Champion Airlines?

[Grey Ghost]

I love the three holer just like anyone else but what is the truth about this company? Do they have a good contract or what? Hmmmm, Hmmmmm!

 

[Hulk Hogan]

Not a very good contract.

 

[Workin'Stiff]

Not a good contract at all... But have faith in our negoiating team... They're workin' extremely hard to change that. And one thing that someone told me before I came to MG, "you've never known tired until you've flown supplemental."

 

[WMUSIGPI]

A number of Mesaba furloughs went to Champion.... Most if not all took the recall to Mesaba. That should about sum things up.

 

[KingNothing]

Their probably kicking themselves with all the news this week about hiring all summer and fall. Upgrade less than 6 months

 

[Thedude]

Why is MG hiring ???.....attrition??!!

 

[DoinTime]

Why is MG hiring ???.....attrition??!!

Its called the summer flying season. Come fall everyone will be furloughed. Just like what happens every year at Champion.

 

[mamba20]

I would be VERY wary of supplemental 121 ops if I was you. Very lax duty regs and just when you think your done, "oh we have a LAX turn for you to do but its not for 5 hours so you'll have time for a nap, looks like you should get back into base at around 7 am"

 

[Thedude]

Its called the summer flying season. Come fall everyone will be furloughed. Just like what happens every year at Champion.

Um yeah, I know...I used to work there...quit a couple of yrs ago

 

[KingNothing]

Hiring due to NWA recalls. And they dont furlough anymore. They keep everybody on and pay minimum month. Hiring 40-50 people through October, with a new and great contract on the way

 

[Captain Overs]

I love the three holer just like anyone else but what is the truth about this company? Do they have a good contract or what? Hmmmm, Hmmmmm!

Nevermind, I thought the "three holer" was something else.

 

[Papps]

part 121.....what? supplemental.... well thats just one word, i couldent make that much of a difference in their duty/rest times

 

[Thedude]

part 121.....what? supplemental.... well thats just one word, i couldent make that much of a difference in their duty/rest times

Good one, there are NO international rest regs for supplemental

 

[bizzum]

Grey Ghost, That has GOT TO BE the best signature line I have EVER seen!

 

[Hulk Hogan]

there short a bunch of fe's right now. in feb they posted a reduction notice for flight crews (the ironic part is the notice called for 8 + new hires) 121 supp rules suck. 24 hour reserve up to 6 days in a row and don't think they won't work you in to your day off. heck they worked one guy the day after his quit date. mgt has NWA on speed dial so they are probably getting plenty of advise on how to negotiate a fair contract.

 

[Workin'Stiff]

Yeah, things are not pretty right now... We're trying to hire like crazy... And it's not going to happen... So we'll lower our minimums to 1200TT and 400 multi... Oops... The regionals are hiring newbs with a quarter of the the TT and an 1/8th of the multi... Don't see the light at the end of the tunnel with this one...

 

[naglasair1]

I just left Champion about 3 weeks ago. You can fly great trips with 27hr overnights in Orlando, then you have trips when you are up literally ALL night. (sitting at the gate at 2am for your 6am DH home!)

Management SUCKS. (not any big surprise) The crews are cool, especially the DTW guys.

You DO and WILL get used into MANY of your days off. Scheduling will outright LIE to you every day to try to bully you into flying an illegal trip.

If you decide to go to Champion (They are in great need for f.e.'s), PLEASE get in touch with the union guys, they will save your life on the line! I can't say enough about the union guys in DTW....great guys to work with. If you go there you definately have to learn to fight for your rights to have a life outside work. If you are intimidated easily by scheduling, DONT work at Champion.