Desperate Pilots: American Eagle

[Piper877]

To get your private pilot license at ERAU over the summer, the minimum tuition is $15,000. Which only includes a portion of the flight fees. http://www.erau.edu/db/summer/hs-sunflight_private.html

100LL is $4.00 gal and everyone thinks they need to train on that $200,000 G1000 C172. Make sure you guys get every chance possible to promote the G1000 as the only airplane that will properly train you to become an airline pilot. That way the costs of training will shorten the pilot supply.

That's an interesting point I hadn't considered regarding the price of gas. I suppose it could benefit those of us still paying dues in the future if there's a good gap of time wherer not many newbies are minted.

Hopefully the situations get better at the regionals such that management starts paying what they should and get staffed properly. I hope that soon flights will start to be cancelled on a large scale and people start realizing what these idiots have done.

 

[YourPilotFriend]

Actually, when we start hiring at NWA we are going to have to pull the regional FO's and some new pilots out of flight schools. Since the insurance companies will not allow us to drain the regionals of experienced pilots leaving only low time captains and no-time FO's.

 

[ReverseSensing]

Actually, when we start hiring at NWA we are going to have to pull the regional FO's and some new pilots out of flight schools. Since the insurance companies will not allow us to drain the regionals of experienced pilots leaving only low time captains and no-time FO's.

As if the insurance companies care or monitor the experience of the pairings now. We see this combination now all the time. I seriously doubt anyone really cares, so long as the FAA's pathetic pairing restrictions are met.

Oh, and NWA hiring draining the regionals -- that's pretty damn funny, there.

 

[YourPilotFriend]

As if the insurance companies care or monitor the experience of the pairings now. We see this combination now all the time. I seriously doubt anyone really cares, so long as the FAA's pathetic pairing restrictions are met.

Oh, and NWA hiring draining the regionals -- that's pretty dang funny, there.

We are going to need about 3000 pilots maybe more.

 

[ReverseSensing]

We are going to need about 3000 pilots maybe more.

Great news. Would you mind if I take a wait-and-see attitude on it?

As for where those new-hires are going to come from, here's my point:

The MBA's will probably have more heart-burn over NWA hiring their cheapest employees than their most experienced ones, insurance company "wishes" notwithstanding.

 

[YourPilotFriend]

Great news. Would you mind if I take a wait-and-see attitude on it?

As for where those new-hires are going to come from, here's my point:

The MBA's will probably have more heart-burn over NWA hiring their cheapest employees than their most experienced ones, insurance company "wishes" notwithstanding.

It's good news actually because then maybe we won't have regional pilots joining for $20,000 when you can join the mainline for $30 then $60+ after getting your ComMEL.

 

[paid4training]

Wait till feb of 07 XJT may have some pilots to fill the shortage of the other companies....

 

[BoilerUP]

Flamebait...

I'll buy all of Flightinfo a round the day that Northwest Airlines hires their first narrowbody FO under 1500tt. Write it down - it ain't gonna happen.

 

[ReverseSensing]

I'll buy all of Flightinfo a round the day that Northwest Airlines hires their first narrowbody FO under 1500tt. Write it down - it ain't gonna happen.

With the money you save NOT paying this bet, perhaps you could buy YPF a clue.

 

[cale42]

Back to the original topic of the schedule.. something goofy is going on with Eagle screening.. I've got 1100 TT, 100+ multi... and actually am a good pilot.. and Eagle bounced my airlineapps in less than one day with a we have more qualified applicants at this time email.. then I see something like this...

weird..

cale

 

[Hootie9750]

WTF? Eagle doesnt need pilots. If they really did they wouldnt pay sh*t for seven years with no signs of any career progression.

As for the dude with 1000tt and 100multi of course they dont want you....you have way to much time....you'll bail in 6-10 months.

They want guys with 400 hours and a crj type because those kids are dumb enough to pay for a type so maybe they are dumb enough to stay at Eagle for a thousand or two hours until they can move on.

So the revolving door continues

 

[Alchemy]

How about you raise first year pay to ohhh say, 30-35k to start? I bet you could fill up some newhire classes easily. If you're not going to offer any hope of an upgrade this decade, you have to offer something ($$$).

 

[labbats]

I sent them the idea of hiring people with 121 experience at second year pay... but they said they didn't need to.

 

[labbats]

Actually, when we start hiring at NWA we are going to have to pull the regional FO's and some new pilots out of flight schools. Since the insurance companies will not allow us to drain the regionals of experienced pilots leaving only low time captains and no-time FO's.

Woohoohoo. Thanks for the laugh.

Also, didn't your pilots agree to 50 percent deadhead pay? If so, that makes me want to puke. Struggle all the way to make it to a major, then get stuck in the middle aisle for 5 hours at half pay. Brilliant.

 

[YourPilotFriend]

I'll buy all of Flightinfo a round the day that Northwest Airlines hires their first narrowbody FO under 1500tt. Write it down - it ain't gonna happen.

Although rare we have had some pilots start out at an extremely low amount of time. It was either usually political or nepotism. So can I have my drink now?