Gemini Class On Feb 27

[tjsatter]

Yeah, cancellation of the cars for the FNGs is for real, we were told to evaulate the van service from the hotel for this purpose despite having a car at recurrent and it seemed to work ok but it's gonna suck for the new guys in that hotel in that location. Long Beach and Helsinki were a LOT better

tj

 

[DA-20]

So much for things getting better around here.

 

[fareview]

Nah. Emerates and Virgin America have submitted unsolicited bids, but I've elected to stay here until age 65. I figure if everyone is beating down the door to get in, this must be an OK place to work!
I know of one former FO here who went to Skybus and expects to be a millionaire in 10 years. We shall see.

Hey, Fog! I'll see you in MIA first week in February!

Interested to know how Emirates submitted an unsolicited bid. No flame, legit question.

fv

 

[Fedora]

Interested to know how Emirates submitted an unsolicited bid. No flame, legit question.

:nuts: I get offers about every month or so to leave Gemini and fly elsewhere. I turn them all down because it's so great flying here. They can be such pests with their offers! I'm trying to get off of their mailing lists, Really!

Seriously, please enjoy the humor/sarcasm in which the post was offered. Someone asked me if I had left for Emirates and that was my smart a** answer that I responded with. I don't know anything about Emirate's "recruitment" system.
Sorry to mislead you there.

 

[fareview]

:nuts: I get offers about every month or so to leave Gemini and fly elsewhere. I turn them all down because it's so great flying here. They can be such pests with their offers! I'm trying to get off of their mailing lists, Really!

Seriously, please enjoy the humor/sarcasm in which the post was offered. Someone asked me if I had left for Emirates and that was my smart a** answer that I responded with. I don't know anything about Emirate's "recruitment" system.
Sorry to mislead you there.

sorry..bit slow on the uptake on my part

fv

 

[Habib]

What is the training pay at Gemini???

Is it $50/day total? Does that include Per-Diem?

Thanks

 

[fokkers&beer]

When I went through, it was 50 bucks a day, and a hotel. No per diem.

 

[metrodriver]

Rental car at recurrent? Since when? Last summer we were with 6 recurrent and 8 new hires all trying to squeze into the 12 pax hotel van.
Oh wait, the guzzi boys get different treatment

 

[Fedora]

As a recent transition guy I'll add a couple of corrections:

50 dollars "a day" and no "per diem" does not compute. "per diem" translates into "per day".

Get the spelling right! It's Gucci!
Guzzi is part of a mortorcyle name. When you go to the different stores, you'll notice the difference in the products.
(please note intended humor here.)

 

[metrodriver]

Gucci, Guzzi, what's the difference? Can't afford either one with Gemini's payrates. Ross and 15 year old cars. Maybe that's why I'm still on the 10

 

[fokkers&beer]

Like I said Fedora, its been a couple of years (the last flight I flew with you we went to Hahn), but the difference is the way they put the money on your pay stub. They counted it as wages which made it taxable income, not straight per diem. Thats the difference, or the way I understand it anyway.

 

[Fedora]

F&B, you are correctomundo!
Still not much of a dent after 6 weeks, but at leat they pay something! Some of the frieght dog outfits don't. I didn't claim the hotel lodging as a benefit on my taxes, either!
If I remember right the wx was down to mins in Frankfurt-Hahn that morning, but we got it in and sipped a few beers and vino tintos at the St Michaels there. Nice place. I have fond memories. Took the train from there to BRU through LUX. Nice adventure!

 

[propilot]

training ???'s

What is the current training schedule for someone starting class on the 27th? How long and where. I read something from last summer about split training in 3 different places. Is that still the case? Also, how long from start to finish.

What can a 1st yr FO expect to make realistically including training?

Thanks

 

[Kikuchiyo]

What is the current training schedule for someone starting class on the 27th? How long and where. I read something from last summer about split training in 3 different places. Is that still the case? Also, how long from start to finish.

What can a 1st yr FO expect to make realistically including training?

Currently doing Indoc for 2 weeks at HQ in Dulles. Then systems and sims in Miami for about 5-6 weeks.

As a 1st Yr FO, I net about $2,000 per month, plus about $1,000 in perdiem.

 

[CCDiscoB]

Another rumor

Rumors on the line of an "announcement" coming. Who knows?

Speaking of rumors, I heard one about you guys the other day. When I first heard it I was like, "yeah right," but with this "announcement" coming, hummm. Now I know this has been covered over and over, in the past, but the rumor I heard was you guys might be sold, and soon. It might be total BS, like ones guys make up in the bar to see how long it takes to get back to them, but the word was World was looking at Gemini. Just wondering if you gyus had heard anything.