What does it take to get on with AIRNET

[uscpilot]

I dont understand why people are so suprised that you are "required" to have a four year degree to fly for Airnet. Look at all the unemployed pilots out there. It may not be fair but it is an easy way to weed out applicants (notice that I did not say less qualified). Besides you need a degree to fly for any major passenger or freight airline, even though somebody without a degree would do just fine. It is like that everywhere in the non-aviation world too. Without that degree you quickly hit that glass ceiling.

 

[WrightAvia]

No Offense, but don't quit your day job!

None taken and don't worry, I'm not.

Speaking of college. I bet if I made use of my free time and concentrated on upgrading my two year degree to a four year online degree, I could get a job at Airnet. Maybe then, those guys over at freight runners would quit bugging me about flying their grungy Beech 99's.

 

[Vicman]

but lately going back to school doesn't seem like such a bad idea........I get older, but college chicks always stay the same age

Not to mention beautiful and GONE WILD hahaha....I actually look forward to attending my classes again! Needles to say that my scanning =) technique has greatly improve! As for my,..GPA well that's another story.....as always, there are those who you definitley must SEE and AVIOD..uughh!

 

[Slave2theGrind]

The funny thing is, I do have a 4-year degree from ERAU and still no call

 

[Gulfstream 200]

cmon, dont beleive that BULL$HIT.

A 4 yr degree to get on at a check hauler flying Barons all night??? has NOTHING to do with degrees, hours, etc....its just supply and demand.

Once hiring goes crazy again (if it does!) they wont be able to keep someone for more than 6 months!!

then again, maybe if you have an MBA you can get an interview..

 

[guyincognito]

I'll trade someone my MBA for 1000/200. (The MBA was a lot easier to get...)

 

[NDPILOT]

The funny thing is, I do have a 4-year degree from ERAU and still no call

There is a class going right now with 4 ERAU people in it. The only other advice i'd give, be absolutly sure you're filling out the on-line app. correctly. If there is one mistake, it won't go through.

 

[IP076]

Class of 4 from ERAU? Current Class only has three people. Two are Riddle grads.

I guess there is a class scheduled for the 20th. I know for sure it has three former Riddle-PRC IPs in it.

Good Luck, Keep Trying!!

 

[spitfire1940]

what kind of mistake??

how would I know if there was a mistake in my Airnet app?

Shouldn't it kick back to you if there's something wrong with it?

Also, what qualifies as wrong? Any of you starcheckers out there able to help?

 

[BoilerBacker]

cmon, dont beleive that BULL$HIT.

A 4 yr degree to get on at a check hauler flying Barons all night??? has NOTHING to do with degrees, hours, etc....its just supply and demand.

Once hiring goes crazy again (if it does!) they wont be able to keep someone for more than 6 months!!

then again, maybe if you have an MBA you can get an interview..

Gulfstream,

How can you be so right and yet so wrong. You make getting "on with a check hauler flying Barons all night" sound like a prison sentence. I LOVE my job. I see my wife and kids now more than when I was a vice president at a bank and don't have to live half of my life in hotels (like many of our passenger carrying comrads.) As for getting hired having NOTHING to do with degrees, hours, etc... it's just supply and demand." You are exactly right in that it is a matter of supply and demand but, how do you think supply and demand works? When supply outweights demand, employers can be more selective and the requirements to get hired go way up... as in more experience (flight time), more education/training (degrees and/or ratings), and better connections (letters of recommendation and walked in resumes.)

Many places (including AirNet) use scoring models to initially screen apps. As demand decreases, the minimum score to move to the next level in the hiring process (phone interview with AirNet) goes up. Every little feather in your cap means more points and degrees get points as do ratings, work experience, flight time, and who really knows what else!

As you further stated, once hiring "goes crazy again", minimums will once again most likely go down as employers compete to attract potential employees. However, I have a feeling that AirNet will manage to keep a few longer than six months. Don't knock it (with so much apparent authority) until you have been there. We have many pilots still flying the line that have been with Airnet 10 to 20 years. There are bases within the AirNet system that there is absolutely no chance of ever getting because the people there are not leaving until they retire or AirNet locks them out of the planes (at least this is what these pilots have told me.)

In the mean time, in todays economy, if you are not flying professionally and have the desire to do so. I personally think one should do whatever you can do to continue to build time and add points to your resume. If you are not a CFI, get it If you are a CFI, get your MEI and/or II and, heavevn forbid!, GET OUT THERE AND TEACH. If you haven't yet, take the ATP written and if you have the hours and the cash, maybe get your ATP. But most of all, some how keep flying and keep that experience/logbook fresh.

Sorry for the length, but this just touched a nerve. Some people need to take off the rose colored glasses and realize that the aviation industry is a mess right now. Sure you need determination to make a career in this industry right now. But, you also need patience and to realize that the late 90's are over. That gravey part of the "hiring cycle" is gone for now. Supply is high and demand is low. It is up to us to make ourselves as well trained, experienced, and marketable as possible.

Best wishes and good luck
Boilerbacker