AirTran?

[Lear70]

Well... I *DID* like working there.

Seriously, the only bad thing I have to say about it is management's tendency to scrounge every last dime out of us in any way they can, including circumventing the contract and giving us some of the worst hotels to stay at I've ever lived with, and I used to work for Pinnacle, so that's saying something.

It was a huge improvement in Quality Of Life, although a pay cut for a few years, and my coworkers were top-notch, a great group of guys and gals with very few exceptions.

There's better places to go, but if you want to move to or already live in ATL, you could do a lot worse.

Good luck!

 

[Thunderchief]

I have no regrets working here either. They were nice enough to hire me when I got furloughed and it was pretty clear at the time what I was getting myself into.
With that said I think the pilots here better be ready to do some hard things in the near future to improve our QOL.... I'm not saying that to scare anyone away, this is a good airline. I just want it to be a GREAT airline. Somebody in a former post said it best, this place feels like a good Regional with bigger airplanes....
I had my PIC time when I arrived so I can't really answer that part of it, but this place does have a VIABLE BUSINESS PLAN, which most every other airline does not...
-TC

 

[PRINCE AKEEM]

would anyone go or have gone to Airtran w/o 1000 Tpic??

2 friends got on with 600 121 PIC, one of which was last week. Of course, his interview skills were polished up by Akeem though.imp:

 

[CLR2LAN]

I know it says 121 PIC, but how are they handling any corp. guys that have part 91 pic?

 

[FlyFastLiveSlow]

I know it says 121 PIC, but how are they handling any corp. guys that have part 91 pic?

Is the part 91 prop time or jet time?

 

[Lear70]

Given his sig (HS-125), I'd bet it's jet time.

Haven't heard of it yet, but it wouldn't surprise me to see it soon, given the lower interview/class appearance numbers plus high attrition...

 

[Secret Squirrel]

I can think of a Airnet Lear guy and a corporate guy in class over the last couple months.

 

[CLR2LAN]

Yeah, Jet - Guess we'll just have to wait and see...thanks for the input.

 

[FlyFastLiveSlow]

Yeah, Jet - Guess we'll just have to wait and see...thanks for the input.

Then they'll take a look at your stuff, as long as it's more than 500 hrs.

 

[CLR2LAN]

Then they'll take a look at your stuff, as long as it's more than 500 hrs.

Not even close yet. Thanks though, alot will change between now and that 500hr's of TPIC

 

[tubelcane]

Great people, great equipment. Sucky contract they will hopefully be working to clean up. Not really a sucky contract either, just needs some work. And we 3 year fo's need a frckin raise!