Regional Airline Recruiters & HR reps: does having a type rating in a 737 or A320 actively hurt your application?

Posted by nobody52775@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 16 comments

(Reposted for illegal memes) Good because experience? Or bad because you're likely aiming for another airline soon?

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Mike__O@reddit

Sorry you got furloughed from Spirit. Hopefully you land on your feet.

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ATACB@reddit

If that were true he would have first shot at other ALPA carriers

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PullDoNotRotate@reddit

This is not a correct notification under the Agreement!

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121guy@reddit

There was a time that having a 737 type hurt your chances of getting to American. They assumed you were trying to get to Southwest.

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Ustakion@reddit

Interview wise It depends, does the airline need pilot but has less applicant than what they need? Then the interview would probably be more relax.

If vice versa then you expect to know the aircract inside out

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Ehh, my guess is regional airline hiring truly does not care if you'll leave in five years, two years, or whatever years as long as you don't ditch your contract agreement. Their job is to hire enough to fill a quota, no one tracks how long those hired stick around because people quit for a multitude of reasons. I'd also guess most don't even want you to stick around that long.. why would they want to pay a 10-yr person more to work less and do the same job of a first-year employee?

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ILikeFlyingAlot@reddit

Are you talking about having a type from a previous 121 position, or paying for a type to try and be more competitive?

If you have a type from a previous 121 position, your previous 121 experience and type will benefit you. Since SWA stopped requiring a type, paying for types has not proven to be beneficial for hiring. Hiring officials like to see companies investing in you and then trusting you with their planes.

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Picklemerick23@reddit

I don’t know you so if you’re talking about going and getting a type rating to then apply at a regional, then they won’t care. If you grabbed a CRJ or ERJ type, then maybe.

If you’re coming from a defunct carrier and have either a 737 or A320 type, it’ll obviously show you can survive a training program and likely not a liability.

However, having the flight time and line experience in the Part 121 world is more important than just the type; that goes for both scenarios.

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PullDoNotRotate@reddit

I liked the illegal meme. The answer remains unchanged.

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nobody52775@reddit (OP)

But what was the answer? 🤔

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PullDoNotRotate@reddit

Oh.

“It isn’t going to hurt you, as you’ve proven you can pass a type, and at some point they (hopefully!) will look at your certificate, so might as well put it on there.”

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ahhhdukeboy@reddit

I would think good because of experience.

As long as you can answer the questions about why you want to work for said company and have it come across meaningfully then it should be good. If they can sense your disdain for working there then.

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stormostorm@reddit

I asked one of our hiring managers last time when I was flying with him. I don't know if hiring manager is the right word, he does interviews.

He said that it doesn't matter what type you have, what matters is if it shows you can pass a part 121 program. An example being my BE1900 Type that I got from 135 doesn't really matter, but the a320 and 737 type I got from a part 121 airline shows I can color in-between the lines. I can't imagine paying for your own would matter to much for them, they asked in my interview how I got them, I explained it was from my prior airline and they seemed pleased by that.

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