive in the office or to learn anything on how an airline operates.....because hell, they already knew it all. The same guys couldnt show on time, missed trips, bitched about flying saying "I need that reserve period moved at the end of the month, I'm just flying too much" and only could talk about how much they could drink, and how many guys they can beat up at once.

Good luck on the internship, make the best of it.