Has anyone attended an air-inc job fair?

[pilotswife]

Just curious about the air inc job fairs put on by Kit Darby- has anyone attended any of these so called "job fairs"? There is one coming up in DCA for October and I went to the web site to see if any airlines would actually be attending and none were listed. Do you all think this it legit or is Kit Darby looking to take money from all the poor unemployed pilots of the nation?

Thank you for any info you all can give as my husband wants to attend, but I hate to spend that money if it is totally B-ll Sh-t!
pilotswife

 

[Publishers]

SEARCH

USE
THE SEARCH FEATURE-- This had been discussed ad nauseum.

 

[enigma]

Publishers says to search for the subject. I say that you've already done the necessary research.

No airlines will be there. What more do you need to know?

Additionally, considering the amount of out of work pilots, if there were any airlines in attendence, your husband would not be competitive. Keep him at home. Save your dollars for when they are needed.

regards,
8N

 

[Stephen]

Majors:
Alaska Airlines
Federal Express
Southwest Airlines
United Airlines

Nationals:
AirNet Express
AirTran Airways
American Eagle Airlines
Atlantic Coast Airlines
Atlantic Southeast Airlines
Comair
JetBlue Airways
USA Jet Airlines

Jet Operators:
Pinnacle/Northwest Airlink
USA 3000 Airlines

Non-Jets:
Colgan Air
Island Air

Exhibitors:
Air Transport Int'l
Embry-Riddle
Higher Power International
PanAm International Flight Academy
PremAir
Tab Express

 

[dsee8driver]

I have never been to an Air Inc Job fair. When I needed a job I thought it was pretty pricey. I went to the AEPS job fairs and found them pretty affordable. Back then it was something like 25 or 30 for members. Still visited the same airlines Air Inc had.

 

[bobbysamd]

Kit Darby Job "Fairs"

I went to one in L.A. nine years ago when he was still FAPA. Complete waste of time, except that I got to meet Irv Jasinski in person. I'm sure Kit, nka Air, Inc.'s, fairs are no different.

Save your money.

 

[Publishers]

Breath

Stephan,

While I hate to waste the breath, of the companies that you have on there, who is acutually hiring.

The fact that you would even list United says it all. The airlines that are hiring you do not need this to get too. Take Comair or ACA, these you can find, get to , get interviewed, etc, without all the stuff that goes along with a job fair.

As to the so called majors, they are jsut showing up as it does not cost anything.

If you have time and money and times, go.

 

[NTSing]

aahhh....NOPE

I went to one of Kit's rallies in DC last Nov just before I was furloughed from US Airways. My personal opinion of it was that of a book fair. Almost everything he said was followed by, "we have that book avaliable in the lobby and it's on sale." Save your money

 

[pilotyip]

Hiring

We have hired guys right off the floor the Air Inc conferences. If I was an unemployed pilot, which I have been many times in my career, I would not miss going to these events, people do get jobs at these fair. Pinnicle (sp?) hired off the floor at the ATL show.

 

[enigma]

Majors:
Alaska Airlines
Federal Express
Southwest Airlines
United Airlines

Nationals:
AirNet Express
AirTran Airways
American Eagle Airlines
Atlantic Coast Airlines
Atlantic Southeast Airlines
Comair
JetBlue Airways
USA Jet Airlines

Jet Operators:
Pinnacle/Northwest Airlink
USA 3000 Airlines

Non-Jets:
Colgan Air
Island Air

Exhibitors:
Air Transport Int'l
Embry-Riddle
Higher Power International
PanAm International Flight Academy
PremAir
Tab Express

Stephen,
By your profile I assume that you don't have a lot of inside industry experience. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

But, I have to ask; Did the press release that you got your information from, indicated how many of those companies are presently HIRING pilots? Specifically, how many are hiring pilots with the experience of pilotswifes husband? As someone else is sure to point out, UAL is on your list, do you know just how many pilots UAL currently has on furlough?


Please don't let the self serving propaganda spewed by AirInc override your common sense.


regards
8N

 

[Stephen]

Pilotswife said, "I went to the web site to see if any airlines would actually be attending and none were listed." So I went to the website and copied the list and posted it. Nowhere did I suggest that United was hiring or that pilotswife's husband was competitive for any of them. Nor did I suggest that pilotswife or her husband would benefit from the conference.

As it turns out, I did attend the ATL Air Inc. conference, and I found it useful. No, I was not hired, nor did I expect to be with my level of experience. But I did learn a lot about the process of being hired, and the state of the industry, and it was a good way for me to begin my search for an entry level airline pilot position.

Stephen

 

[dsee8driver]

I have to agree

I have to agree with Stephen on this one. His posting was just a cut and paste from the Air inc site and at no time did he state anything that Enigma said he did....

 

[enigma]

Pilotswife said, "I went to the web site to see if any airlines would actually be attending and none were listed." So I went to the website and copied the list and posted it. Nowhere did I suggest that United was hiring or that pilotswife's husband was competitive for any of them. Nor did I suggest that pilotswife or her husband would benefit from the conference.

As it turns out, I did attend the ATL Air Inc. conference, and I found it useful. No, I was not hired, nor did I expect to be with my level of experience. But I did learn a lot about the process of being hired, and the state of the industry, and it was a good way for me to begin my search for an entry level airline pilot position.

Stephen

OK, I'll play. First, you post a contrarian response to pilots wife. Why, did you just feel the need to show her up?

Next, I ask you a question. Your answer then indicates that you were quite well aware that non of the airlines were actually hiring and you deny that you implied that you didn't imply that pilots wife or her husband were competitive.

So I have to ask again. Why did you post your original reply, did you just feel the need to show her up?

You knew that the reality of her post was correct even if it was technically incorrect. Lighten up.

regards,
8N

 

[enigma]

Re: I have to agree

I have to agree with Stephen on this one. His posting was just a cut and paste from the Air inc site and at no time did he state anything that Enigma said he did....

I love this kind of interaction. So what did I say that he said?

I asked him three questions and added my anti-AirInc sentence. Where did I say that he said anything?

?????
8N

 

[FlyingSig]

Re: Breath

While I hate to waste the breath, of the companies that you have on there, who is acutually hiring.

Just FYI......

Majors:
Alaska Airlines - Hiring 8 in Sept and 12 in Oct
Federal Express - Hiring 24 in Sept and 200 in '03
Southwest Airlines - Has been hiring, and plans to hire again soon
United Airlines - listed on the webpage as speaker only/not hiring

Nationals:
AirNet Express - Hiring 6 in Oct
AirTran Airways - May hire in Nov and up to 30 more in '02
American Eagle Airlines - listed on website as rep only/not hiring
Atlantic Coast Airlines - Hiring 43 in Sep and 49 in Oct
Atlantic Southeast Airlines - Hiring 20 in Oct and may hire in Nov
Comair - Hiring in Sep/Oct, hiring 300 in '03
JetBlue Airways - Hiring 24/month
USA Jet Airlines - hiring 16 more in '02

Jet Operators:
Pinnacle/Northwest Airlink - Hiring 8/month
USA 3000 Airlines - Hiring 24 in Sep and 8 in Oct

Non-Jets:
Colgan Air - Hiring
Island Air - Hiring "as needed"