Express Jet Hiring Update...

[Who Dey]

Just don't drink the company kool-aid!!!!

 

[d.fitz]

One post, registered today, and a post like that.

I am guessing you are a repeat offender and have been kicked off before. Maybe earlier this week perhaps...

 

[Who Dey]

No I have never been kicked off. You just have to remember source that you here things. Chief Pilots are management and offer you the company Kool-aid. Go talk to the line pilots that deal with the $hiit every day or better yet the union. It is a good place to work but I don't drink the kool-aid. Contract at Mesaba took 3 years and we are only at a year and a half past the amendable date. To me this stuff is just starting.

 

[FSB99]

you bring up a good point... to those who are in class currently, has the union sent their 'welcome committee' to your class yet? haven't heard anything in the blast mails, but i assume that the membership committee has had volunteers out to the classes. maybe not necessarily the requal (recalled furloughs) but definitely they should visit the new hire classes.

 

[Future SNA]

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I heard today that they actually are having ~40-50/class, man, that makes for a big class. Heard March 8th is full, now filling up March 15th. Yes, the mob made it by or classroom, nothing really to say though. Of course I don't find it in the least bit weird, since THE ENTIRE COMPANY has stopped by our room at least once, so for ALPA to stop by, I'm just assuming it just one of those things. And as for the C.P., I think he's about as straight a shooter as they come, if you've ever really sat and talked to him, I'm sure you'd realize what the last 150 pilots we've talked to have all said, that he's a great guy, no bs.

 

[wannab0133]

yep

i talked to one of the iah cp's in the interview and he was not talking the company line. He told me that life will definitely suck for at the next few years, b/c of long reserve, long upgrade, and slow deliveries, etc.

almost talked me out of it....

not really

 

[Who Dey]

How do you know the chief pilot is not full of BS. You have not been around long enough to see. You need to put the Kool-aid down!!! I bet if you sit down with Nides he will seem great too. Remember he is management looking out for his paycheck not yours. He'll tell you anything you want to hear and then tell you some rough stuff to make himself sound like he is not BSing you. Take everything you hear with a grain of salt. Also last year while visiting the training deptartment they also said we will have 737 soon. Don't believe what you hear over there.

I do welcome you back or welcome for the first time I am just giving you advice. While in training you will here all kinds of crazy stuff. About .001% is true. As for the contract, the CP saying within 6 months, don't bet your life savings on that one.

 

[wannab0133]

actually, they were quite the opposite, almost painting a scary picture and to be prepared for very difficult first few years.

 

[TOGA]

If you ask 20 line pilots about uniform pieces, you'll get 20 opinions. Here's mine: Get as little as you can from the uniform guy. Go buy a black clip-on or zipper tie and black cuffless pleat-front pants from a department store (JC Penney "Wet Weather Wool" are a perfect match for 70% less, and they're machine washable). I've never used my blazer . . . not once. Get the leather jacket so you don't have to pack another jacket for overnights. Get the best quality leather Perrone offers, the cheaper ones look, well . . . cheap. Buy your own black leather gloves. Don't get the uniform sweater, it'll rub black fuzzies all over your shirts. Buy your own uniform shirts. Get the short-sleeved ones with the embroidered holes for your wings. For pete's sake, don't buy the shirts with the embroidered wings, the wings fade badly before the shirt would otherwise need to be replaced. Welcome aboard!!

Who dey, you're scaring the new people! It's not that bad, man! We work for a great company. Not perfect, great.

 

[Who Dey]

Toga,

I am not trying to scare. It is a good place to work. I just don't want people to think management is looking out for us. Good luck to everyone hope all goes well and make sure you read your contract before sitting reserve.

Oh by the way the emroidered shirts will be bad when we switch our brass soon. I hope they buy me new shirts with the new emblem.

 

[jrcpilot]

To all who have posted great stuff on here I would like to buy you guys a beer sometime. I am coming through on the March 8th class. Sounds like the INDOC is just as boring as the Delta indoc. I am not a furloughed guy. I was a ground instructor at DL. Good news about the embroidered wings. I could not believe it when I walked on board the ERJ out of ATL and saw the shirts. They looked kinda cheezy in my eyes. Glad to here we are going to brass wings. Can anyone tell me anything about this Commuter pass? Whats the deal with that? I guess I am really going to miss my travel bennies from DL. Does that commuter pass get you a parking sticker at your home airport? Looking forward to learning the ERJ. It's actually a lot better airplane than the B757/767 in respect to the glass. I hear the Honeywell system is quite nice. Does anyone have the training schedule? I am trying to see how it pans out after the 1st 21 days. It looks like we get a day off right before the Oral then its on to the FTD's and sims. Well good luck to everyone who is already in class and anybody scheduled to report on the 8th drop me a line. 1st round is on me!!

Take Care

 

[Nova]

We've always had the brass wings but as an option you can just wear the embroidered shirts.

 

[Mr Hat]

The switching of brass is a rumor. I checked it.

 

[Who Dey]

Yes I checked it at union headquarters and Dana said they are in the process of doing it. I thought she was a good source.

 

[Nova]

When would the new wings go public or at least be annouced to us?