Nov 1st NJA? whats up???

[gunfyter]

The thread never specified a year...so....November 2014 here we come!

Now that seems likely

 

[FLYLOW22]

The thread never specified a year...so....November 2014 here we come!

Optimist.

 

[Wankel7]

Optimist.

The beer is half full...

 

[gunfyter]

The beer is half full...

In dog beers I've only had one...

 

[FrontierFan]

I kinda have to agree with FrontierFan.... It's an HR and computer based world of airline hiring

I know NJA guys have gone to Legacies, but it's a very small ratio compared to other sectors of the industry. And everyone and their mother is applying to anything that moves... There will be attrition, but NJA guys are not gonna be the cream of the crop or on a any type of free ride to a Legacy interview. Thousands and thousands of equally qualified FO's out there.

agree except that there are lots of qualified capts and fos applying. The big question is if the pilot is willing to move to a said junior base to experience the QOL improvements, set up their personal finance situation to endure 1st year, than apply and get the call. These are the questions that lead me to the no more than 2% attrition. I think frac pilots are awsome for what we do. I just wish there was a way for us to become graded differently than the 85,000 lb 900 hr / year rj pilot...who is also cool but in a different skill set.

 

[billybob]

Every active Nja pilot I know FO to CA with 15 years in his mid 40s has apps in at every major.

If Nja management does not take the helm and drive this place then it's doomed. The doors are open and slides out. We are just not jumping.

Smoke but no big fire..........yet

 

[DC-4]

Look here is the deal plain and simple. Most of the guys I know who fly 135 or 91k have flown airlines. Airlines are alot less work, not that an airline guy is less of a pilot than a frac guy because there not. Its just plain and simple its alot more work. Then you couple with the fact that the NJA guys are getting hammered every day. You start to ask yourself, well the EMT does not want to do anything but see how hard they can work the pilots. There not going to do anything to improve things so why stay go to the airlines and work not as hard. I know there are bennies to staying with NJA but everyone has there breaking point and I know guys that were there 5 months ago. The only thing guys seem to want to talk about is a rummor they heard about recalls. What was it an anouncement on the 1st now I am hearing the 15th soon it will be dec 1st. Point is when the active line guys are talking about rummors of recalls because there done with the current situation there is something wrong. Also the fact that NJA has something like 600 Pria request to date. I think its fair to say guys are thinking about leaving and thinking damn hard about it.

 

[T-1GUY]

Not just thinking about leaving, when and if the job offer comes, I'm gone, gone, gone. This place sucks and I can't wait to put it in my rear view mirror.

 

[Wankel7]

Maybe they want the expensive pilots out...

 

[jetlag7]

Maybe they want the experienced pilots out...

There, fixed it for ya'.....