Call from ExpressJet

[Hipster Loser]

Thanks for the replies BP!

 

[PA31Ho]

Okay, well you can obviously say what you want... I don't see where I am being cocky one bit. This whole thing started because I said I was sick of ExpressJet because of all the back and forth calling/emailing we went through. I know at 700 hours I haven't seen shoot yet never... never said it was hard to get a degree from ERAU's online program... yes anyone can do it - not that difficult. Yea, maybe one day I'll be shooting approaches to 1800RVR like all you great freight dogs. That being said, I have a great deal of respect for all of you that do that all night long.

 

[wheelsup]

I applied to PDT about 2 weeks ago with 1900 TT/300 multi and ATP mins, also went to riddle. No call...I faxed, snail mailed, and emailed.

All I'm getting nibbles from is colgan...boggles my mind that 500 hours guys are getting a call...ah well.



~wheelsup

 

[BlackPilot628]

I applied to PDT about 2 weeks ago with 1900 TT/300 multi and ATP mins, also went to riddle. No call...I faxed, snail mailed, and emailed.

All I'm getting nibbles from is colgan...boggles my mind that 500 hours guys are getting a call...ah well.



~wheelsup

Have you tried CHQ, Comair, or ASA.

I know they're all hiring big time right now.

 

[wheelsup]

Been updating since feb - recently just hit the 500 xcty and 300 multi, with a fresh first class so I faxed, emailed, snail mailed, another web update, and even called ERAU career services and had the aerosci guy there email my resume to their contact at CHQ.

Applied to ASA, not to comair yet. Chautauqua was/is my first choice regional - but it seems they're hiring 121 and 135 guys right now. Most of my time has been CFI'ing with some ferry flights - I think thats what holding me back.

~wheelsup

 

[BlackPilot628]

Been updating since feb - recently just hit the 500 xcty and 300 multi, with a fresh first class so I faxed, emailed, snail mailed, another web update, and even called ERAU career services and had the aerosci guy there email my resume to their contact at CHQ.

Applied to ASA, not to comair yet. Chautauqua was/is my first choice regional - but it seems they're hiring 121 and 135 guys right now. Most of my time has been CFI'ing with some ferry flights - I think thats what holding me back.

~wheelsup

What is your Total Time?

 

[wheelsup]

1900TT, 311 multi

~wheelsup

 

[BlackPilot628]

1900TT, 311 multi

~wheelsup

MAN! PM me

 

[lj1313]

I have a friend who made the mistake of taking the job at expressjet and now he'll be sitting on reserve for a few years. What a sucker. I can't wait to go to some bottomfeeder regional, get the upgrade, then go to the hype airline of the week, while my buddy is sitting in an airport Starbuck's watching me taxi by in my beech 1900(or Dash 8)


HUH?? Your friend will be sitting reserve for a few years at XJT?? Thats odd..... I don't know anyone that stod reserve at XJT for more than like 6 mounths. I had a relief line n three months.

 

[PA31Ho]

wheelsup: I applied to PDT and called them immediately and talked to Sheila. Right then and there I got an interview date for the following Thursday. I guess it's just at the right time. I don't see why you would have such a difficult time at 1900/300. At my ASA interview there were 4 guys with less than 1000 hours. They did tell us however, that we were the first on the list to send a resume when they lowered their mins to 600/100. Could be part of it, who knows. Good luck with whichever airline picks you up.

 

[snap145]

wheels up...you need to try chq man..ive got an interview with them and i have a fraction of your time....great place to be i think...also of your ballsy try Trans States theyre hiring tons of people...real low timers to guys like yourself

 

[wheelsup]

wheels up...you need to try chq man..ive got an interview with them and i have a fraction of your time....great place to be i think...also of your ballsy try Trans States theyre hiring tons of people...real low timers to guys like yourself

I want to work at chautauqua. I've been applying ever sense feb 2005. Not sure why they won't just call me lol. I even hold the 170 mins. I've heard from a friend though that they want people with 121/135 experience for that plane, not sure if its true or not.

~wheelsup

 

[wahoo250]

Because I went to Riddle... at least that's what they told me. Not that there is anything great about Riddle, actually I did their Online school - didn't even step foot on the real campus - and I really have no desire to.

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Take it from a fellow graduate that never said that first sentence. Never say Because i went to ______. wont get you very far. X jet is one of the best regionals to be at right now...Pay aside. The thing that will get you a job is personality and Experience. 700 is still quite low. I had a family member at a corp job that wouldnt let me touch a jet until about 1200 hrs. dont be in such a rush. Build some experience to where you can market yourself to some of the more desireable companies to work for.

 

[PA31Ho]

I didn't say that, they did. Piedmont told me that the only reason why they call people with low times like myself is because we went to Riddle, Purdue, or UND.

 

[pilotmejiaj]

PA31Ho,

Maybe ExpressJet asked you to send them updated resumes because they want to see if you gained some TIME and EXPERIENCE since the last time they talk to you. You apartently didn't, so now because you don't meet the requirements they wanted, you bag on them. Then you say that you don't care that they didn't hire you, but yet you took so much time to write on this forum to say basically "I hate ExpressJet because they didn't hire me at 700 HOURS." Don't be mad at them for not wanting to hire you at such LITTLE TIME. Get some more flight time and try again. I worked at Scenic Airlines before coming to ExpressJet and it was the funnest time I have had flying.
And as you can tell by the responses on this post, pilots take thing seriously, so watch what you say in the cockpit. You have the ability to hide behind a fake name here but you can't in the cockpit or your company.

Anyways.... best of luck at Peidmont, and in the future, and maybe I'll see you at ExpressJet.