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They never lower standards, they just redefine competitive minimums. Watch for a redefinition shortly, they what I have seen they are not filling thier classes.
 
I heard the hotel janitor was encouraged to apply. They showed him a book with an ostrich on one page and an airplane on the other, asked him which was the airplane and he picked it..........................which was apparently good enough for them.
 
Why?

Yea the Cogan recruiter told me the same thing; they fill every class with smaller numbers and have more classes. How big and how often are the classes? how does this compare to two years ago? What are the averages compared to two years ago? and to fill classes why is it necessary to have a travelling road show with open houses in different cities? All part of the worldwide growing pilot shortage.
 
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SInce allowing applicants to choose their own bases classes have almost been at max, espically with the upgrade time dropping quickly. That said it does not appear that the 800/100 will go any lower, unless part of a bridge program, there are always exceptions though.
 
pilotyip said:
Yea the Cogan recruiter told me the same thing; they fill every class with smaller numbers and have more classes. How big and how often are the classes? how does this compare to two years ago? What are the averages compared to two years ago? and to fill classes why is it necessary to have a travelling road show with open houses in different cities? All part of the worldwide growing pilot shortage.
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Last couple of classes have been filled with 28 to 30 new hires.
 
Anyone out there ever left aviation and tried to get back in? I left Trans States after a year to take up a job at a local airport. I am considering getting back into the field, the grass isnt always greener. I have about 2500 total and 500 multi turbine. I know can build some cheap single engine time around here but how do hiring commities view a "used to be". I left TSA under good terms i.e. not fired or asked to resign and I even gave them a week and a half notice, extenuating circumstances. I would like to fly for American Eagle. Any thoughts?
 
bristo, apply everywhere, you have an interview and a job offer. Just have a good answer on why you got out and why you want to get back in.
 
bristolgone said:
Anyone out there ever left aviation and tried to get back in? I left Trans States after a year to take up a job at a local airport. I am considering getting back into the field, the grass isnt always greener. I have about 2500 total and 500 multi turbine. I know can build some cheap single engine time around here but how do hiring commities view a "used to be". I left TSA under good terms i.e. not fired or asked to resign and I even gave them a week and a half notice, extenuating circumstances. I would like to fly for American Eagle. Any thoughts?
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Plan to live in base and work a lot. There is a pilot shortage. You'll get hired so do your research before accepting an offer. Don't forget United/Delta are hiring too. Check out their mins.
 
Hi!

UAL is CLOSE to hiring-no info yet.

cliff
YIP
 
not too many people are taking the turboprop upgrade, im an 04 hire and i think i can hold it next year, so if that tells you anything...plus management is in the process of trying to wipe out the top half of our seniority list. I bet a newhire now will be holding captain within about 3 years, but thats just a wild guess.
 
The only T-prop bases to my knowledge are DFW, LAX and MIA. I think BOS is ERJ
 
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do they fly the turboprops out of BOS?...how's the movement in that base?
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BOS is just the ERJ. We do have a fair amount of senior FOs here who are in the process of leaving for turboprop upgrades or upgrades in general, so things are moving. Junior lineholder in BOS is about 5 months seniority.
 
Things are looking pretty good around here. But as always, dont go anywhere basing it strictly on upgrade. Upgrade at eagle today might be 3 years, then down to 1 year by tomorrow, and back up to 8 years by next friday. Dont believe me? ask everyone that was hired in between 1999, and 2001.
 
Flybet3 said:
Things are looking pretty good around here. But as always, dont go anywhere basing it strictly on upgrade. Upgrade at eagle today might be 3 years, then down to 1 year by tomorrow, and back up to 8 years by next friday. Dont believe me? ask everyone that was hired in between 1999, and 2001.
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Good advice, and I've always agreed... I can prove it, I work for Piedmont; no one goes there for their upgrade.

I'm from Boston and would like to move back, I'm sick of LGA and the longer I stay the more it seems like PDT has no future no matter what anyone says about the damn flowthru or new airplanes. Eagle on the otherhand seems like it isn't a miserable place to work like most of the other regionals and it seems fairly stable too.
 
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I just looked over the latest seniority list and every class at Eagle since March has been 90-100% full. 25-30 new hires per class.

IHF
 
I Hate Freight said:
I just looked over the latest seniority list and every class at Eagle since March has been 90-100% full. 25-30 new hires per class.

IHF
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Yes, the choose your own base, on top of the quickly decreasing upgrade time has really helped the recruiting department.
 

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