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Is it easier to be a Kalita 747 pilot than a Delta 737 pilot if you have lots of CRJ time?

If you have 4000+ CRJ time and 6500TT, would it be easier to get hired by Kalita than Delta or United?

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  • FAA Multi-Engine Airline Transport Certificate or Restricted Multi-Engine Airline Pilot Certificate
  • 2500+ hours of total time minimum.
  • If Military: >1000 hrs. Total Time. Turbine and PIC are flexible.
  • 1500 turbine (jet) flight time min.
  • 500 PIC turbine (jet) flight time min.
  • Current FAA Class 1 Medical Certificate
  • FCC Radio License
  • No restrictions on International Travel
  • Current US Passport
  • Ability to pass a 10-year security background check and pre-employment **** and Alcohol test
Those are the minimum requirements for kalitta. As you can see with 6500TT & 4000+ CRJ time you meet the requirements. It all really comes down to the interview and the impression you leave with the interviewer. I'm with United and it was not so easy to get with them. But once you're in its good.

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