CAL hiring 80 per month?

[dudemize]

I forgot about the deadhead pay going back to 100% this summer. That is pretty huge, get paid to sleep, read, or whatever for 7-8 hours. I take it most of the European trips require a deadhead crewmember fto be an IRO for the return flight?

 

[geshields]

I forgot about the deadhead pay going back to 100% this summer. That is pretty huge, get paid to sleep, read, or whatever for 7-8 hours. I take it most of the European trips require a deadhead crewmember fto be an IRO for the return flight?

Correct. Most western european destinations are 7:30-7:45 block going over and 8:10-8:40 coming back. Deadhead in coach on the way over and IRO on the way back...

 

[catIIIc]

How is it to get into IAH?

Depends what A/C, 737 no more then a couple of months if not right away, 756 probably over a year depending on timing of system bid. 777 about the time you can hold 737 captain

 

[another cfii]

Does anybody got a call from CAL lately? How long does it wait to get called? Any walk-in?? Anxious mind wants to know..

Thanks

 

[dudemize]

I got a call for an interview on Monday. Interview will be on Jan 25th in Newark. I initially applied in September, so 4 month wait or so.

 

[pkober]

Does anybody got a call from CAL lately? How long does it wait to get called? Any walk-in?? Anxious mind wants to know..

Thanks

WTFO ?!?!? Let's hope you can talk better than you write if you get an interview.

Good luck.

 

[lookin4better]

Does anybody got a call from CAL lately? How long does it wait to get called? Any walk-in?? Anxious mind wants to know..

Thanks

now thats funny!

 

[NEDude]

Still waiting. Applied initially back in in April '05. Update every month. Four internal walk-ins (one a 20 year captain), met them at an Air-Inc, five years at a Continental Connection airline, no accidents, incidents or failures, 2000 hours 121 turbine PIC, training department experience, college degree, live within driving distance of ewr. Still waiting on a call.

Had a friend with less time and no walk-ins get called three months after submitting his stuff.

Who knows the magic formula. Would still love to get on there.

 

[whymeworry?]

Heard, from a friend who has a friend in training at CAL right now, that they are telling new-hires if UAL/ CAL merge they will be furloughed. Any new-hires in training care to chime in here?

Don't shoot the msngr, this is just what was told to me.

 

[taxicabdriver]

Heard, from a friend who has a friend in training at CAL right now, that they are telling new-hires if UAL/ CAL merge they will be furloughed. Any new-hires in training care to chime in here?

Don't shoot the msngr, this is just what was told to me.

Not True!

 

[CancelIFR1200]

Got called this week for an interview next week....Was just under a year from when I applied til I got a call. Had someone from the Training Dept and an FO movin' my stuff along.. Good Luck

 

[another cfii]

Thanks for all the useful info, folks, and for those with nothing good to add, go play with your toys.

I've put my stuff in for quite a while, and want to see if i'll get called before I retire... Does anybody know if age would make a difference in their "magic formula" as well??

Thanks again.

 

[timmay]

I don't think age makes a difference. I know people from late 30's to early 20's getting the call. I had my stuff in for about 4 months before the call, interviewed in Jan class in Feb. Keep the faith the way they are hiring you should get the call sooner rather than later.

 

[pkober]

By toys do you mean our Boeings?

Relax dude, you're the one who wrote the question in some strange form of english.

As it's been said. It has nothing to do with total time. It's all about internal recs. That's why my class had min timers and 8000 hour guys. Latest news from the EWR CP is that hiring will continue indefinetly.

 

[fly4HiR]

CAL new Hires

16 per month until April 07 Then one class of 13 on May 5th. Off for the Summer to have the instructors fly the line.

 

[thor2j]

How about 16 per week not month, typo I am sure.

I really doubt that anybody in the training department would come out and say anything like that, especially to newhires. How do you think that would effect their mindset for training???

I know, I know, don't shoot the messenger.

