SF-340 Captains

[Prop2Jet]

Colgan is hiring street captains.... Great news for all the 2 year FOs!

 

[paulsalem]

What are the companies mins for upgrade. If you've been at Colgan for 2 years you'd have to have at least 2000-2500 hours. Right??

 

[Prop2Jet]

yup you are correct

 

[dingo222]

where did you hear we were hiring street captains? THat's a bunch of BS if it's true

 

[DoinTime]

I bet you guys wish you had seniority protections.

 

[Prop2Jet]

Nice doin time.... go fly your jet.....

 

[30West]

That's nothing new. If there are already upgradable F/O's though, then that is different.
Dingo222, where did you get your avatar? That's frickin hilarious!

 

[dingo222]

I think I found it on yahoo pics, don't remember. It's fitting for this place!

 

[Prop2Jet]

Plenty of FOs with the time

 

[LanceAir]

P2J where did you get that info? I kind of doubt that its true because you are correct when you say that there are plenty of FO's with the time. It would be a swift kick in the balls to all the FO's if Colgan starts giving away left seats to the street.....

 

[glfplt]

Colgan is hiring street captains.... Great news for all the 2 year FOs!

Hey Prop;
What are you worried about? If you have the time and you're a quality fo, then don't sweat it...

 

[Captain Happy]

Dingo, that kinda looks like Dot, only smaller!!!

 

[Kaman]

I think that the problem is the lack of F/Os, and the requirement to have enough on hand to begin operating the new WV service with the additional SAABs coming on-line. It was unrealistic on Colgan's part to think that they were going to recruit and train enough F/Os between 01 Jan and 01 May. The circumstances are similar to what happened when Colgan stood up the Continental Connection operation in IAH. Couple this with the requirement to begin a training program for the Q-400, Colgan once again finds itself in a manpower crunch. However, history has shown that management has no qualms about doing what is expedient vs. what is ethical and fair.

 

[chperplt]

Dingo, that kinda looks like Dot, only smaller!!!

Oh that's just mean!!

 

[dingo222]

I think I found it on yahoo pics, don't remember. It's fitting for this place!

I'm not touching that one, she makes my schedule!

I think the sim is our bottleneck right now. We can't run upgrades and newhires at the same time. I hope they uncrate that other sim soon. THere are probably 40+ saab FO's with the required time to upgrade right now. I'm 60 numbers back from the guys going to upgrade this month, and I'm only 200 hrs below the upgrade mins. They just helped slow attrition and raise morale by giving a nice 2nd yr pay raise. That ad has been on that site for quite some time. I asked Mike and TB that exact question 2 weeks ago and they said it would be a last resort and I believe them. THey know there are good FO's out there ready to upgrade. I wouldn't put any weight on it.

 

[Flying-Corporal]

Colgan is hiring street captains.... Great news for all the 2 year FOs!

I am sorry Prop2Jet, I see now that you're right.

It's sad that they do that. I still remember TB saying that street CA is the last thing they want to do.

Oh well, I guess they changed their mind...

 

[Flyer1015]

Nice doin time.... go fly your jet.....

DoinTime has a very valid point.

 

[capt. megadeth]

I miss the Saab.

 

[dingo222]

I bet you guys wish you had seniority protections.

You can have all the protections in the world, but if the company is short staffed, you are still going to get junior manned or have street captains hired. period

 

[Prop2Jet]

Hey I am not lying. Go on to climbto350.com and c for yourself


Colgan Air - Hiring B-1900 & Saab 340 Captains & First Officers
* Hiring Saab 340 First Officers "ON THE SPOT"


The point is I guess we dont have enough Captains.... that sucks. O well Just better not jump the line.