ACC or MAC

[dtomlins]

What carrier is ACC? Also, what is the chance of being hired as a street captain at any of these better cargo carriers. Thanks

 

[dillfer]

ACC=Air Cargo Carriers
MAC=Mountain Air Cargo
Empire=Empire

Empire hired a few off the street captains a few months back, but they're pretty much done with that now. Not sure about ACC or MAC

 

[Wankel7]

What carrier is ACC? Also, what is the chance of being hired as a street captain at any of these better cargo carriers. Thanks

Geez man ... better cargo companies... don't like the cut off ACC's jib eh?

 

[4BlueBars]

Other than the regionals, where are ACC pilots getting hired? Many going to Majors, FedEx, UPS, etc.?

 

[80for80]

Other than the regionals, where are ACC pilots getting hired? Many going to Majors, FedEx, UPS, etc.?

LOL!!! I've been trying to get on with a major for years. Look at all the planes i'm typed in and my total time and I can't even got a F-you from a major. How in the world do you think someone flying a Shorts is going to go directly from that to a major? Please tell me and if you are right, i'll quit Eagle today and get on at that place.

 

[Snakum]

LOL!!! I've been trying to get on with a major for years. Look at all the planes i'm typed in and my total time and I can't even got a F-you from a major. How in the world do you think someone flying a Shorts is going to go directly from that to a major? Please tell me and if you are right, i'll quit Eagle today and get on at that place.

It's probably your breath. Are you brushing your teeth before interviews.

 

[idoitupsidedown]

does MAC base at IND? i see their vans and either the 27 or 42 (unless i fly an airplane i'm horrible at identifying it) each morning when i finish up for the night. or are those guys just waitin to be loaded and head out?

 

[dtomlins]

If you work for Empire, MAC are you able to jumpseat on Fedex? Any chance that they are CASS? Any talk of it? Anyone care to share what life is like with MAC or Empire? Do you fly 5 days a week, every week? Just curious how life would be compared to a regional airline. Thanks

 

[Steve]

LOL!!! I've been trying to get on with a major for years. Look at all the planes i'm typed in and my total time and I can't even got a F-you from a major. How in the world do you think someone flying a Shorts is going to go directly from that to a major? Please tell me and if you are right, i'll quit Eagle today and get on at that place.

Maybe you just suck

 

[Philerup]

If you work for Empire, MAC are you able to jumpseat on Fedex? Any chance that they are CASS? Any talk of it? Anyone care to share what life is like with MAC or Empire? Do you fly 5 days a week, every week? Just curious how life would be compared to a regional airline. Thanks

No jumpseat, not on anyone. We are not CASS and can not reciprocate, so we can't jump. Life at MAC, I don't know, I don't have a life other than MAC. You fly 4-6 days a week depending on the run, most are 4 days a week. However, on the fifth day you will not be off, you will be MAC standby. MAC standby is not required by FedEx, but MAC makes you do it anyway, just in case. That means on Friday night you are sitting in a hotel or home if based with the airplane from Friday evening until Saturday morning. So all work weeks are from Monday (morning if you float) until Saturday morning. As an FO you will work every week with an occasional reserve week. No real weeks off except the occasional, once every three months, week off. So basically you have 1 day off a week, work every week, and never see the sun unless it is coming up. But what the hell, some of us enjoy it.

 

[tsky]

If you work for Empire, MAC are you able to jumpseat on Fedex? Any chance that they are CASS? Any talk of it? Anyone care to share what life is like with MAC or Empire? Do you fly 5 days a week, every week? Just curious how life would be compared to a regional airline. Thanks

At Empire we are working on getting in the CASS system. Hopefully well have CASS in a couple of months. Most of our runs are 4-5 days a week-home at your base everyday and weekends off. I doubt if we will ever be able to jumpseat on FedEx.

 

[80for80]

At Empire we are working on getting in the CASS system. Hopefully well have CASS in a couple of months. Most of our runs are 4-5 days a week-home at your base everyday and weekends off. I doubt if we will ever be able to jumpseat on FedEx.

Why can't you jumpseat on FedEx? Most other feeders are allowed to jumpseat on thier mainline. Is there a flowthrough to FedEx from the FedEx feeder system?

 

[Scube3]

It's very different to get upgraded in a Shorts 330/360 (steam gauges, unpressurized and 160kts aircraft) than in a ATR 42/72 (Double the t/o weight, FMS, AFIS, pressurized aircraft).

originally posted by tsky:
At Empire we are working on getting in the CASS system. Hopefully well have CASS in a couple of months. Most of our runs are 4-5 days a week-home at your base everyday and weekends off. I doubt if we will ever be able to jumpseat on FedEx.

When Empire gets into the CASS system, I don't see why the won't be able to jumpseat on Fedex. All the other CASS members do.

No jumpseat in MAC

 

[CherryBomb]

LOL!!! I've been trying to get on with a major for years. Look at all the planes i'm typed in and my total time and I can't even got a F-you from a major. How in the world do you think someone flying a Shorts is going to go directly from that to a major? Please tell me and if you are right, i'll quit Eagle today and get on at that place.

Thats funny, we have guys leaving Cherry Air all the time for the majors. Most only have experience in one jet, the Lear 25 or the Falcon 20. Alot of our guys usually get a job with around 1500 multi turbine PIC...

 

[Wankel7]

Thats funny, we have guys leaving Cherry Air all the time for the majors. Most only have experience in one jet, the Lear 25 or the Falcon 20. Alot of our guys usually get a job with around 1500 multi turbine PIC...

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