Where will the regionals be 5 years from now?

[Hugh Jorgan]

I think PilotYIP was saying the next hiring boom will start on something like Oct 2nd, 2007 at around 0827 EST.

 

[FlyIllini]

Luchini -- Here's a couple nuggets of insight that you hopefully find helpful..

First off, if you're joining active duty, be sure to ask around and understand your college benefits, since a few details can mean a huge difference for you.. For example, in Illinois, people who enlist for a 4 year or greater enlistment from the state of Illinois qualify for the Illinois Veterans Grant. It pays for four years at any IL state college, which includes the U of IL and SIU flight departments. Here's the kicker... The grant pays tuition AND INCLUDES FLIGHT FEES and is separate from to your GI bill benefits (yes, you can draw both benefits at the same time). In this case, the flying is paid for & your monthly GI check is yours to do whatever you want with vice sending it directly to the school...(~$30K that you don't have to pay for) So, it pays to know what the benefits are for your area!!


Second, if you're looking toward a career as a naval aviator, here are two things to keep in mind...

1)While a lot of people talk about the stability & reliability of the military as an employer, it's not quite that simple. I'm a USAF student nearly finished with pilot training in a joint Navy flightschool & I've been seeing a lot of 10yr AF Captains & Navy Lt's getting out & going commercial. The cause is not the allure of civil aviation paychecks, it's the fact that despite our current overstretched military situation, the powers that be say that there are too many pilots -- and a whole bunch of other details-- to skip the boring stuff, just suffice it to say that you are by no means guaranteed a 20 yr retirement as an officer in the military. In fact, there's a large chance you could hit year 15 or 16 then find yourself caught in a military downsize.. (these things are cyclic, they've happened before, are happening now, and will happen again) Just keep a civilian exit strategy ready if you need it.

2) Despite the aforementioned pessimism, military flying is great experience & depending on your airframe you could find yourself logging turbine PIC a lot faster than on the civilian track. You certainly do not build TOTAL flight time at the staggering rate of CFI's and regional pilots, but you will certainly come out of your military committment with a competitive logbook that may not require a tour in the regionals, but ready for an interview with someone like Southwest or FedEx. (depends on what kind of contacts you have)

I realize that each of these points have little to nothing to do with one another, just some food for thought if you find yourself in an applicable situation. Good Luck!!

 

[B-J-J Fighter]

"I think PilotYIP was saying the next hiring boom will start on something like Oct 2nd, 2007 at around 0827 EST."

That was funny!!!!!!

 

[ILStoMinimums]

"I think PilotYIP was saying the next hiring boom will start on something like Oct 2nd, 2007 at around 0827 EST."

That was funny!!!!!!

Yes that was - LOL.

 

[pilotyip]

Sign of 2007 hiring boom

It will start in June, not Oct. Another sign of the coming hiring boom and inflation of pilot wages is the latest copy of Trade-A-Plane. Last year the Oct Trade-A-Plane only had 1 and 3/4 columns of pilot job ads. This Oct it had three columns. Why that is a doubling of job wants ads in 12 months. The good ole days like 1978, 1988, 1998 are coming are coming back. Just watch.

 

[Clyde]

It will start in June, not Oct. Another sign of the coming hiring boom and inflation of pilot wages is the latest copy of Trade-A-Plane. Last year the Oct Trade-A-Plane only had 1 and 3/4 columns of pilot job ads. This Oct it had three columns. Why that is a doubling of job wants ads in 12 months. The good ole days like 1978, 1988, 1998 are coming are coming back. Just watch.

Ah yes, the good 'ol days. Before too long, we will all be based out of Willow Run, living on a pager 24/7, and flying junk equipment all over North America for the rest of our lives. A few days off for family every few months and then back to work. If we're lucky, they'll even let us load the airplane.

Were those ads looking for people willing to fill seats at $120k/yr??

 

[JohnDoe]

Yep, I'm sure the real quality jobs are listed in trade-a-plane.......LOL



Hiring boom in 2007........? There are still going to be furloughs on the street....

 

[100LL... Again!]

I think that a lot of pilots will realize that the majors are not a realistic goal for many of them, and begin to negotiate their contracts accordingly.

In other words, "growth" will no longer be a good enough reason to forgo a crappy pay increase.

 

[KingAirKiddo]

Hopefully.

 

[SkyBoy1981]

VERY well said Surplus.

 

[paid4training]

There will be one big regional with "interns" as pilots who pay to fly 50 seaters and 100 seaters...