Cargo 360?

[X141Driver]

I applied through their web site on 12 Apr; got an acknowledgement e-mail from the chief pilot a few hours later. Got a call on 30 May for an interview with a choice of dates to interview (12, 13, or 14 Jun); I picked 13 Jun. Notified today by HR that my offer package will be overnighted to me on Monday, 2 July. My class starts on 23 July.

 

[Richard]

Congrats x141Driver!

 

[StripAlert]

The $68 and $110 an hour are they for first year? What about second, third ...? Everyone starts at the fe panel?
For first year I consider these salaries not bad at all, considering the trips are scheduled and between relatively well developed nations. For comparison, I fly a 3-engined wide-body worldwide, with often very little support to the sh1ttiest places in the world. A 3 year f/o makes the same amount as at cargo 360, for a captain it takes 7 years. We do have an ALPA contract, and lately the amount of grievances regarding scheduling and pay practises are increasing dramatically. It's wonderful if you can settle a dispute with management without having to resort to a union. Sadly, in this industry those companies are few and far between.

How are the commutes arranged? Any business class travel anywhere? No 15 hour commutes across the pond on USAir cattleclass with just one miniscule meal and 2 drinks?

I'm still confused about the schedules. I do understand 7 day trips or 10 day trips. How many days do you really spend at home, especially living in the pacific NW? That would be a deciding factor for me.

I'm getting very interested in cargo 360

No pay scale yet, but we're working on it. The company line is that profit sharing will be the pay scale. We'll see if that develops. For now, like you said, the pay's competitive through year 3-5.

No more pilot FE's, so if you're under 60, you should start in the right seat.

Commutes are generally in coach, but if skeds stumbles on a deal, they'll book first for you. I can't remember the last time someone commuted trans-oceanic. It's been months, I think. Generally, it's from home to LAX, ORD, or JFK. If you live in the NW, you might have a commute to ANC. All the crossings are on company aircraft, but sometimes they're deadheads (now paid at 4 hours per deadhead on company). All of mine have been on Delta and JetBlue, except for one transcon in first on a USAir A321, so no complaints. (And I've got all the miles to show for it.)

You'll get at least 10 days a month at home, 12 if you burn your paid free time each month as well. Typically, it's more, if you are smart bidding your off days. Personally, I've been working 11-16 a month, but I've been gunning for min days away to make the guarantee, as I've got a military reserve job to keep up on the side as well. If you're looking for 70-80 hours a month and you leave your schedule wide open to try to get that, you'll probably be away 15-18 days. (If you give them 16 days straight to schedule you, you might very well get 16 days away. Fortunately, you can take days off as long as you leave at least 10 free in between for them to work you into a rotation.) Expect about 5.0 - 5.5 hours a day on average, so it's really up to you whether you want the days off or the pay above 60. There was a recent change to the pay policy that if they have to use you more than 20 days a month, you get 3 hours a day override pay, in addition to the flying.