Ameriflight

[DLconnection]

1. Where are all of Ameriflights crew bases and which of them is the most senior/junior?

2. What is Ameriflights current hiring status and what would be competetive flight times for the company?

 

[AZaviator]

1. Where are all of Ameriflights crew bases and which of them is the most senior/junior?

Pilot bases include: BUR, OAK, PDX, SEA, PHX, BIL, DFW, SAT, TEB, CVG.

I'm sure I"m missing a few, but those are most of them. SLC might be one, but I'm not 100% sure. Maybe someone else can chime in.

2. What is Ameriflights current hiring status and what would be competetive flight times for the company?

Go to their website www.ameriflight.com for current hiring status. Last I saw, they were hiring Lance Captains for BUR and OAK, and recently had a Cessna 402 position open in PDX, but I think its been filled.

Hope this helps.

 

[fraitman]

A little clarification to the last email. The bases are Burbank/Ontario, Oakland, Dallas (ADS), Portland, Seattle (BFI), Billings, Salt Lake City and Cincinatti (CVG). ( not TEB or SAT) There are many pilots domiciled in various non-base locations throughout the country, TEB being one example, but it is not a base.

When the demand was great for pilots, many were hired directly into turbine positions at bases such as SLC, ADS and CVG. But for now, it is extremely unlikely to get hired into turbine, because those are filled by an internal bid process. The majority of new hires go to BUR or OAK in the Lance. The only other base with Lances is PHX, they sometimes have new-hire openings. Occassonally PDX has a new-hire opening in the Cessna 402 (the only base that has C402). Lately, it is tough to get hired into OAK, slow turnover, BUR has had more turnover recently, but it really varies month to month. Put in your app, update it occasionally. PHX and PDX occasonally hire from the outside. but BUR and OAK do the most hiring because they are the largest bases, and have the most Lances for starting positions (combined, those bases have almost 1/2 the pilots in the company). The company used to be called California Air Charter, you get the idea.

The upgrade to Navajo/Chieftain has still been fairly quick, typically about 2 months in OAK and about 3 months in BUR, but that varies. The next OAK pilot about to go into the Beech 99 has 10 months seniority, and the last BE99 position awarded on company bid was to a pilot with only 6 months seniority. So the progress isn't bad, especially if you are willing to go anywhere runs open up, you will progress fairly fast into the Be99's and Metro's. The company has 3 Brazilia's, the FO positions have gone very low seniority, but it could be awhile for a Capt. position to open up. Forget about Lear Capt, many of those guys will probably retire at AMF.

One other hint, they are flooded with apps, it really helps to have a recommendation by an AMF pilot. That's true just about anywhere these days. I know the OAK Chief told me he does interviews every month whether he has an opening or not, he likes to have a little pool going so when a position opens up he can quickly put them in the next ground school. New hire ground schools are held every month in BUR. If you apply, be patient and good luck.

 

[Idiot Police]

...many of those guys will probably retire at AMF.

GET YOUR AZZES TO JAIL!!!!!!

 

[Thedude]

Ameriflight - Just say NO!

 

[Trout]

Ameriflight - Just say NO!

You're right. It's really crappy at Ameriflight. It sucks knowing that I won't be furloughed. It sucks having weekends and holidays off. It sucks being home every night. It sucks flying with some of the greatest line pilots around. It sucks logging turbine PIC. It sucks working 4 days a week. It sucks having a choice when and where I want to fly. It sucks having fun when I fly. It sucks having some of the best MX in the industry. It sucks knowing past pilots that have gone directly to FedEx, UPS, DHL, Southwest, Alaska, United, Northwest, etc.

I started at Ameriflight as a ramper and worked my to line pilot. In all that time there has been one constant: The people who get fired deserved it. The people who complain about getting screwed by managment are idiots who couldn't do the job or felt they should be treated like United 777 captains. And once they leave Ameriflight they'll complain just as much at the next job.

Have fun.

If anyone wants honest answers about Ameriflight PM me.

 

[wingnutt]

sic 'em trout...

dunno about the rest of you, but i get tired of how quick everyone is to pass on negative hand-me-downs about company "X" when its rarely (if ever) first hand info. this "my brother had a roomate who's sisters best friend worked there once" crap is for the birds.

everywhere you go, theres gonna be a negative...be it a nutcase management, a pitiful paintjob, clientele with less class than a roomfull of 2 dollar hookers, a schedule that keeps you away longer than youd like, an 300 hour F/O that has never seen (much less flown) 100 OVC and 1800 RVR, etc, etc, etc.

do whatcha love, and love whatcha do...all the rest is just fluff

 

[SW4guy]

I totally agree with "Trout" I started at AMF as a ramp agent and also worked as a dispatcher for 2 years. I am now a metro captain working only 3 days a week, and having 4 days off in a row. Having worked through the ranks, if AMF had bad maintenance or if they pushed their pilots through weather, I would have been gone a long time ago....having been a dispatcher, that was never the case. It was always up to the pilot to make the go/no go decision. Sure the planes are old and the paint job has faded, but the maintenance is very good. You will not be treated like a 777 Cpt, and there is no glamour, but we have a very stable flying job....and some of us are in the pool with the majors. God bless "Herb K."


best of luck to all

 

[fraitman]

Amen Wingnutt. Sometimes people pass off distant and inaccurate information on boards because they want to act like an expert on every topic, whether they know much about it or not Or they have some kind of chip on their shoulder. It is usually easy to seperate the people that are trying to put out helpful information and those that are just frustrated and immature. Reasonable people being honest but disagreeing on an issue is fine, we all learn from a good debate. The comment by TheDude is useless.

If anything, I fault Ameriflight management for giving some pilots way too many chances. I'm talking when it is a serious attitude issue, not just an honest mistake we all can make time to time. It hurts everyone, I don't want some smuck out their making all the rest of us look bad. It's true with most companies these days, they get so afraid to fire someone. HR is usually policing these issues, most departments don't even have a final say on firing an employee. Of course, you don't want the opposite either, firing people on a whim. I've never seen that at AMF, a firing goes way up the mgmt chain, and it rarely happens.

One guy gets on these boards and claim they fire people all the time. I know who it is, and I resist slamming him, it would be going down to his level. He is one that was asked to resign, he should have been fired. He screwed up twice, big. After the first one, his supervisor successfully fought to save him. The second time, he helped the guy by allowing him to resign instead of get fired to keep it from messing up his PRIA. Did this guy take responsibility for his hazardous flying. No, he just gets on boards and slams AMF, never disclosing what happened. This board is not a good place to work out individual grievances or vent frustration, it just doesn't help other pilots. There are more appropriate ways of dealing with those issues. Otherwise, this is a good board that provides a wealth of up-to-date information that is volunteered by good folks who take their time to help others with their careers.

 

[Masterplan]

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You want a first hand gripe? I actually had Paul in Burbank tell me on the company freq. when I was telling him the weather at my destination was going way down, maybe below minimums, to "Just get in!"
Plus everybody there in the flight department always seemed so pissed off, even the training captains. I do admit though it was very weird how every base except Burbank was pretty good to work at and I had worked at 5 other ones. At the headquarters a lot of the pilots felt on the chopping block if they didn't stay in line. Way way too many write ups from dispatch for literally 6 minutes late for your show time. Makes you feel unwanted especially when you find out the line guys who just got hired were making almost as much as the chieftan captains. Oh well!!