Airnet Bases

[wingnutt]

holy crap...$7,000, as in thousand?!?

 

[jaybird]

Apparently.....it's baaaaack. 12 months or $7000.

Looking forward to working there. Airnet has a GREAT reputation. Everyone I've EVER talked to has positive things to say about it....unlike other companies down south.

What happens if no one bids for an open base? Is the route covered by floaters until someone does bid?

Usually yes. Or sometimes they're contracted out to other companies

 

[flywest]

Signing bonus??

If Airnet is bringing back the training contract, does anyone know if the signing bonus is coming back with it? Due to the large number of applications I'm sure they receive, I don't think they would start offering it, but just wanted to double check.

Thanks,
FlyWest

 

[starcheck1]

Bonus??

I doubt that they will have any type of signing bonus....but thats just me guessing..I haven't heard. As far as Airnet having a large # of apps....when I went through class the pilot recruiter said he had 5,000 on file.

 

[WrightAvia]

signing bonus

What, are you on drugs? You better get a new watch, cause you don't know what time it is.

 

[Buckeye70]

Starcheck1

How many hours flying/duty do you average per week? Where are you based and what is your run/schedule?

Thanks for all of the info!!!

 

[jaybird]

Starcheck1

How many hours flying/duty do you average per week? Where are you based and what is your run/schedule?

Thanks for all of the info!!!

It doesn't matter what his run does, because yours will be differant. A typical run averages 10 hours duty time, there are some runs that go 14 hours. Flight time can average any where from three hours to almost eight hours.

Take my advise don't even worry about your base till you get through training.

 

[uscpilot]

Jaybird gives good advice. I am not saying you shouldnt be goal oriented. Just keep the goals realistic, like not blowing a written test, or crashing the sim. After that pass your inital check ride, then pass your tranistion training. After all that worry about getting a base. Until then dont even look at bid sheets, it will only depress you since you cant bid.
Good Luck!!

 

[starcheck1]

correct correct....the current newhire pass rate is less than 80%

 

[Buckeye70]

I appreciate all of the advice. I'm just curious that's all. I realize that everyone's experience is unique. I'm trying to understand what some of the possibilities are. It's a strange industry where you don't know where you'll be living in a month and a half after you've put so much effort into getting to the second rung of the ladder of a seriously underpaid profession. Yet we all gladly do it for the love of flying. I'm fully prepared to put forth the necessary effort during training. I've drunk from the fire hose before.

I look forward to meeting all of you in the "real" world. I'm off to pack!

Safe Journeys!