Avantair info

[steve3137]

Anyone working at avantair that can give me some up to date info would be greatly appreciated. Insurance, profit sharing, upgrade, vacation. how do they figure the 2 hours away? i'm 3 hours away would they make me move if i wanted the job? Thanks in advance.

 

[glasspilot]

I think insurance premium is near free if it's just you. Add wife and kids and out of network PPO like me and it goes to around 4 bills a month.

No profit sharing at present as profits are scarce. However I do believe that there is something in the works for when the cash starts to pile up.

Upgrade at your 1 year recurrent (or sooner)

1 week of vacation first 3? years then 2 weeks.

2 hours away means 2 hours away using mapquest. You must prove residency to the company I believe.

 

[steve3137]

can anyone else chime in with any info about avantair?

 

[celloman]

Glasspilot gave a good run down.

Still short of pilots. They are "looking" at adding some domiciles in the future but no time frame has been given.

Over all,for the most part a good job.

Upgrade is still running a year. I think this year it will go less then a year for a while.

Any other questions send me a pm.

celloman

 

[lidarheadache]

check your pm's, celloman.

 

[mainiac]

Word from our DO is that they're working on a "Commuter Policy" in the next operations handbook, that would allow people to live outside the 2 hr radius, with some applicable show-time duration, etc. No concrete plan yet, but worth applying, and ask about the policy when interviewing.
Been a great place to work for me!

 

[AftCG182]

Word from our DO is that they're working on a "Commuter Policy" in the next operations handbook, that would allow people to live outside the 2 hr radius, with some applicable show-time duration, etc. No concrete plan yet, but worth applying, and ask about the policy when interviewing.
Been a great place to work for me!

Sounds like someone's got a bad case of "Beech Envy" imp:

 

[mainiac]

Sounds like someone's got a bad case of "Beech Envy" imp:

Sombeech... Happy D.

 

[mu2]

Is it hard to get PIE? I love in Orlando and this looks like a good place to work.

 

[HalinTexas]

How does the pay work? It looks like from APC that you get a salary. Any overtime?

 

[corpflunkie]

Overtime is paid at 150% of your daily rate. Divide your base salary by 182 X 1.5. Don't know if PIE is available right now. I think that MCO is on the list.

 

[mu2]

Overtime is paid at 150% of your daily rate. Divide your base salary by 182 X 1.5. Don't know if PIE is available right now. I think that MCO is on the list.

A list to become a base?

 

[glasspilot]

I have also heard from reliable folks that MCO is gonna be on the list. Good news for Mu2 and his partner that "love in Orlando".

 

[dc9]

MU2,
When did you get hired by PDT? I left there ten years ago to go to ABX, but now I'm looking for another job due to an impending furlough. I live in JAX. That's still more than two hours from even MCO. I guess Avantair won't work for me unless they get that commuter policy. I still have travel benefits on US, so I could get to CLT within a few hours, but that's probably not good enough either. My wife took an early retirement from PDT in 2003, so that's why we still have travel benefits.

 

[mu2]

dc9, check your pm

 

[AlphaSierra01]

Avantair

Is the ATL base available? I'm thinking about applying.

 

[celloman]

Yes ATL is still open.

-celloman

 

[joeygemma]

Does anyone know if CLT is open?

 

[Geronimo4497]

Last I heard, all bases were open besides the FL ones. 2K resumes; my my how the times change so quickly.