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coex

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Hey everyone, I just spoke with Julie Skoglund (formerly Julie Ellis) of ASA and she informed me that they are hiring 20/mo through the summer of 2005!

They are taking delivery of 12 CRJ700s this year and 25 CRJ200s beginning in January 2005. With these new aircraft, they anticipate upgrade times decreasing well below three years in the coming year.

Their hiring minimums are 1200 total time and 200 hours of multi-engine experience. They request that an applicant have 100 hours within the last six months as this will improve their chances of success in the simulator evaluation.

Following a successful simulator evaluation, the applicant will continue to Phase II for a one-on-one interview with one of the line pilots. Applicants typically know if they have been accepted within one week, and if accepted, placed in a class within 30 to 60 days. The majority of new pilots will go directly to the CRJ200 although there are occasionally openings for the ATR-72.

If an applicant is unfamiliar with speed and altitude tapes they suggest they are familiar with them and of course familiarize themselves with the CRJ cockpit prior to the interview. They also tend to see weakness in the Jeppesen approach plate and instrument knowledge. The best advice is to come in prepared!

Complete application information may be found at www.flyasa.com under careers.
http://www.delta.com/prog_serv/delta_connection/asa/employment/pilots/index.jsp

Interested applicants may submit their resumes and letters of recommendation in several ways:

E-mail:
[email protected]

Fax:
404-763-8397
404-209-0452

Mail to:
ASA Pilot Recruiting
Attn.: Pilot Recruiting
100 Hartsfield Centre Pkwy, Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30354
 
What are their competitive mins. without the resume being walked in?
Any chance of PM ing the recruiting Phone number so I can check my resume that has been sent?

Thanks in advance

V-Snap
 
I'm not sure on their competitive mins, but I will check on that.

They do not accept phone calls to check the status of your resume.
I would suggest you send it to them via one of the methods listed above.
My guess would be email is best.
 
Hey Hopelessly Optimistic,

Not long ago I talked to some genius in recruiting that said they are looking for 5000+, and previous 121. "We would really prefer 121 PIC, but SIC would be considered." He actually said that. I don't know how I got hired with those competitive times.

I was calling to see about a friend of mine that has 3500TT, 3000 turbine, an ATP, 2000 turbine PIC, and a type in Shorts and he said that my friend wasn't competitive. Go figure.

Good Luck
 
I just got hired last week and had 1300/300 when I sent in my resume last month. I'm currently waiting on a class date. From what I gathered, it was a pretty good spread of people as far as times and backgrounds when I was in Atlanta for the interview. I guess it all depends on whos hands your resume gets into when you send it in.

jj

:p
 
Not Exactly

They are taking delivery of 12 CRJ700s this year and 25 CRJ200s beginning in January 2005. With these new aircraft, they anticipate upgrade times decreasing well below three years in the coming year.

We currently have over 660 FO's. We are going to hire 360 or so. Three years will only be for the guys that already meet the PIC time requirements and hired in the first few classes. There are a few FO's that were hired in the past that came in with very little time and won't be able to upgrade for a few more years. But for the majority of the current FO's, they are ready to upgrade when they can hold a line. I really do not think the above statement is indeed correct (not implying that the individual providing the info is lying, more likely it is what is being put out by recruitment). In the end (for the current aircraft procurement), we will have 1920 pilots or so. That means 960 Cpts, and 960 FO's. With these numbers, we only need to replace 340 FO's that will move to the right seat. Even with loosing 40 or so per year in retirements and pilots leaving the company (which will add 120 to the list), the vast majority of the new hires will not see the right seat at all if we do not expand more than the current increase in aircraft.
 
Tim

I think you might a little off in your math. Airlines always have more Capt's than F/O's due to various resons. Capt's have more vacation, more training (which is changing at ASA as we speak), plus they can use reserve Capt's in the right seat. I can see us ending up with around 2,000 pilots total. Of that, we would probably have 1,150 or so Capt's. Since we always have F/O's that pass up on upgrade for quality of life or lack of desire to be Capt the seniority number for Capt will probably drop to a little over 1,300. Most of the companies I have flown for had the most junior Capt in the 61-65% range on the total seniority list.

This doesn't look good for the new hires that are coming in the next few years, since they will be starting out around 1,550 (the Mar class if I read the finals right) and higher. So, unless we increase our attrition or some additional growth they will be sitting in the right seat for a considerable ammount of time.

For a perspective, I was hired 10/21/02. My current seniority # is 1486. If we have a bottom Capt # of 1,300 in the end of 2005-2006 I am still quite a ways away from Capt, and that will be with 3.5 - 4 years in the company. Even if I move up 50 #'s a year (not likely) I will still be close to 100 #'s from Capt. So, those of you getting hired now, don't be fooled into believing you will be Capt in 3 years.
 
Flip side of the coin is that CRJ700 FO's earn about what reserve CRJ200 / ATR Captains do. When you consider per diem and taxes I bet a CRJ700 FO that picks up trips and bids with training department guys ( trip drops with pay ) could exceed a reserve Captain's pay with more days off.

Of course if PIC is your goal, there is only one way to get it. 20-30 hours a month like I do. Oh crap, there's the phone - see ya....

~~~^~~~
 
I faxed my stuff in 2 weeks ago and they called me last week and gave me a 'pre-screening' on the phone. They told me if I met their qualifications, they would be sending me an application packet to fill out and send back in. Still waiting on that one, so I am not sure if I will get an actual interview. My times are only 1800/350multi and I am currently just a CFI, who would have thought, right?!

Moral of the story, always send in your stuff just in case....
 
FWIW, I have seen about 10 pilots at FSI ATL this week for interviews, the competitive mins have been posted in ops as preferably 121 experience. But ASA has historically hired a mix of high and low time pilots regardless of what they say they are looking for. Bottom line, if you meet the mins go ahead and apply you never know. They care much more about weather they can spend a month in the cockpit with you and your attitude than they do about your total time.
Good Luck
 

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