Endeavor to hire 300-400

[Carl_Spackler]

Just announced.

 

[jynxyjericho]

Will be interesting to see how full the classes are.

 

[Carl_Spackler]

They are going to have to sweeten the pot somehow. FO pay capped at 4 years and no signing bonus. They better hope there are a lot of pilots that live with their parents in one of the bases.

I'd be willing to allow the company to offer signing bonuses in exchange for pre bk wages, no cap to increases and get the extra week of vacation back.

 

[jynxyjericho]

They are going to have to sweeten the pot somehow. FO pay capped at 4 years and no signing bonus. They better hope there are a lot of pilots that live with their parents in one of the bases.

I'd be willing to allow the company to offer signing bonuses in exchange for pre bk wages, no cap to increases and get the extra week of vacation back.

As far as I'm concerned they can backpay my ass.

 

[Dutch]

Can't understand how they think people will come here when current FO's are walking away from 6 years of seniority.

 

[VWDrvr21]

I'd rather work at Mcdonalds. At least you get free food.

 

[epic!]

Good luck with Endeavor. You can see how well it worked for Eagle (wanted 600, got 150 this year) and they are arguably a much better airline than these guys.

 

[jynxyjericho]

Good luck with Endeavor. You can see how well it worked for Eagle (wanted 600, got 150 this year) and they are arguably a much better airline than these guys.

Who is arguing? Eagle blows the doors off Endeavor.

Hell they will be in class for Endeavor, get the call from Compass, excuse themselves from class and walk down the hall to the one year upgrade in a 175. Fine, maybe two.

Just wait, somehow they'll get pilots. If they don't they'll just park us faster and pray.

 

[Clutch]

So, they're basically going to rehire the same a-holes that voted to be let go and also pay them 5 grand

 

[Flyer1015]

What pilot with an ATP and 1500 hrs is going to apply at Endeavor when other airlines offer much better prospects?

 

[propjob27]

Hey, not sure how it works nowadays ("graduated" from the commuters, as we called them, back in '03) but...

When I got into the regional gig, 1999, anyone could fill classes. Hell, I went to Great Lakes for F-sake. There were plenty of 1000 total / 100 multi CFIs (like me) who were single and were willing to go anywhere for some turbine time and to get out of the CFI grind. We went to the first place that called and the first place that said Yes.

We didnt necessarily view that place as a long term gig (I quit lakes after 6 months and went to a "better" commuter), but rather as just a way to get out of the CFI racket and make us more appealing to the "better" (hurts to use that word with respect to regional airlines) regionals out there.

Does the 1500 hour rule really change things that much? Are there now training contracts to stop a guy who is SO sick of CFI-ing from going to a crap regional, logging 500 turbine, and then jumping for Skywest etc?

Curious.

 

[Ridgeback]

Is it try that the MEC consists mostly of Pinnacle legacy, or what ever they call themselves?

If so GOD help them...I remember when Mesaba was a respectable company to work for and 9E was...well... RUNNING around a forest naked and trying really hard to get the 410 coffee club mug...

I can't help to think the ALPA MEC was somewhat responsible for each groups actions...

 

[jynxyjericho]

Hey, not sure how it works nowadays ("graduated" from the commuters, as we called them, back in '03) but...

When I got into the regional gig, 1999, anyone could fill classes. Hell, I went to Great Lakes for F-sake. There were plenty of 1000 total / 100 multi CFIs (like me) who were single and were willing to go anywhere for some turbine time and to get out of the CFI grind. We went to the first place that called and the first place that said Yes.

We didnt necessarily view that place as a long term gig (I quit lakes after 6 months and went to a "better" commuter), but rather as just a way to get out of the CFI racket and make us more appealing to the "better" (hurts to use that word with respect to regional airlines) regionals out there.

Does the 1500 hour rule really change things that much? Are there now training contracts to stop a guy who is SO sick of CFI-ing from going to a crap regional, logging 500 turbine, and then jumping for Skywest etc?

Curious.

Firstly I don't think you'll find anyone that under 10% of the list that views this or any regional as long term. It's just that no one thought it would be this long and this crazy.

Classes were tough to fill before the 1500 rule, that will limit applicants further. Most places have a year training contract (or they did back in '07) but then again Mesaba never did. Doesn't matter, most of the hiring pool available today isn't going to leave their crap regional to come to Endeavor, a crappier place with less pay (unless you are gojet's or republic whose contracts are worth slightly less because their soft pay blows) for first year pay and reserve. They can just stay at their regional and make the same money they've been making and upgrade in a year or two.

Right now, a lot of the hiring pool in the airlines has been Endeavor guys on the bottom of the list who were going to be furloughed with the parking of all the planes. They fixed the furlough problem by leaving faster than we could park them. Thus the new hiring. More are leaving in the coming weeks and months from a combination of; no trust in Delta, bitterness from the BK, paycuts which mean they can go to ASA/Eagle/Compass and make more money second year and have a line. I have a good line, if I go to reserve I'm out for the next regional hiring. I think you'll find many of us feel the same. Furthermore if an interview comes up and I get a conditional offer I'm giving my two weeks as well.

Endeavor isn't offering anything except to become the bottom of the list for the next year until we park enough airplanes that Delta is happy. After that you may be able to get off reserve but the pilot group total number will continue to shrink while the new hires never get a boost to QOL... and they'll be on the dying equipment.

 

[Minnesotan]

Is it try that the MEC consists mostly of Pinnacle legacy, or what ever they call themselves?

If so GOD help them...I remember when Mesaba was a respectable company to work for and 9E was...well... RUNNING around a forest naked and trying really hard to get the 410 coffee club mug...

I can't help to think the ALPA MEC was somewhat responsible for each groups actions...

I remember that now, the Pinnacle guy running around in the woods naked after getting it on with an FA of legal age and opposite sex. Yeah, that was right around the same time as the Mesaba pilot who got caught for trying to have sex with a 12 year old boy, that he thought was 14, which made it "ok".

 

[jynxyjericho]

I remember that now, the Pinnacle guy running around in the woods naked after getting it on with an FA of legal age and opposite sex. Yeah, that was right around the same time as the Mesaba pilot who got caught for trying to have sex with a 12 year old boy, that he thought was 14, which made it "ok".

I think I'll just pile on by reerencing hull losses. Or being paid on payday. Or having a contract. Or having a union group that worked for the pilots, not for more free beers and wings at Saucer on your dime. Or getting rid of our alter ego carrier big sky. Or having a flow and a good contract

But if you wanna reference the dregs of society. At least we got rid of our child molester from the SL I still see yours at the JFK crewroom. Personally I'd love it if both sides would give the 9e/9l/xj battle royal a rest.

Common everyone, let's get in our two minutes of hate. That's an Orwell reference kids.