Comair pool?

[Shark]

just heard from someone in my interview group getting the call for class on April 21 with a class size of 8
we interviewed on the 20th of Feb.

sitting patiently waiting for the phone to ring

 

[Homer Jay]

My phone just rang!!!! Oh, just a salesman... Hang in there my fellow poolies. We'll get called soon. I have to admit though, the waiting is brutal!

 

[watcinco]

I interviewed on Feb 20, was notified the 11th of Mar that I was accepted and called on Mar 24 to tell me that I am in an Apr 21st class. The notice of acceptance was postmarked Feb 28...so it took 12 days in the mail to get to me...talk about slow mail! But the package got here overnight telling me what I need to bring with me to the class etc. I am looking forward to starting training!

 

[roadrot]

Question?

The congrats letter says something about "info packet requarding the exact class date and housing."

Does that mean Comair provides some sort of housing while at class or would it be only available places to rent?

thanks

 

[Hovernut]

Housing

You get the 1st week free at the Radisson. There are a few apts in Burlington...just south of the airport...that are worth looking into. Mine has 6-month lease with a roomy 2BR/2BA, both BR's with walk-in-closets for $735. 15 min to the training center or employee lot!

Welcome aboard!

 

[roadrot]

Thanks for the info and it is great to be part of the team.

 

[watcinco]

Hovernut,

Is the week pay only at the Radisson and only for the first week of training? In other words if I get there early and get an apartment will they reimburse me the equivalent of what they pay everyone else? Or am I just on my own then? Are they Burlington apartments in the traffic pattern for noise? Thanks

 

[Looking4Traffic]

Staring At The Phone

My phone just rang! Nevermind . . . it was just Homer Jay telling me that a salesman just called him.

I've got a pretty intense love/hate relationship going on with my phone right now.

It sounds like they haven't quite made it to the 2/21 interview people yet but I'm pleased to hear that there's a class on 4/21 AND 4/28.

Good news.

 

[Shark]

all this waiting is kinda like being a kid a Christmas

 

[roadrot]

I know what you mean. With the jobs so hard to get, we are on pins and needles at every stage.

 

[Hovernut]

Is the week pay only at the Radisson and only for the first week of training? In other words if I get there early and get an apartment will they reimburse me the equivalent of what they pay everyone else? Or am I just on my own then? Are they Burlington apartments in the traffic pattern for noise? Thanks

You don't get reimbursed for staying at the Radisson. It's just a one week freebie. If you get a place of your own, you're on your own. There's no out-of-pocket expense to you. They billet you just like any other crewmember. In fact, that's where the guys stay that do the high-speeds.

Burlington is just west of the 36L centerline. There's little a/c noise and isn't noticible at all with the windows closed. It has never bothered me, no matter what my sleeping habits have been. Most of the equipment going in and out of CVG is fairly quiet. DAL has repositioned several of their 737-200s here, and there's the occasional 727 around, but it's not really that bothersome.

 

[Tri-holer]

Just one week free and then it is up to you. Still that is not all bad.

Don't know about the apartments in Burlington. I have a place just south of the airport that is pretty reasonable. It is called the Paddock Club Apartments and a three room apartment is 781/mo. That is with a Comair discount for six months. It isn't the greatest place in the world but it is pretty nice and convenient (15 minutes to class).

Good luck. Enjoy class and don't worry about prepping beforehand. They will do a great job of working with you.

And don't listen to Hovernut. He is just a troublemaker who has a hard time with sim partners. Just kidding.

 

[Shark]

I thought this would be the week.

Well another week has past and still no word, I thought for sure I would hear something this week. Some of you guys preceeding my interview group are getting the call and then some of after my interview group are too. Makes to start to wonder if you're going to be just like that person who posted on aviationinterviews.com about getting a good letter followed by a bad, or have you missed their phone call and skipped to the next person on the list. For all of you in the same boat as myself just try and be positive, who knows they may be saving the best for last.



(before anyone jumps in to comment on that last statement, just trying to keep things on the upswing for those of waiting to get the call, I'm sure you can recall what it was like to wait for your chance to join and learn from those professionals ahead of you)

 

[Rich Man]

Im still waiting patiently........

Altough through different circumstances... Im still waiting

I interviewed Jun 20th, 2002, got the welcome letter July 4th, of the same year, and ever since I've been waiting, waiting and hoping, hoping and waiting.

But I try to keep my chin up, and as good an atitude as you can keep. Im still in the pool, getting wrinkled as a prune, and directing traffic out of the pool and into class, just standing aside and watching everybody else get a class, but I know that whenever my turn to join comes, it is going to be great, and then I'll be able to look back at all this time and think.... "heh, it was only a year"..... but till then...


