another Comair question...

[91100 100 set]

Alright, so I'm all set with the interview down in Cincinnati in a little while, and I've got all the gouges and stuff, seen all the speculation about the ACA Do-jets, and read the thread speculating about the length of the upgrade time, but I have one question. Is there a pool or are they interviewing for scheduled classes?

 

[skiddriver]

There appears to be a shallow pool. Just saw an old mil compadre in his new hire class (I was training for 70 F/O upgrade). Took three weeks from when we walked in his package to an interview call, two weeks for the job offer, and a month till a call for a class. He got called to fill a hole, after listing himself for short notice call with HR. If you are in a position to do that (unemployed or working where you don't need to give two weeks notice) it can get you into class sooner. In my new hire class, we had a guy get the call the day class started to fill a no-show. He came down from MSP and started class the next morning.

Classes are set up to meet anticipated requirements (currently to back fill 50 seat F/O slots opened up by 70 seat deliveries). The company doesn't publish a list of future class dates, because they won't bring you on property to just sit around. If a delivery slides, then the class date to fill that delivery slides.

Current 70 seat slots are all being filled by 50 F/Os bidding over, though it could go back to new hires depending on how the pilot group bids.

And the pool doesn't seem to be FIFO (first in, first out), they sometimes call based on an internal criteria we aren't privy to, so you may get called before or after someone else who was given an offer of employment before you. The key here is that the letter is an offer of employment. You aren't hired until you show up for class. So don't quit your day job based on the letter.

Good luck with the interview.

 

[chperplt]

It also appears that you won't get a class call until your background check is either complete, or very near complete.

 

[91100 100 set]

Very good, understand, Thanks again and wish me luck

 

[chperplt]

Good luck!! I was a Dec interview and am patiently (I wish) waiting for a class date.

 

[captainv]

we're getting 8 70-seaters this year, so we'll hire at least 125. perhaps more once the 45 rjs are awarded or if the Do jets come over to us...

it took me 3 1/2 months to get a class after getting my letter so just hang in there...