Chautauqua Pool

[PUflight]

Just wondering if anyone has any idea of many people are in the CHQ pool. And when all the furloughees will be recalled? When might the next new-hire class be? Providing there ever is one! Thanks in advance.

 

[ILS JNKY]

pool

one of my former instructors was higherd by them.

left for class Sept 1st , good riddens to him stoping hitting your students in the arm when they make a mistake, left that school conair have flown a lot more no hitting. the small school has also taken away severial students and some instructors also...

 

[countryflyer]

I am in upgrade training right now at CHQ, and just heard today that there are 20 guys left to be rehired. I did not hear anything about when upcoming classes are, or how many there will be, so I do not know how quickly they will get them back and then start with the PU pool. The good news is that they are almost all hired back, so it should not be too long.

 

[PUflight]

Thanks

Thanks for the info, hopefully they'll get all those guys back soon, and then me

 

[tedstriker]

I think there might be a few more than 20 to recall. From the old senority list, #562-605 are still on the street. I dont know how many of those people are planning on comming back, but everyone in my class is going to. Ill post it here when the next class is announced. V1rotate sucks.

 

[aceshigh]

last time I talked to Alex O. about this, was about a month ago and he said that approximately 40 people were left on the callback list with an average of about 70% returning. I talked to him last week and he said that there weren't any plans yet for a class after the 6/3 class. That's all gonna depend on the company needs as AAC and AWA options are delivered. I know a lot of the "furloughees" would not have returned except that most were hired by wholly owneds and right now don't have much option except to return. Also, a lot will depend how J4J turns out, which is anyone's guess right now. For all of us waiting, I guess we can take solace in the fact that AAC and AWA sides are taking deliveries (I know that's gonna P!$$ the Eagle's guys off, but that's not my intent). Oh well, we'll make it eventually.

Aceshigh

P.S. Ted, I gotta agree that V1rotate is sucking @$$ now that they got "premium" service and memberships. If I want "premium" service that i have to pay for, I can hit one of the local nudie joints.

 

[Guam360]

To any CHQ pilots,
what do you think will happen from J4J? Do you think there will be any mainline USA pilots flying at CHQ?

good to all of you.

 

[erjdriver]

Just wanna clarify. There are no ADDITIONAL jets coming on the AA side. The 145 are being replced with the 140 -- tha't it! The former TWE 145 are coming to the HP side, so the only growth is on HP (Columbus).
As far as J4J goes, it doesn't look like it's going to happen for CHQ. Rumors are that Mesa will get lots of jets.

Take care.

 

[aceshigh]

ERJdriver,

Just checked the Embraer website and it says that Wexford has 38 firm EMB-145 orders and 15 firm EMB-140 orders. I do concede that delivery dates were not available, so I didn't find out when these firm orders are to arrive, if at all. This info was listed under a section for firm orders and I'm also not sure if that includes options or not, although I would think (and hope) not as it was listed under "firm orders." Then again with Wexford, who knows. I'm only passing along what was on the website.

Aceshigh

 

[English]

Wexford...couldn't that also mean that Shuttle America is getting the jets?

 

[aceshigh]

English,

You're quite right, SA could possibly get jets. However, I'm inclined to believe (and hope) that those jets wil go to Chautauqua because of the latest agreement between U management and and U ALPA allowing up to 315 RJ's. Although I must say that I don't think anything has been finalized in regards to that agreement, I am of the opinion that if/when this agreement, U will have to go the companies who can get jets up and flying ASAP i.e. the contract carriers because they already have the firm orders that I posted previously. Also, the contract carriers have training departments that are able to handle training pilots RJ's right away as opposed to having to get up to speed. Also, CHQ has RJ pilot's in training right now, so they've already got their wheels spinning with regards to dealing with training. Just my thoughts, and my opinions and guesses are as good or bad as anyone else's right now.

Aceshigh

 

[English]

Isn't Shuttle America also a contract carrier?

 

[erjdriver]

About the Wex RJ options: Wexford leases aircraft to other companies (SK- Solitair Korporation, is also on Skyway).It's doesn't necessarily mean that because it has options for more EMB they'll go to CHQ...they can go all over the globe. I really don't think there will be any more jets going to STL with all that mess that's going on with Eagle.
I know that CHQ is always looking at other possible codeshares, so who knows what'll happen.
As far as j4j, it looks like it'll be turned down...what to make out of it it's up to the individual (i guess some FOs will have to wait for the upgrade).

PEACE

 

[Kjet]

English,

You're quite right, SA could possibly get jets. However, I'm inclined to believe (and hope) that those jets wil go to Chautauqua because of the latest agreement between U management and and U ALPA allowing up to 315 RJ's. Although I must say that I don't think anything has been finalized in regards to that agreement, I am of the opinion that if/when this agreement, Aceshigh

The 315 figure is only a counter proposal from ALPA to Airways management in response to the concessions Airways Management has asked for. No aggreements have been reached.

 

[Corbon]

Guam360
Nobody here really likes the idea of J4J so I would be really surprised if any mainline pilots will be flying for us unless its through normal hiring.
As for a new hire class whenever it happens, I think its kind of a shame that there will be 300 hour hotshots straight out of Lafayette in the hiring pool while guys with thousands of hours and years of service are walking the streets. Just doesn't seem right.