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- Joined
- Mar 6, 2002
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I was furlouged from Eagle (SJU based ATR for all of 9 weeks on line before the bad news). I was lucky enough to get hired at Comair...This is my 10th month. Reserve was only 4-5 months and everyone in my class (and WELL below me on the list) is getting a good line. LOTS of Eagle guys/gals are here. I've heard that HR likes us because we were well trained at AE and they don't have to worry about us going back ;-)
The growth behind my class has been excellent...I think they ran a class every week for X number of months. The hiring projections continue to look good. The one BIG question mark is what will happen past next year as far as aircraft deliveries are concerned. I believe we're only on paper for 7 70 seaters and 1 or 2 50 seaters next year. Upgrades are down into the 2 1/2- 3yr guys right now, but if we stop taking planes, that will go back up and the guys on the bottom at the end of the year might be stuck for a while. There's not much attrition here (or anywhere) these days. But, if hired, you will have a future at comair (retirement, great travel bennies...no frickin' D2 charges!)....Eagle seems to be a dying entity as far as career progression is concerned.
Bases - when I interviewed in 3/02 they told us DFW was a certainty. Then this winter everyone was saying SLC would be next (haven't heard much of that lately). The new rumour is ATL. I've flown with numerous captains who've said the base rumours have been floating around since they started 5+ years ago and they'll believe it when they see it. I am kind of that mindset now.
Take it for what it's worth. Pay is much better than Eagle, moral is pretty good, equipment is excellent and our trips and route structure have a lot to offer for most tastes. Good luck with your decision.
The growth behind my class has been excellent...I think they ran a class every week for X number of months. The hiring projections continue to look good. The one BIG question mark is what will happen past next year as far as aircraft deliveries are concerned. I believe we're only on paper for 7 70 seaters and 1 or 2 50 seaters next year. Upgrades are down into the 2 1/2- 3yr guys right now, but if we stop taking planes, that will go back up and the guys on the bottom at the end of the year might be stuck for a while. There's not much attrition here (or anywhere) these days. But, if hired, you will have a future at comair (retirement, great travel bennies...no frickin' D2 charges!)....Eagle seems to be a dying entity as far as career progression is concerned.
Bases - when I interviewed in 3/02 they told us DFW was a certainty. Then this winter everyone was saying SLC would be next (haven't heard much of that lately). The new rumour is ATL. I've flown with numerous captains who've said the base rumours have been floating around since they started 5+ years ago and they'll believe it when they see it. I am kind of that mindset now.
Take it for what it's worth. Pay is much better than Eagle, moral is pretty good, equipment is excellent and our trips and route structure have a lot to offer for most tastes. Good luck with your decision.