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C C Disco or anyone with some info. Who are all the 747 operators hiring out there. Could you either answer on the forum or PM me with that info? I know Kalitta is one but who else? Anything would be appreciated.
 
reepicheep....Dude, don't take this personally but what gives? You've been looking for a job longer than I have. I mean seriously, with all that time. Is it because it's all FO time? I see you on every sub section in this board. Are you being selective since you're still with USAir and don't want to leave the West Coast? Just curious, because seeing you looking for a job and not getting any bites is depressing. Good Luck!
 
Trying to predict when companies like Atlas and Polar will start to interview again is impossible. With Polar moving to NY next week I expect their plate will be pretty full. I don't thing Ron Carlson is going with them. They will have to ramp up their hiring department again, but that is pretty much the status quo for them. They hire a recruiter when they feel the need to increase the pilot ranks. The latest rumor is that Polar is looking for a couple of classics. They pulled one off their regularly schedule LAX-HNL run to put it on the military. The wet leased someone to carry the route. Has anyone noticed if another company has been parking at JAL in LAX? Perhaps Atlas.
 
CCDiscoB said:
reepicheep....Dude, don't take this personally but what gives? You've been looking for a job longer than I have. I mean seriously, with all that time. Is it because it's all FO time? I see you on every sub section in this board. Are you being selective since you're still with USAir and don't want to leave the West Coast? Just curious, because seeing you looking for a job and not getting any bites is depressing. Good Luck!

You nailed it - 15 years of F/O time, last PIC was during the Reagan administration.

I had an offer for an interview with North American but it was for a part-time position only and as tenuous as things are at US Airways I'm not going to leave for a part-time job.
 
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Try this link, 747 pilots jobs for Nippon Cargo Airlines, crew bases in JFK & SFO, good pay, nice people to work for. Have fun passing the JCAB medical exam!
I am not sure if they are currently hiring??

http://[email protected]/index.htm


Good luck!!!
 
The Nippon Cargo gig sounds great and I've looked into it; unfortunately they require a 747 type-rating and 500 hours in type.

But keep the suggestions coming!
 
Company Requirements

So are these companies “hard-over” on those requirements? Have either of you applied despite the requirements? I would think if a pilot has a 747-type rating it would demonstrate that he is easily trainable. I was thinking of sending a resume to Nippon for two reasons, because of the JFK base and because I thought Reepicheep wouldn’t be applying for that very reason. :D After reading what you guys wrote, especially Mrvmo, maybe I shouldn't.

How are pilots without 747-type ratings ever going to get them if companies won't train them?
 
I called Hawaii Aviation (HACS) and they said that applicants had to have 500 hours. Sounded pretty cut and dry. I was just in the right place at the right time when I got my job, but it only lasted 4 months.
 
CCDiscoB, the HACS website is undergoing some changes, but in the past they always specifically stated that the t/r & 500 hours were hard requirements. Otherwise I'd have applied, given the SFO base.

In this environment, companies can demand, and get, these type of pre-qualified applicants. Right now, current, typed, and maybe even recent PIC time is a given requirement for most positions, I walked into Clay Lacy in VNY a month ago with my best suit on and a stack of resumes in hand and a very nice HR lady told me that with the present state of things in the industry I couldn't even get a job there as a lineboy, and she was serious.
 

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