Question from my dad

[B767Driver]

Originally Posted by eric6887

From what I've been told the airlines don't care where you got your ratings but just that you have them. In other words they don't care whether you got your ratings from ERAU or from some small FBO.

Also, definitely get a backup degree. That's what I plan on doing as well.

This is probably true at the regional airlines. I don't think they discriminate too much when it comes to education. Reputable companies will probably look more favorably on a quality training program over an FBO. I don't have any data to support this...just my interview experiences over the years.

[FlySooner9]

i'll be going on loans and what scholarships i can manage to get

[DE727UPS]

"Reputable companies will probably look more favorably on a quality training program over an FBO. I don't have any data to support this..."

My data says that some FBO's provide quality training and some big academies, with big websites, don't always. You can't paint with a broad brush. If really depends on the CFI's you work with and your attitude.

In my experience, the majority of guys I've known that went to the majors and regionals came from smaller flight schools. I don't think you mean to imply that Horizon, Skywest, UPS, and even Delta, are not "reputable" airlines because they have hired these guys. These four airlines (and many more) hired folks I've trained for their IFR when they were starting out and I wasn't even a flight school...just a CFII with a nice 172 instructing in my spare time.

By the time you interview at a major, whether you went to FSA or Joe's doesn't mean squat.