Allegiant Hiring

[Fly High]

https://www9.ultirecruit.com/ALL1015/jobboard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=*A5499080123D71D4


Good luck All!!

 

[TheCheat]

So here's the question. If you have almost 12 years seniority at a once great regional that is rapidly spiraling down the toilet, what do you do?

Places like Allegiant have always seemed like a pretty big gamble. On one side, you have quick upgrade, on the other there's always the fear of a USA 3000 type situation.

 

[BEECH-SLAPPED]

So here's the question. If you have almost 12 years seniority at a once great regional that is rapidly spiraling down the toilet, what do you do?

Places like Allegiant have always seemed like a pretty big gamble. On one side, you have quick upgrade, on the other there's always the fear of a USA 3000 type situation.

Well, the upgrade at Allegiant is not nearly as fast as it used to be, but still pretty quick for an MD-80. Anywhere from 4-6 years right now. Not sure what you're referring to with the USA 3000 reference. While our flying does vary wildly throughout the year, we do not do seasonal furloughs like USA 3000 does. Not saying we won't ever do that, but it has never happened.

 

[hockeypilot44]

So here's the question. If you have almost 12 years seniority at a once great regional that is rapidly spiraling down the toilet, what do you do?

Places like Allegiant have always seemed like a pretty big gamble. On one side, you have quick upgrade, on the other there's always the fear of a USA 3000 type situation.

Do what you should have done 12 years ago. Apply to the majors.

 

[SMcC]

It sucks when the comfort zones gets less and less comfortable. Rapidly spiraling sounds like a bad gamble.

I don't know much about Allegiant, but it sounds like you answered your own question.

 

[TheCheat]

Yup, just applied.

By "USA 3000" situation, I meant a smaller airline with fewer planes and route structures. They are down to 4 aircraft and over 60% of their pilots on furlough.

 

[Ameriagle]

Yup, just applied.

By "USA 3000" situation, I meant a smaller airline with fewer planes and route structures. They are down to 4 aircraft and over 60% of their pilots on furlough.

Allegiant's niche may be unique in the industry, however the size is not. Allegiant is currently operating more airframes than Frontier, Spirit, and Virgin America to name a few, with plenty of potential for profitable growth in the future. Good luck.

 

[flagshipper]

How senior are the different bases? Particulary those in the Western US?

 

[johnsonrod]

Any estimates on when the 757 operation will actually be up and running to sunny Hawaii?

 

[crxpilot]

Any estimates on when the 757 operation will actually be up and running to sunny Hawaii?

757 domestic = summer 2011

757 hawaii = summer 2012

 

[foodstamps]

phone calls still going out? Read else where people have been called and scheduled for interviews the past couple days. Have my fingers crossed!

Love,
Foodstamps

 

[reepicheep]

How senior are the different bases? Particulary those in the Western US?

About half a new-hire class gets Vegas and 1/2 typically goes to FL. Hard to say about the small bases...one guy decides to move out and all of a sudden a new-hire could get someplace like BLI. I think a new hire from the last class got BLI. IWA is not likely for at least a year 'cause there's a line waiting to get in. They seem to hire a lot of Mesa folks who want to live in PHX. LAX is probably not likely either; no growth and no one there seems bent on leaving.

 

[RJslim]

what is the chance of getting KUTA?

 

[Mr Wu]

what is the chance of getting KUTA?

Probably not this time around. Maybe in the next round of upgrades.

 

[reepicheep]

3 Captains and 3 F/O's in UTA (Tunica). It's a charter-only base like IFP & ENV and will probably stay at 3 & 3 which means one of the F/O's needs to bid out or upgrade for a new-hire to get in there. Could be 3 months or 3 years; pretty hard to tell with a small base. Best bet if you get hired would be get in touch with the pilots based there and find out what their plans are.

 

[Daytonaflyer]

Upgrades are at almost 4 years for those upgrading next month. For anyone hired this year, expect 7-10 years to upgrade unless the company starts to upgrade a LOT faster. We've had just over 20 upgrades in the past 1.5 years.

Those upgrading now are around seniority #200 and we have roughly 370 pilots. You do the math..15-20 upgrades per year and 170 pilots to go to get to the most recent new hires. It equals roughly 10 years give or take a couple years for times when we upgrade a little more.

 

[Kingzrt]

Anyone getting called yet???

 

[SBD]

Looking for two Allegiant FO's. Can any Allegiant guys based in SFB PM me.

 

[Marcus]

Is it true they only do local trips?

 

[Mr Wu]

Looking for two Allegiant FO's. Can any Allegiant guys based in SFB PM me.

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