I'll happily wait.

Kepp your chin up Shark, your turn will come sooner than you think.


Rich!

 

[Drifter]

How did you guys get your interview? I mean whats the best way to apply? Fax, Mail? Did all you guys have somebody walk in your resume? Thanks in advance.
Drifter

 

[roadrot]

Drifter, I recommend you go to the Air-inc seminar in LAX for April. Many of the Comair interview offers are handed out right there. If you check with other pilots, they will probably tell you the same. If you do go, let me know and I will give you some good pointers to close escrow.

Good luck

 

[Homer Jay]

Hey Rich Man,

How could you have interviewed June of last year and still not have a class date? When I interviewed, they told us the pool was very shallow. Anyways, I, too, am still waiting patiently...maybe next week...

 

[Drifter]

What are those Air Inc. career seminars like? Do you have to purchase tickets? I have never been to one.

 

[roadrot]

Drifter, the seminars are normally 3 days worth of classes and information with an airline briefing and a chance to talk to them. Most important, attend the airline briefing and following that each of the airlines set up booths and we all get to give them our resume and talk.

I got my interview from talking to Comair. Comair comes to the seminar planning on giving out interviews. You only have a few minutes, so come prepared. You need to listen to their brief and sell yourself. Try to be near the front of the line then they know your really serious when this session begins.

If you havent yet, join Air-inc. If you are going to join 1 organization to prepare for the airlines, they are it. You dont have to do their full package, but they provide good info that is on target.

Good Luck

 

[Homer Jay]

My fellow poolies,

I just read on the Comair website that they are adding more flights out of DCA. This is on top of all the other cities they have announced service to. With this growth, they obviously need the pilots. Just remember we are in a good place. We'll all get the call soon and I'm sure we can all agree it will have been WELL worth the wait!!

 

[LearLove]

"If you havent yet, join Air-inc. If you are going to join 1 organization to prepare for the airlines, they are it. You dont have to do their full package, but they provide good info that is on target."


NO No NO don't do it, its a rip and you can get all the info you need right here or from friends. Please do not fall into kit's rip off machine. You were not put on this earth to make kit rich.

funny thing, all the people I know who got interviews (about 10 or so) there including myself (cancelled last year) just faxed a res and were called w/in a few weeks. No money shelling out needed.

 

[Bull]

POOL

To all the guys and gals in the pool: Congrats on your selection with COMAIR. Its a first class company, you will love it here. I have worked for 3 different airlines in the past. Trust me its worth waiting for however long it takes. I waited for 8 months from the time I interviewed. So just RELAX and be lucky to have job offer in today's market. Cheers

 

[Looking4Traffic]

Thanks, Bull

Thanks for the cool post, Bull.

All the fellow poolies are PUMPED about joining the company. We're looking forward to joining you on the line.

When did you start with Comair?

Any advice for Comair newbies?

 

[Shark]

anyone heard anything form Comair?

 

[Looking4Traffic]

Not A Peep

I haven't heard anything this week.

As far as I understand, there are classes April 7th (see rmserovy's posting), April 21st & April 28th. I'm lead to believe that those classes are now full. I'm guessing that the company is now evaluating their current needs for May along with how quickly Bombardier is delivering the RJs.

If I was a betting man, I'd say that poolies phones are going to start ringing again next week for May classes. But I have no specific information to lead me to that conclusion. Just wishful thinking.

 

[PositiveRate]

Rich Man,

Did I read that correctly that you interviewed last June and still haven't gotten a class? Have you called Sharon at all? You might want to make sure you're on that list.

To all waiting....it's well worth it. 6 months was a small price to pay for a secure job.

 

[flyallday]

comair

I was just wondering, out of all of the people who got a interview and who got hired by Comair, how many of you went to Comair academy? Also, how much TT do you guys have?

Thanks

 

[skiddriver]

Rich Man,

Did I read that correctly that you interviewed last June and still haven't gotten a class? Have you called Sharon at all? You might want to make sure you're on that list.

He's got some non-Comair related issue that's keeping him out of class (or so he's said in a couple of threads). The funny thing is that he regularly posts as if he's just waiting for the call that hasn't come yet. Maybe it's to mess with the other folks in the pool.

Hope he gets it resolved soon. Seniority is based on date of hire (when you show for training), not date of job offer.

 

[Homer Jay]

Well, it looks as if another week has gone by...and still no call. Hang in there guys...there's always NEXT week! I'll keep my fingers crossed for all of us!

 

[PositiveRate]

Thanks for the clarification Skid. I agree, the sooner you get to class the better. Seniority is everything.