 

[fly4HiR]

Sorry, per week

 

[lookin4better]

Heard, from a friend who has a friend in training at CAL right now, that they are telling new-hires if UAL/ CAL merge they will be furloughed. Any new-hires in training care to chime in here?

Don't shoot the msngr, this is just what was told to me.

I would rather be furlouged from a major than be working at a regional......it would be as easy as find another job while furlouged.....I dont see what the big fret is all aboot....

 

[rk772]

Not sure what the formula is either. I had my app in over a year. I've been on the short list a few months now. I just got the call yesterday for an interview the first week of Feb. I only have 1 rec. but he did a good job getting me in.

I went to Men's Warehouse tonight and bought a new suit. It was alot of money but it's a damn nice suit.

 

[The Regulator]

Correct. Most western european destinations are 7:30-7:45 block going over and 8:10-8:40 coming back. Deadhead in coach on the way over and IRO on the way back...

Deadhead in coach? I have never been in anything else but First Class yet. Maybe I am just lucky. The IRO trips are great!!

 

[ACWild]

I think the IRO trips will go senior again once we get the 100 percent pay back in June.

 

[XJTAv8r]

Deadhead in coach? I have never been in anything else but First Class yet. Maybe I am just lucky. The IRO trips are great!!

Yeah, you're PS in coach and standby for BizFirst when you deadhead. If BF fills up with revenue pax or a higher priority PS non-rev you're in the back

So far I've been pretty lucky too

 

[The Regulator]

I think the IRO trips will go senior again once we get the 100 percent pay back in June.

thats true, but with PBS, who knows what any of us will get???

 

[Scrapdog]

The IRO trips are great!!

Yep, sounds like a real blast. At least when you fly you actually get to do the takeoff and landing (sometimes) before filling out mindless hours of soduku and crossword puzzles. Guys like you crack me up.

 

[catIIIc]

Heard, from a friend who has a friend in training at CAL right now, that they are telling new-hires if UAL/ CAL merge they will be furloughed. Any new-hires in training care to chime in here?

Don't shoot the msngr, this is just what was told to me.

I highly doubt they would get furloughed right away if at all, and who knows when the merger will happen and how may they will have below them when it happens. All I know is we are short and UAL is short so if there were to be furloughs I thinks it would happen down the road after a downturn in the industry.

As far as not taking a job here, every place there is a risk but you can't have the possibity of making more then 100/hr if you stay at regionals forever.

If I never upgrade I will still make at leat 115/hour in 12 years versus 18 years as a 737 FO plus the B fund that I did not have it was a no brainer for me. But each person is different.

 

[AV82SKI]

During my interview I asked why all the hiring this year with only two 777's scheduled for delivery THIS year.

There response is that it is due to retirements (340+) this year and increasing block hours which is done by increasing the a/c utilization significantly.

Sounds good to me.

 

[taxicabdriver]

Yep, sounds like a real blast. At least when you fly you actually get to do the takeoff and landing (sometimes) before filling out mindless hours of soduku and crossword puzzles. Guys like you crack me up.

This cracks me up too. Once you get a few hours you'll find that taking off and landing isn't all that fun.

 

[Scrapdog]

This cracks me up too. Once you get a few hours you'll find that taking off and landing isn't all that fun.

LOL - touche my friend. Didn't say they were "fun" either - however you are actively engaged in an activity...at least for about 5 minutes.

 

[taxicabdriver]

Sweet----Someone on here can actually take a joke and not get their panties all up in a wad!! Congrats Scrap, I was hoping that wouldn't upset you too much!

 

[densoo]

Preliminary seat bids effective Jan 2008

Junior CA hire date:
IAH 737, 5/98
IAH 757/767, 6/87
IAH 777, 12/83
EWR 737, 5/01
EWR 757/767, 1/98
EWR 777, 9/85
CLE 737, 3/98
GUM 737, 5/94

Junior FO hire date:
IAH 737, 2007
IAH 757/767, 2/06
IAH 777, 3/98
EWR 737, 2007
EWR 757/767, 2007
EWR 777, 2007
CLE 737, 2007
GUM 737, 2007