ATA, Aloha, Champion, Sun Country, Furloughed? USA Jet is Hiring

[atpcliff]

Hi!

For Aloha (and other out of work 737 guys) Miami Air is now hiring-just saw an ad for them.

Good luck, and God Bless!

cliff
YIP

 

[Way2Broke]

If you move to the Willow Run area you will have some of the best QOL in the industry. Bash the 25 minute call out all you want, but I just got done spending one of my days off with a guy that was getting paid to sit at a Tiger's game on call with a 2 hour call out on the weekend. People with normal jobs dream of spending a day at work at a baseball game without having to call in sick.

If you commute, chances are your going to hate this job. And.... your going to hate any job! USA Jet is a growing company that has come a long way from it's early days as just a freight company. It's almost like having 4 companies in one: You have the Cargo Falcons, Cargo DC-9s, Chartered Pax DC-9s, and scheduled Pax DC-9s. Who knows what the future holds for growth but I would venture to guess that it involves more scheduled flying and newer airplanes. The majority of the pilots are pretty excited about that.

With with lower mins than most you can start at almost 40k a year. Were not going to hand you that money for free, on occasion your going to have to work really hard for it. If you feel privileged and feel the need to walk through the terminal in your uniform go work for regional and make 18k a year. USA Jet offer competitive pay, matching 401k (vested after 90 days), medical, dental, tuition reimbursement (after one year), and you only have to do about 6-7 days a month in a hotel room. Not to mention that the pilot group at USA Jet is one of the finest group you'll ever find. It's kindove like one big family (although somewhat dysfunctional haha). Everyone knows everyone and we all watch out for each other. For example if you do commute you can almost always find someone that is more than happy to pick you up from Metro and give you a ride to the crashpad at any hour. If you want time with your family and kids, go to USA Jet.

Of course there is a downside too. Winters in Michigan are brutal, and so is the housing market. The Winters will always will always be rough, but the housing market will bounce back eventually. Thank god we are CASS so you can get out of town on your days off during the Winter. We are truly a Diamond in the rough.

 

[JT8D]

What does the long term fleet growth look like? It can't be with 40 yo 9's and 50 yo 20's.

Kalitta Air (the money maker for all his co's) is transitioning to the more modern 747-400 for his type of operation.

Any thoughts on what the plan for US's new airplanes will be?

Just curious.

 

[DeltaLima21]

The 9's have one thing going for them at USA Jet. They are Paid for. Most of the fuel costs are past on to the customer. Dont wanna pay, dont get your freight, simple as that...

 

[JT8D]

The 9's have one thing going for them at USA Jet. They are Paid for. Most of the fuel costs are past on to the customer. Dont wanna pay, dont get your freight, simple as that...

Ok

I understand the philosophy, but who pays the employees if the customer "dont wanna pay"?

simple as that?

 

[atpcliff]

Hi!

737s with CFM-56 engines. Probably -300s or -400s.

cliff
YIP

 

[DeltaLima21]

Im not going to be the one that reveals specific company business on a public forum, but I can say that business seems to be good, albeit sporadic at times. As ATPCliff said, 737's have been mentioned for future operations within the company.... Personally, I am more apt to believe things when I see them.

 

[Way2Broke]

Dont wanna pay, dont get your freight, simple as that...

We don't bid on trips that lose money and we will not take a loss to acquire new business. Seems like a simple business plan to me.

 

[Way2Broke]

Personally, I am more apt to believe things when I see them.

Smart man. If you ask me we're about to see some good things.

 

[pilotyip]

They have to pay

Ok

I understand the philosophy, but who pays the employees if the customer "dont wanna pay"?

simple as that?

They have no choice, their house is on fire and we are the contract fire dept. The assembly line producing the hot selling ABC car has no XYZ parts to keep assembly running. If the line shuts down is costs DEF Motor Corp $250K-$500K per hour. Suddenly paying $50K to get XYZ parts seems like bargain. It is a dieing model, and many of the on-demand operators who thrived on this model are out of business. But it is still lucrative when the occasional trip pops up. That is why diversification is the key to surviving in this charter business.

 

[cruxx@9]

I remember 737's being "mentioned" when I was there.....I left in 2004. Anyway, I flew on demand for 8.5 years for 3 carriers. USA Jet is the best for what it does. And you do get used to the callout thing and really it ain't that bad. As for the RAF thing....well ya'll ain't going up against Me-109's.

I left in 2004 to get off the pager and have a "better lifestyle". Well, let's see, I'm off the pager, I do get to walk in a terminal, and in the last 4 years I've never made up the money I was making at USA Jet.