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Regional Airline Jobs
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Small Companies Offer Regional Airline Jobs
Submitting your resume online to aviation job boards and networking with previous contacts is not enough in today's challenging job market. Aviation jobs are out there but you have to treat your job search like an onion and peel back the layers. Ever applied specifically with the You should.
I thought, as an ex military aviation professional I knew enough contacts to get hired immediately after separating from the service. Actually, it was pretty terrifying – turns out I was woefully ill-prepared. I quickly realized that most people are aware of 85% of the airlines and have submitted their resumes. Today's aviation job seeker should include the regional airlines first.
Sandwiched between the "big boys" and working for Jeb's Flying Circus is a network of smaller airlines you might not have heard of. Some are bigger than you might think. I'm not talking about charters -- most of these are real, scheduled airlines, supervised by the FAA with high safety standards.
The Overlooked Boys
You've probably heard of JetBlue, Spirit, Southwest and AirTran, the well-known discounters. Allegiant Air; www.allegiantair.com) is the biggest scheduled airline that you've never heard of in the US. Serving 32 cities.
Allegiant is a survivor in a sector that's seen several airlines fail in the past few years; they've picked up business from the failures of Southeast Airlines and Transmeridian Airlines recently.
Along with Allegiant, USA 3000; www.usa3000.com). Presently, they are seeking maintenance workers in Philadelphia and Ft. Myers, FL. They fly new Airbus 320 planes.
The New England area is a hotbed of smaller regional airlines. A prime example of just how robust these companies have become is Cape Air; www.capeair.com which serves Massachusetts vacation areas like Martha's Vineyard and Cape Cod. Cape started in 1989 with service between Boston and Provincetown. In 1993 they started offering service to Florida, the Bahamas and the Caribbean. They operated a fleet of over 60 aircraft including ATR 42's and 50 Cessna 402.
With companies like Comair, owned by Delta Air Lines Inc., announcing last week that it will reduce its fleet by half and cut jobs over the next two years to lower costs. Although regional airlines are less dynamic they are often more solid and stable. Round out your job search by including the regional airlines.
By Chris Myers
Posted On September 24, 2010
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