Airline Pilot Central - Regional Hiring Minimums

Current Total Flight Time and Multi-Engine Flight Time requirements for large U.S. Based Regional Airlines.

NOTE: The chart below was correct during the Fall and Winter of 2007. The US pilot job market has changed dramatically as of Spring 2008 and the hiring minimums below may change daily.


Airline	Total Time / Multi Engine
Pinnacle*	1000/100
Skywest	1000/100
Republic	1000/100
Horizon	750/50
Great Lakes	750/50
Comair	600/100
ExpressJet	600/100
Mesaba	600/50
Air Wisconsin	500/125
American Eagle	500/100
Mesa**	500/100
CommutAir	500/100
Colgan	500/50
ASA	500/50
TSA	500/50
Piedmont	Commercial/multi
PSA	Commercial/multi
Pinnacle has lower minimums for graduates of specific flight schools *Mesa - Participation in the PACE program may lower published minimums.

Airline

Total Time / Multi Engine

1000/100

1000/100

1000/100

750/50

750/50

600/100

600/100

600/50

500/125

500/100

500/100

500/100

500/50

500/50

500/50

Commercial/multi

Commercial/multi

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