US Airways Pilot Pool and Hiring

[The Drizzle]

I do not know if it will be "required" but would be very surprised if those selected for interview did not have at least 1000k + TPIC. Not a lot of places in the US hiring right now. Good Luck

A recent class had people with little or no PIC, not many but still there.

 

[LaGarbage Man]

A recent class had people with little or no PIC, not many but still there.

Well I stand corrected and surprised. Good Luck

 

[cbrown1]

Anyone know if they are going to require 1000 pic turbine?

For what's it's worth I got called and I only have 500 ish pic in a Turbo prop.

 

[jim718181]

thx for the replies guys

 

[crashmbern]

For what's it's worth I got called and I only have 500 ish pic in a Turbo prop.

When did you get called?

 

[elguapo9]

A recent class had people with little or no PIC, not many but still there.

I think the little to no PIC is reserved for diversity candidates and people that are taken on a tour of all the CP's offices by their Dad.

 

[cbrown1]

When did you get called?

About a week ago. I was one of those that got the email to reapply in May.

 

[crashmbern]

About a week ago. I was one of those that got the email to reapply in May.

Got the same email but haven't gotten called.

 

[LearLove]

A recent class had people with little or no PIC, not many but still there.

On the PIC topic - back in feb when I was in CLT for tng I spoke with one of the CP's doing some interviewing about this topic.

I brought up the point of guys with 5000+ tt and no TPIC, for example a comair or horizon guy hired around 06 but could never upgrade due to the situation at his/her company. The CP mentioned that they are aware of this and that these guys even though they may not have tpic may still bring something to the table.

I would tend to think that a guy in this situation with a clean work, checkride and training history and an ATP would do just fine. It's not their fault their regional lost a contract, shrunk ect. and the upgrade gravy train stoped before they could check out.

Plus going fwd I think we will see a reluctance of regional CA's near the top of their list to leave. For example a guy hired at CHQ in 99 in his 20's now a SA or Rep CA on the 170/175/190 finds himself today in his late 30's early 40's with a house, wife and kids. Its hard for that guy to jump to the bottom of a major list when he is around 100 out of 2000 at Rep.

This leaves the junior CA's with some Tpic or senior FO's with no Tpic but a lot of TT.

Take it FWIW but this hiring cycle (cycle not boom) will be very different than the cycles from the late 70's to 9/11.

 

[The Drizzle]

I think you are 100% correct.