Great Plains

[holdon]

does anyone know anything about Great Plains Airlines? Pay, Work rules, number of pilots, type of A/C , interview process ect.

thanks

 

[holdon]

anyone?

 

[probablecause]

They are real small! I think they have 2 328 jets and now 1 328 prop I a saw yesterday in BNA. Not sure about pay and stuff. I think I heard a rumor one time that they don’t get paid or don’t get paid much of anything.

PC

 

[dgs]

Do a search. They have been discussed here before. A couple of years ago they were paying $20 per hour. Everybody was based in Tulsa. The operation is a little shaky, so be careful.

 

[Swaayze]

GP has 2 328jets online, with 2 328props scheduled to begin revenue service Nov 3. We have 1 additional prop as a spare/charter aircraft with 4 more props rumored (Tulsa World newspaper) to possibly be coming soon. Right now we have approx 26 line pilots plus a few in training and/or management. I think we also started a class of 10 yesterday. We've been interviewing for pilots. See www.gpair.com for more info.

I don't have factual info on what pay rates are for newhires right now (there's no union and/or contract so they're subject to change; we have at least 3 sets of pay rates right now), or the interview process. 1st year FO pay was (is?) $22/hr with 75 guarantee thru IOE, then $25/hr. $25 per diem only for RONs. Medical, dental, life, 401k (no match). In the recent past it has been a panel interview with situational questions, no sim or written testing. Relaxed atmosphere.

All pilots currently based in TUL. Day trips on the jet w/ some overnites I guess in the prop. All that will continue to change as we grow, so don't plan on anything in particular.

 

[Airpiraterob]

there he is! was wondering where Swaayze was hiding out. GP covered up the swallows on the tail right?

 

[Swaayze]

Yeah, been workin' my big hiney off this month.

Swallows? Uh, sorry I'm a little slow to get that one...they did get buffalo portraits on the tails!

 

[p.b.]

I believe it was an Ozark reference.

 

[hagen]

Swaayze check your p.ms man...

 

[Swaayze]

Ah, Ozark. Of course. Them swallows been gone a long time man.