CHQ/Republic J4J Questionnaire

[braveheart]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica]I'm a concerned pilot who flies for an airline where Jets-for-Jobs has been a hot topic amongst our pilots. I'm in search of authoritative information on the subject from those who have first-hand experience with the issue.

[/font][font=verdana, arial, helvetica]Could any Chautauqua pilots knowledgeable on the subject please take a few moments and answer the following questions?

1. How is Chautauqua and Republic structured for pilot-staffing purposes?
-- Can pilots bid back and forth?
-- Can the company hire directly into Republic?

2. How has the USAirways Jets-for-Jobs program been working?
-- Approximately how many USAirways furloughees has Chautauqua hired under this program?
-- Can the CHQ/USAirways Jets-for-Jobs program be deemed a success?

3. How does the UAL Jets-for-Jobs work?
-- Approximately how many UAL furloughees have been hired under this program?
-- Are the USAirways and United Jets-for-Jobs programs compatible? (If not, how are they being administered?)

4. What are the details of the new Delta program and how will it be implemented?

5. What elements to J4J, if any, would you like to see changed?

6. Would you recommend that other pilot groups pursue or accept Jets-for-Jobs agreements?

Any additional thoughts and comments would be welcome.

Thanks

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[FlyingDawg]

1. There is only one seniority list for both companies. Contract forbids one to bid into a lower pay aircraft, so bidding back and forth can't happen. FO's are seat locked until upgrade. A Republic 170 FO could bid into Chautauqua 135/140/145 as captain and then to the Republic 170 captain. Yes the company does hire into the 170 directly.

2. Not sure how many. I'm not based in a J4J city (US flying only) so I'm isolated from the whole program.

3. There is no J4J for United. If United pilots are hired they are hired into the right seat and upgrade when they can hold it.

4. Delta pilots will be like any other pilot. Bottom of the list and upgrade when they can hold it. Anything different must be voted on by the pilot union.

5. Get rid of it entirely. Pilots shouldn't upgrade out of seniority order. How may J4J aircraft did US give us anyway?

6. NO

 

[Stick Man]

J4j

However, I'd add that the J4J guys are all great and we have enjoyed learning from them (especially contract-related info) over the past year.

But don't look to CHQ to sign another J4J agreement with anybody else.

 

[braveheart]

Thank you for the detailed replies. I have a few follow-up questions:

1. Do UAL furloughees have to be placed in the "UAL" E-170's or can they be assigned to any aircraft in the system?

2. Has either management or the Teamsters come out with anything definitive on the requirements in the new Delta agreement? While the new Delta PWA lists "examples", it appears that the precise terms of the "preferential hiring" agreement have not been worked out yet. Some speculate that it may be worked out on an airline by airline basis.

Thanks