Focus Air info needed!

[daviator]

I have an interview with Focus Air coming up and looking for any info that may help me out. Typical stuff, pay, QOL, insurance, 401K, bases, upgrade time and interview gouge. Thanx

 

[CSY Mon]

Search the Forums.
We had a few threads on Focus in the past..

 

[doh]

I have an interview on the 28th and 1st:beer:

 

[Whiskerbizkit]

So you apply for a job you know nothing about??

 

[Lear70]

Well, if someone is furloughed they'll probably take the INTERVIEW site unseen and use the opportunity to find out more about it and also to do more research here.

Can't blame him/her, if I were out of work I'd probably take every interview too, you can always say "No, thanks" or try to negotiate better terms of employment which I hear some are successful at with Focus Air, including pay during training, hotel, etc.

Bad news is, last I heard, Focus air crews are gone a lot... and I mean a LOT! You could sit for 3 or 4 days in some crap foreign country or in the lap of Mediterranean luxury, you just never know. Days off last I heard was 10, reduceable to 8 if they needed to leave the aircraft in the field (they don't usually reposition crews at expensive outstations, they'll just wait for a contract that brings the aircraft back into a decent-size city with lower air fares).

That's one of the rumors, but some of the people who've gone there seem to like it.

Good luck!

 

[Draginass]

Don't plan on making any money on overtime flying. I believe they run a two-month rolling scheme. Overtime one month, under guarantee the next . . . no overtime pay . . . a great scheme for making crews sit around on their behinds in hotel rooms at little cost to the company. No incentive to be efficient with the aircrews' time.

Try cargo360 . . . they make you pay for a drug screening test at the interview.

 

[mrvmo]

Whiskerbisct...................Your an idiot.

 

[Whiskerbizkit]

Whiskerbisct...................Your an idiot.

Im a idiot? You cant even spell my name right

 

[Junkflyer]

Still doesn't change the fact that you're an idiot.

 

[AA717driver]

A friend has been there since the beginning. It's a new company--it's not FEX or UPS so get over it. They are having growing pains but are honestly trying.

As they get more planes and contracts, things (schedule and training) will get better. The management wants to make it a first class operation and they have a lot of really good people flying there.

They are actively seeking more aircraft so the upgrades will continue. The instant upgrades have stopped, though.TC

 

[doh]

Here's what I have been told. It ain't facts, just what I've been told. 3 planes currently flying. 15 total is the target. 19 days= 2 travel days and 17 flying days. They are caught up enough with hiring that there aren't any more extensions. That could change. $59/hr to start, over 140 in a two month period pays $65/hr for each over hour. Home basing is done in 8 to 12 months when they start getting US based a/c. They intend to fly 10 day trips with 7-10 days off between. 401k with match, amount unknown by me. They pay 100% of single health ins. Bases to be in JFK ORD and LAX. They had a program with embry and that is done. The folks who started it are allowed to finish but no new people. Typical start up probs, but my source says they really are trying to fix them. He's ex USAirways so I believe he knows a line of bull when he hears it. Having said that, here's the disclaimer one more time! It's second hand info for the most part, although the pay and bennies stuff came from my phone interview. If they offer me the job, I'm there. Good luck.