Colgan

[JJET44]

Why is Colgan hiring 1000 hr pilots when the FAA has made it a requirement (in the near future) that FO's must have an ATP? Are they flaunting the fact that they have time left to get less qualified pilots hired so that they can pay less?
Of all airlines, Colgan needs to be doing it right, not cheap!

 

[CoATP]

Requirement will be in the future for those already hired (3 years). New hires (once enacted) will have the requirement. Get 'em now while their cheap.

 

[CX880]

Why is Colgan hiring 1000 hr pilots when the FAA has made it a requirement (in the near future) that FO's must have an ATP? Are they flaunting the fact that they have time left to get less qualified pilots hired so that they can pay less?
Of all airlines, Colgan needs to be doing it right, not cheap!

What's your problem? Are you suggesting that there's a difference between a 1300 hour pilot and 1500? Does something magical happen between those few hundred hours? This isn't the corporate world where pay is determined somewhere between the guy that wants to fly a Learjet for free and the guy that wants 100k for it. There are contracts that are only ratified once every couple of years, it's going to take time to see real change in qol and pay. Also remember, less competition means higher pay and this principle doesn't apply at the regionals anyways because the whole point is to be the lowest bidder. If you look around there's not one regional that is actually good, there are a couple that produce good koolaid though.

 

[v1valarob]

Why is Colgan hiring 1000 hr pilots when the FAA has made it a requirement (in the near future) that FO's must have an ATP? Are they flaunting the fact that they have time left to get less qualified pilots hired so that they can pay less?
Of all airlines, Colgan needs to be doing it right, not cheap!

Welcome to the airline industry.

 

[Raoul Duke]

The smartest thing they could do right now is to hire as many 300 hour pilots as they can - hire them directly to furlough. It gets them around the rule change because they are "employees" prior to the effective date.

 

[i fly boxes]

Are you really suprised, look who owns colgan

 

[say again]

One meets the total time requirement for the ATP, the other does not. That is what the mins will require. Besides, if you reread what he wrote you'd see that he was talking about 1000 hr pilots. 500 hrs is quite a bit of experience hrs at that stage of ones career.

 

[CX880]

One meets the total time requirement for the ATP, the other does not. .

Were talking about ablity to accept low pay.

 

[25or6to4]

Hey all, I was wondering if anyone can shed some light for me, I interviewed back in October and it is now Late November, I havent heard a thing back from Colgan, I called them and was told I am good to go with my paperwork. I have 3200TT and previous 121, no failures. I passed the entire interview and was congratulated at the end, however I feel now i am being written off, please save the snide remarks for other people, i dont have time for anything else but information.

Thanks

 

[on autopilot]

Why not call them to find out, genius? They may be able to assist you if you only would...............CALl THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!

(I had to say it) LOL!!!!

 

[say again]

Were talking about ablity to accept low pay.

Thanks.

 

[CX880]

Hey all, I was wondering if anyone can shed some light for me, I interviewed back in October and it is now Late November, I havent heard a thing back from Colgan, I called them and was told I am good to go with my paperwork. I have 3200TT and previous 121, no failures. I passed the entire interview and was congratulated at the end, however I feel now i am being written off, please save the snide remarks for other people, i dont have time for anything else but information.

Thanks

They probably found a more qualified 1000-1500 hour pilot.

 

[say again]

They probably found a more qualified 1000-1500 hour pilot.

Ouch!!! :laugh::laugh:

 

[IBNAV8R]

Don't worry, "We fixed it."

 

[25or6to4]

" Why not call them to find out, genius? They may be able to assist you if you only would...............CALl THEM!!!!!!!!!!!"

i did call several times GENIUS. was told i was good to go....ya know what, im sorry I posted on this f**king site, i should have known this would happen.

 

[on autopilot]

" Why not call them to find out, genius? They may be able to assist you if you only would...............CALl THEM!!!!!!!!!!!"

i did call several times GENIUS. was told i was good to go....ya know what, im sorry I posted on this f**king site, i should have known this would happen.

Awww cmon man. I'm just funnin with you. Hey Colgan isn't the only one hiring right now. If they don't call you, you may get on with someone a lot better than them anyway. Hey keep your head up and all the best!!!

 

[25or6to4]

thanks man, kinda pulled the trigger too quick here,my fault, im a bit weary of posting here from all the flack everyone gets, yea, ill try someone else but really what bugs me is getting possibly rejected by the ugly girl in class(colgan)....that is whats burning me the most really lol.

 

[JJET44]

What's your problem? Are you suggesting that there's a difference between a 1300 hour pilot and 1500? Does something magical happen between those few hundred hours?

First off Colgan's mins are 1000 hrs TT and that's what I posted.
Second off, there is a big difference between 1000 hrs and 1500 hrs. A 1000 hr pilot isn't qualified for P135 PIC let alone an ATP.
I feel that multi-eng PIC in real WX, not simulated and not as a CFI, is extremely valuable. A 1000 hr pilot most likely won't have that experience.

 

[CX880]

First off Colgan's mins are 1000 hrs TT and that's what I posted.
Second off, there is a big difference between 1000 hrs and 1500 hrs. A 1000 hr pilot isn't qualified for P135 PIC let alone an ATP.
I feel that multi-eng PIC in real WX, not simulated and not as a CFI, is extremely valuable. A 1000 hr pilot most likely won't have that experience.

1000 1200 1500 are just numbers. As long as you have at least a couple of hundred hours of IFR PIC you're qualified to fly at a regional, Colgan decides that.

 

[OPECJet]

All the regionals are hiring 1000 and less guys. Nothing will change until it has to.