Hi!
$500/week for training is not great, but it's comparable to others in this same category. It's a lot more than the current new-hires at FedEx make, or unemployed pilots make.
MIA job fair breifing:
They will be interviewing soon. They are sure they will hire in the -10s, probably the -8, and maybe the 757s. The bid for the 757 seats are out, and when they see who bids for it, they will know what seats need to be hired into. Hiring PFEs and FOs for sure. They may have to hire off the street Capts because a lot of low-time FOs.
They will probably hire off-the-street for the -8: Current and qualified guys. They will move to another aircraft when the -8 is shut down-some time this year.
The -10s are staying for the foreseeable future.
They are the initial buyer for the -330Fs they are getting.
When you are on reserve/call (all except the most senior guys) you have 30" to answer your phone, and then 1 hour to report after the phone call.
When I turned in my resume, they said they recognized it (I had sent in one or more in the last couple of weeks.). I think the job fairs do help.
Centurion and Miami Air were also there are hiring soon. If you are adventurous, you could check out Dana Air in Nigeria.
The only -121 company there that was hiring was GoJet.
cliff
GRB