Is Expressjet The Best???

[Spinplate]

How is it over there?

 

[FlamingFUPA]

Hahahahahahaahahahaahahaha

 

[CLECA]

I have no complaints. There is a quick upgrade for those hired in the months to come. Good QOL. Great comraderie. Are you looking to commute or be based in domicile? That is a lot of the QOL. Decent contract, good benefits. Long call short call. What else are you looking for and maybe I can answer any questions you might have.

 

[vclean]

How is 5 years 'quick'?

 

[Spinplate]

Well, I have an interview on Monday the 18th with Pinnacle, Mesa on the 27th ( I live in Phoenix), and Im trying to get my date for an interview at ExpressJet. I know Mesa isnt the best, but I have th epotential of getting PHX at some point. Fiance and I just bought our condo so commuting is a must. I have a pad to stay at in Memphis if I got on with pinnacle there. For CoEx, I would hope to get Houston, but most ppl are saying that Newark is the Jr. base. who knows, im just studying for the interviews right now

I have no complaints. There is a quick upgrade for those hired in the months to come. Good QOL. Great comraderie. Are you looking to commute or be based in domicile? That is a lot of the QOL. Decent contract, good benefits. Long call short call. What else are you looking for and maybe I can answer any questions you might have.

 

[Anais Nin]

XJet (CoEx) sucked bad when I was there........3+ years ago! I heard things have improved, but it depends on what your persepctive. For most of the 800 hour pilots recently hired , I'm sure it's peachy-keen compared to instructing!

 

[SkyBoy1981]

I left a corporate gig to come to ExpressJet, and I'm very happy here. QOL is good, upgrade time is reasonable (better than 10 years at Comair or Eagle), and overall its an enjoyable place to work.

 

[Captain Overs]

XJet (CoEx) sucked bad when I was there........3+ years ago! I heard things have improved, but it depends on what your persepctive. For most of the 800 hour pilots recently hired , I'm sure it's peachy-keen compared to instructing!

It doesn't depend of your perspective. Flying is flying. I'm sure you know best since you were there 3 plus years ago. Why don't you stick to talking about an airline you know something about?

 

[Spinplate]

Why cant they tell you where you will be based right up front? They tell you weeks into training and then make you scurry around to get setup with some apt. or crash pad in a city youve never even been to. Man, that is some messed up $hit

 

[Anais Nin]

It doesn't depend of your perspective. Flying is flying. I'm sure you know best since you were there 3 plus years ago. Why don't you stick to talking about an airline you know something about?

Huh? 'Scuse me? Did I hurt your feelings or something over XJet?!!?!?!? Chill out! I do know a lot about the place, I was there 5 years, but like I said it was over three years ago. I left for a corporate gig and couldn't be happier! Everyone has their own opinion, and that's mine! I frankly thought the place sucked ass! Crew bases blow, upgrade time abysmal, and a bunch of freaking 1000 hour dorks!
You can defend it all you want......trust me, I hear tons of people doin' just that. But from my perspective it really sucked....badly!!!!!

 

[Ben Franklin]

XJet (CoEx) sucked bad when I was there........3+ years ago! I heard things have improved, but it depends on what your persepctive. For most of the 800 hour pilots recently hired , I'm sure it's peachy-keen compared to instructing!

Ever since you were fired for coming on to all of the other men at work, things have improved.

And, thanks to you, we have to watch videos now in recurent CRM titled, "my F/O is gay, now what?" and "Hey, it's ok to be gay. It's not ok to talk about it in the cockpit, though."

Thanks to the second video, most of us can't make happy hour.


Sincerely,

B. Franklin

 

[ERfly]

Well, I have an interview on Monday the 18th with Pinnacle, Mesa on the 27th ( I live in Phoenix), and Im trying to get my date for an interview at ExpressJet. I know Mesa isnt the best, but I have th epotential of getting PHX at some point. Fiance and I just bought our condo so commuting is a must. I have a pad to stay at in Memphis if I got on with pinnacle there. For CoEx, I would hope to get Houston, but most ppl are saying that Newark is the Jr. base. who knows, im just studying for the interviews right now

If you come to ExpressJet (and given your choices I would any day of the week and twice on Sunday), I would seriously choose Newark as a base. PHX is VERY VERY commuter heavy, both CAL and us. I have a couple of friends that commuted PHX to EWR and now PHX to IAH and they say Houston is much tougher. Just keep that in mind.

