1. Why do you want to work here?
  2. Why should we hire you?
  3. What was your worst day in aviation?
  4. What was your best day in aviation?
  5. Are you familiar with our schedules?
    •   Yes
  6. How will your family deal with our schedules?
  7. How do you feel about being based in Stansted?
  8. Will you resign from United?
    •   Yes
  9. What is your availability?
  10. How flexible are you willing to be?
    •   Being in the military has taught me the value of flexibility. As long as it is within the scope of my job... Continue reading this answer
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  1. At any time you have broken a rule, regulation or had an FAA violation?
  2. What would you do if enroute a MX issue arises and there is no MX at your destination? Would you consider returning to departure airport?
    • What would you do if a crew member showed up for the hotel van smelling of alcohol?
      •   Remove him from the flig... Continue reading this answer
      •   Call another crew member or ground staff (discreetly) and ask them to also assess whether or not they suspect the first officer is intoxicated or not (could be strong mouthwash or something to that effect). Let’s say you are 100% sure, then I would ask inquire directly (in privacy i.e. cockpit door closed) what happened, why the drink? Then I would strongly advise them to call in sick and ask them to remove themselves from the fli... Continue reading this answer
    • How do you fly the VOR approach into JFK with no radar?
    • What are holding speed restrictions?
    • Walk me through your descent planning?
      • Tell me about yourself?
        • Why did you leave your last job?
          • We check your PRIA, so tell me about all your check ride failures (if any), what happened?
            • Why you want to work for Avelo?
              •   There are a number of things about Avelo that seem like great fits for me and what I'm looking for. I live about a 40 minute drive from the BUR base, I'm stoked about the idea of flying the 737, the routes you f... Continue reading this answer
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            1. Tell us something about yourself that is not on your resume so we can get to know you better.
              •   I'm from New Orleans, have an 8yr old son, 25 yr retired Navy helicopter guy, football lover, love to fish, avid reader (4 per month) last book was ... Continue reading this answer
              •   I'm 40 years old, was born in Brazil, been in an airline market for about 14 years, fle... Continue reading this answer
              •   I am Mexican-American, raised in Georgia, have traveled to many countries, my favorite books are Sci-F... Continue reading this answer
              •   I’m about to have my 20 year anniversary to my wife and we got married right before I joined the Army. I have three boys and a d... Continue reading this answer
            2. Tell me about a time when you made a co-worker feel good.
            3. Tell me about a time when you were involved in a dispute at work and how you handled it.
              •   One situation that stands out is when in CFI academy. An instructor that was unpopular with the pilots scheduled multiple flights knowing that we would exceed the weight limits of the small training aircraft. I spoke with him about the weight and balance issues, but his reaction was always to blow me off. I refused to fly with him knowingly exceeding the aircrafts limits. This was stressful because we just went over doing correct we... Continue reading this answer
            4. Why are you excited about Breeze?
            5. Why should we hire you?
              •   I believe I have the right skills, qualities, and requirements to match the job discerption. You should hire me b... Continue reading this answer
              •   Building a team of qualified crew with good attitudes is necessary to create a successful atmosphere.... Continue reading this answer
            6. Can you describe your actions if you experienced a communications failure?
              •   We get communication failures sometimes when switching to a new frequency. This is sometimes due to reception due to altitude... Continue reading this answer
              •   I would ensure that it is not a user error and squawk 7600. If I am in IMC conditions I would first determine my route which would either be the assigned, vectored,... Continue reading this answer
            7. Can you describe your decision making process in detail?
            8. What about Breeze interests you?
            9. What is the biggest experience that shaped your career?
            10. Tell me a time you had to make a difficult decision?
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            1. Tell us about your background.
              •   Bs Avionics Graduate. 2000 hrs experience of flight instructor in Cessna. 2yrs First Officer of BAE 146 aircraft. From Phili... Continue reading this answer
            2. Tell us about your flying experience.
            3. Can you dedicate 2 weeks to training?
              •   Yes
            4. What jet do you prefer?
            5. Tell how you got into aviation and where you plan on going next?
            6. What's the dumbest thing you've done in an airplane?
            7. Why CAE?
            8. What is ground effect and how is it caused?
            9. Why did you become a pilot?
              • What would be a challenge for you?
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                1. Describe an incident of conflict and how you resolved it.
                2. What is your Pet peeve?
                3. Lineman gives bad signals, how do you handle it?
                4. Your gear is stuck down, do you take another trip?
                5. If you are up all night with sick spouse/kid and have duty next day, what do you do?
                  •   You must always follow the best rules for safety. It is always best to prepare for each flight. If, however, you ar... Continue reading this answer
                6. Would you help load bags, call passengers if necessary?
                  •   yes
                7. How would you handle a passenger freaking out over lightning, turbulence, whatever?
                  •   I would explain to him that it is normal and happens every day and it is not affecting the safety of flight. The best option for those w... Continue reading this answer
                8. Would you leave for an interview elsewhere after start training?
                9. What makes you more competitive than other candidates?
                  •   It is difficult to tell about the others and easy to talk about me. I fell like nobody wants more this job than me. I share my experi... Continue reading this answer
                10. What is the DP RW24?
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