Colgan hiring

[Fred Rogers]

That's like trying to decide between a sh*t sandwich with mayo or one with mustard

:laugh::laugh::laugh:

 

[no1pilot2000]

I just love the funloving nature of everyone here.

 

[Alaska82]

Never flown the Q, but I like the Saab, doesn't cool for $hit in the summer but I'm used to it. Also takes a long time to find the sweet spot as far as getting a good landing goes. Also old as hell and you have mx probably at least once a day, mostly small things though.

 

[yankee]

you sound like a military pilot!!! It is what it is....!

 

[CoolSidePillow]

I've been working for Colgan for almost 5 years now and am in the top 20% of the seniority list. I think post 9/11 Colgan Hired some NorthWest Pilots and they kept their seniority, not 100% just an old rumor. I like it, but I flew single pilot cargo before so anythings better than that. The nuts and bolts of it are 15 Q's will come online soon then we have options for 15 more for an undisclosed airline in 2011 so next year then another 15 for Continental in 2013. So as long as everything pans out once they start hiring for the next Q's they probably will continue to some degree for the next two years, probably stretched out a little but non the less more pilots to push you up the seniority list.

Have you reached the loser first page on the seniority list?

 

[Pogue Mahone]

and morons like you take this career further into the crapper.

You make assumptions that make you look highly uninformed. You obviously no nothing about the person at whom you are hurling your 3d grade insults. Just so you know...

 

[Alaska82]

Have you reached the loser first page on the seniority list?

Damn close!!! After the other guys head to Q training then yeah... tear...

 

[Alaska82]

Which is the better aircraft to fly at Colgan, the Saab 340 or Q400?

I personally think the plane doesn't matter. All the senior guys are going to fly the Q, so if your a new hire you will get paid the same as an FO (I know thats unfair, but I dont own the company and cant change that) so if you want your seniority to go up faster than I'd vote for the Saab. Seniority is everything, weekends off, holidays, upgrade.

 

[no1pilot2000]

Working for two regional airlines in the past, I have a good idea of what senoiroty is. When I worked as a ramp agent at BWI in the early 1990's, scheduling was a day we all waited for to see who got leftovers. When I worked for ACA's Dulles Maint. facility in the late 1990's and early 2000's, seniority wasn't a factor. Most employees who worked in the maint. hanger worked nights and a few worked days.

 

[ts770]

Family Oriented ... well I guess it is if you have an abusive father

Family-oriented?? Worked there for 2 1/2 of the longest years of my life and never saw this environment. Was told once that I would have to choose between my family and my job by a D.O.M. Needless to say, family won out.

 

[RP170]

I see they are doing interviews this week in MCO. Is there something in the works for a future base down here? Just thought that was kind of odd.

 

[Kaman]

Not likely, probably just using the 1900 sim at flight safety on the old McCoy AFB side of the field. It is a MUCH better simulator to fly than the one in LGA too!

 

[WayBack]

Any chance that furloughed CAL pilots would consider flying for Colgan for the sake of having a JOB? Maybe yes and maybe no.

Really? I talked to two furloughed regional FO's in the FBO who were just hanging out. They refused to go back to instructing because they would NEVER fly a prop plane ever again! Guess they haven't been furloughed long enough.

 

[CX880]

Any chance that furloughed CAL pilots would consider flying for Colgan for the sake of having a JOB? Maybe yes and maybe no.

I don't think you understand how it works, the regionals are completely different than the majors. For a CAL pilot to be downgraded to Colgan is a fate worse than death. A lot of people either try to go to jet operators to stay current or apply to China, India or the Middle East though from what I understand it's not long before they come back to the states.

 

[FoxyWhiskey]

Mco

I see they are doing interviews this week in MCO. Is there something in the works for a future base down here? Just thought that was kind of odd.

From what I can tell, I believe the interviews are being conducted in conjuction with the Women in Aviation annual conference in Orlando. Maybe just the HR and Tech? Who knows what their plan is for a SIM ride.

-FW