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  1. TriStar_drvr

    Slow news day in Victorville. Mesa diverts here.

    Read this with my morning coffee. http://www.vvdailypress.com/onset?id=268&template=article.html This was the top story in the local paper. The local government is excited anytime someone uses the airport (former George AFB), as they have tried to promote it for years.
  2. TriStar_drvr

    Question for Trans States Pilots

    I used to fly for TSA about eight years ago and am trying to find info on current management pilots. I went to the company web site and see that Mike White is Dir. Flt Ops. Who is the current Chief Pilot? Also who is the head of pilot training? I need to list my supervisor on a job...
  3. TriStar_drvr

    Interview Invite Message on Cell Phone

    Last week I returned from a week long trip in the Middle East. Upon turning on my cell phone (there's no Cingular coverage in the U.A.E.) I had a voicemail from an HR lady asking if I was still interested in a pilot position. This was Sunday morning, and the message was from the Wednesday...
  4. TriStar_drvr

    Glide path angle on a PAR approach?

    As a civilian trained pilot who regularly flies into military airfields, I have a question concerning PAR approaches. Is the standard 3 degree glidepath always used? Do Navy and Marine pilots use a steeper glidepath? My company uses Jeppesen charts, and no glidepath angle is listed on the...
  5. TriStar_drvr

    Does new World contract limit North American expansion?

    First of all, please no grief for posting this on the majors board. To any World or North American guys. What are plans for expansion? I see that NAA is hiring while World is not. Does the new World contract limit the amount of expansion by NAA? Any plans or talk of consolidating the two, or...
  7. TriStar_drvr

    Doom and Gloom in the Chicago Tribune

    Walked down the street from my crashpad and picked up a copy the Tribune to read with my morning coffee. Today's bussiness section headline: United wants more givebacks. Below that was a subtitle: USAirways gets court approval to cut pay by 21%. In the middle of the page, below a picture of an...
  8. TriStar_drvr

    ATA Hiring news from VP flt ops

    On the company website now. 143 to be hired in 2004. 19 started class January 5. 11 737 FOs, 7 757 FOs, 1 L1011 FO. New base bid out the week of January 26. Will have 737, 757 Captain and 757 FO vacancies. My guess is that Captain upgrades may go to guys with less than 4 years with the company...
  9. TriStar_drvr

    New ATA vacancy bid

    A new bid was released today. All positions have an effective date of April 1, 2004. Training classes in January, February, and March. The vacancies are as follows: 16 737 Captain 12 757 Captain 4 L1011 Captain 10 757 First Officer Awards to be posted December 19. (maybe I'll get a really nice...
  10. TriStar_drvr

    ATA hiring numbers for 1st quarter '04

    In a letter posted on the pilot website today, Mike Gerdes, assistant chief pilot, stated that 36 more pilots would be hired this year and 94 in the first quarter of 2004. Also, the application fee has been raised to $60 effective October 1, 2003. Good luck to all.
  11. TriStar_drvr

    New base/status bid at ATA

    A new base/status bid was issued today by the Chief Pilot. Fifty new Captain slots are open with effective dates of October and November. The openings were split between the 737 and 757. Also, four openings were listed for 737 FOs based in IND. Of course if they have to backfill all the FO...
  13. TriStar_drvr

    Another ATA hiring update

    The following was published on the ATA pilot's website today: Hiring Update June 12, 2003 We continue to accept resumes and interview. Hiring will continue through August 2003. We have hired 112 new First Officers in 2003. We plan to hire an additional 40 – 60 First Officers through August...
  14. TriStar_drvr

    ATA hiring plans

    The following is from the VP of Flight Ops posted on the employee website today: Hiring and interviews will continue through July, and possibly further. We are planning an additional 60 new hire first officers to join the 94 we have hired this year. Competition continues to be fierce and your...
  15. TriStar_drvr

    ATA newhire classes

    According to our union membership committee chairman, 8 newhires started class on April 22. There is a planned class of 20 for May 6. There was no breakdown of the equipment type that would be assigned to the newhires.
  16. TriStar_drvr

    ATA hiring numbers

    Got this off the company website. Number of new hire FOs so far this year is 61 or 66 according to who you talk to (the DO or the regional CP in charge of hiring). A new hire class starts Monday, April 7 with 16 FOs. After this class is filled, there will be 8 left in the hiring pool...
  17. TriStar_drvr

    ATA hiring update

    The following two paragraphs are cut from a letter to the pilots from the DO: "As we begin 2003, we will continue to do everything possible to increase our asset utilization by flying our aircraft more. This will mean fewer aircraft spares and shorter turn times and it will definitely impact...
  19. TriStar_drvr

    Some ATA Info...

    A few items for those of you inerested in ATA ( and for those tired of seeing nothing but SWA stuff on this board. Just kidding :) ) First of all, effective November 18 the new System Chief Pilot will be Captain John Graber. Current Chief Pilot Dave Lindskoog will become the director of...
  20. TriStar_drvr

    Valley Air Express in Victorville

    Anybody fly for or know anything about Valley Air Express? According to the local paper, they are looking to start passenger service from Victorville CA (KVCV), to Long Beach and Burbank using Cessna Caravans. The paper says that the company is based in Sacramento California and currently...
  21. TriStar_drvr

    ATA Hiring

    V.P. of Flight Ops announced today that ATA will have two new hire classes, one in June and the next in July of 10 pilots each. Four of the pilots in each class will be furloughed ATA Flight Engineers. Anyway, it's not much, but it's a start. Hopefully by the time the new hires are on line...
  22. TriStar_drvr

    Retiring aircraft

    After having a very rare lunch date with my wife, we (I) decided to drive over to the Victorville Airport (former George AFB), to see how many more aircraft my airline has parked there. Just as we were about to leave I spotted a 747-400 on the downwind. As I sat there and watched as the pilot...
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