AA Pre-Employment Medical

[starcheckdriver]

Does anyone have insight on what the American Airlines pre-employment medical exam consists of? I've heard in the past it was far for stringent than FAA 1st class medicals such as in depth hearing and eye tests, heart tests, glucose tolerance testing, full lipid panel, etc. Can anyone shed light on this?

 

[LearLove]

I would hope that the "new" management realizes that a medical dept. at an airline is nothing but a waste of money. The dept provides no revenue for the company coupled with the fact that if you have a first class by an AME then you are good to go in the FAA's eyes.

I think these things/departments are a hold over from the old school airline structure. Kind of like a uniform department. Pretty much useless these days. If you need someone in the company to measure you and provide a uniform then you shouldn't be operating an airplane. What kind of retard can't go online, order the required uniform pieces from whatever uniform distributer the company uses and get then it taylored?

 

[Noodles]

Assuming it's similar to the one Eagle used to do, prepare to be poked, prodded, blood drawn, eyes checked, hearing checked, and be qualified to work for NASA. It's way more involved than a 1st class medical. Used to, they found something wrong with most people. Although it was generally pretty minor, you had to go to your own doctor to get whatever it was checked, and prove it wasn't a problem. Also, depending on what you eat prior to the medical, it can also effect the results.

It lasts several hours.

I never understood why they did that.

 

[starcheckdriver]

I would hope that the "new" management realizes that a medical dept. at an airline is nothing but a waste of money. The dept provides no revenue for the company coupled with the fact that if you have a first class by an AME then you are good to go in the FAA's eyes.

I think these things/departments are a hold over from the old school airline structure. Kind of like a uniform department. Pretty much useless these days. If you need someone in the company to measure you and provide a uniform then you shouldn't be operating an airplane. What kind of retard can't go online, order the required uniform pieces from whatever uniform distributer the company uses and get then it taylored?

I agree, but American has been very clear in their hiring memos in 2013 that pre-employment medical exam are a requirement and that your offer of employment is contingent upon passing that medical exam.

 

[filejw]

I would hope that the "new" management realizes that a medical dept. at an airline is nothing but a waste of money. The dept provides no revenue for the company coupled with the fact that if you have a first class by an AME then you are good to go in the FAA's eyes.

I think these things/departments are a hold over from the old school airline structure. Kind of like a uniform department. Pretty much useless these days. If you need someone in the company to measure you and provide a uniform then you shouldn't be operating an airplane. What kind of retard can't go online, order the required uniform pieces from whatever uniform distributer the company uses and get then it taylored?

It's really about the money. They don't want to hire somebody that they may have to pay a disability check to at someplace down the line.

 

[Bringupthebird]

The insurance company pays the disabled pilot, not the airline. The most they are on the hook for is your sick bank, which they think belongs to them.

 

[starcheckdriver]

So, does anyone know what AA's medical consists of? LOL

 

[rjacobs]

The insurance company pays the disabled pilot, not the airline.

And MOST airlines(hell MOST large companies for that matter) are self insured they just use a 3rd party to administer things so in reality it IS the airlines money.

 

[DYLIN]

I think these things/departments are a hold over from the old school airline structure. Kind of like a uniform department. Pretty much useless these days. If you need someone in the company to measure you and provide a uniform then you shouldn't be operating an airplane. What kind of retard can't go online, order the required uniform pieces from whatever uniform distributer the company uses and get then it taylored?

Excuse me, but I'd like to be measured and have the uniform made just for my measurements. What doesn't fit better that way?

No need to be going to a taylor on my time off to make a company uniform piece to fit better.

 

[XTW]

Be ready to stab a turd with a popsicle stick.:laugh:



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[Kermit_D_Frog]

I don't want to work for the <ahem> German Air Force... But I would like to send them a turd. What's the address again?

 

[cfi_greg]

Sounds like US Airways is a good back door to all this back door nonsense

 

[LearLove]

Be ready to stab a turd with a popsicle stick.:laugh:



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yeah are the US Air guys going to have to send in a sh!t sample?

 

[LearLove]

It's really about the money. They don't want to hire somebody that they may have to pay a disability check to at someplace down the line.

That's bs right there. You think a physical for some guy in his late 20's or early 30's is going to show 100% if he will have problems 20 years down the road?

 

[SVA_402]

If it's about the money later on, why don't flight attendants, gate agents, rampers, and management have to do a medical prior to employment?

 

[CRJ puppy]

So, does anyone know what AA's medical consists of? LOL

Deep breath. You're going to feel a slight pressure. You might feel like you have to "go". This is normal.

Refer to appropriate Family Guy episode for a "primer"!

 

[Dan Roman]

If it's about the money later on, why don't flight attendants, gate agents, rampers, and management have to do a medical prior to employment?

Maybe because pilots are the only ones that incur 10's of 1000's of dollars of training costs and if one leaves if can trigger a bunch of training events (numerous transitions and upgrades) to fill the void?

 

[Dan Roman]

That's bs right there. You think a physical for some guy in his late 20's or early 30's is going to show 100% if he will have problems 20 years down the road?

You most certainly can predict someone's chances for having medical problems based on their lifestyle, cholesterol count, blood work, etc etc. it's not a 100%, but you can certainly see that hiring pilots with a healthy profile is a better investment than someone who is overweight, smokes, and has high cholesterol.

 

[chqflyer]

If it's about the money later on, why don't flight attendants, gate agents, rampers, and management have to do a medical prior to employment?

I was a ramper for AMR back in my college days. They flew me to LAX for a medical exam as part of my hiring process. It was mostly paperwork and a cursory check up. This was over twenty years ago so I have no clue if they still do this.

 

[Andy Neill]

I was a ramper for AMR back in my college days. They flew me to LAX for a medical exam as part of my hiring process. It was mostly paperwork and a cursory check up. This was over twenty years ago so I have no clue if they still do this.

It is still going on.