I would say that this place is probably one of the best, if not the best regional out there. Don't let rumors of long upgrades or us loosing CAL flying in 2007 scare you away. Those are just rumors. The work rules we have here can't be beat. Plus, you'll fly with some of the greatest people on Earth. We have a good relationship with management and a very strong MEC. Long upgrade or not, this is a place you can be comfortable at for a while.

 

[Spinplate]

Sounds good!! My old CFI is a new FO there and he loves it! Its the only regional Ive seen ppl saying positive things about. I dont take everything seriously, but its hard when you dont know about how it is to work for each of these companies. Too many spoon fed pilots complaining about hard work if you ask me. Not all of them, but a few. (My daddy will get me on with this major and that.) PAY YOUR DUES AND STFU! I guess it cant be any worse than flight instructing!!

 

[Flechas]

Been with XJT for almost a year and love it. Good work rules, most of the captains I fly with are top notch, and the flying is great, very diverse.

The only think I dont like is the bases, CLE sucks, EWR sucks, and IAH sucks.

Good luck with your desicion, but good luck getting hired first.

 

[Standby 1]

I've only been here a year, and I can complain along with the best of 'em, but when it comes right down to it, this is a really great airline to work for.

I hold the base I want, 2 day trips (which I want) and I average 14 to 16 days off per month. The medical benefits are really great, the 401K can't be beat and as stated above, our relationship with management is pretty darned good (ie, I know if I ever really had a problem and needed the time off, they would arrange it).

Of course, everyone has different things they are looking for in an airline so you have to find the one that's right for you, but for my purposes, this is the very best regional I could be at...for me, that is.

Good luck in your search.....


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[samballs]

I left a corporate gig to come to ExpressJet, and I'm very happy here. QOL is good, upgrade time is reasonable (better than 10 years at Comair or Eagle), and overall its an enjoyable place to work.

comair is at 3-4 currently. Most people at XJET think the new contract sucks...

 

[bvt1151]

I left a corporate gig to come to ExpressJet, and I'm very happy here. QOL is good, upgrade time is reasonable (better than 10 years at Comair or Eagle), and overall its an enjoyable place to work.

Comair upgrade time is between 3 and 4 years, and thats with no aircraft arriving. You're more than welcome to wait until you can hold weekends off with 2-day trips in MCO, which will take 10 years, but that is hardly considered "upgrade time."

 

[Paul R. Smith]

No it aint the best.

Define "best"

If you live in CLE, IAH, or EWR it aint all that bad though. It beats Gulfstream/Great Lakes.

Alot of people on this forum dislike XJT because there are some XJT-ers on this forum that are incessant about letting everyone know how much better they think XJT is compared some other totally reputable companies. So coming on this forum and saying "is XJT the best?" is a great way to get people to pay attention but its the same kind of tactics the NATL ENQUIRER use to grab attention. Are you sure want to stoop to that level? bottom line is Go where you want to go and enjoy yourself. Upgrade ain't lickity split right now. If you want a quick upgrade...I would not mind if you looked elsewhere, If you want a decent flying job with some great folks and some great equipment and some halfway decent work rules...you'll make the right decision if you come here.

Good luck

 

[Goose Egg]

Too many spoon fed pilots complaining about hard work if you ask me.

D amn straight. I know a few of those guys in the instructor ranks.

-Goose

 

[SkyBoy1981]

comair is at 3-4 currently. Most people at XJET think the new contract sucks...

I stand corrected on the upgrade at Comair then. I was under the impression it was longer. As far as -most- people thinking our contract at XJT sucks? Sorry....that just isn't true. There are a handful that b!tch about the hard pay rates, but the work rules really make a big difference. This coming from someone who has worked at a place with no work rules and knows how important they are for QOL.

 

[Spinplate]

Well..... Im going to be commuting for sure. Flexible scheduling is nice. Getting married next year and I dont want someone to tell me that I cant go to my own fricking wedding cause they cant cover my trips. Im basically just taking in all of your comments (comments from ppl that actually work for Mesa,Pinnacle, and CoEx). I will see who offers me the job and go from there! Keep the comments coming!

 

[Superpilot92]

I will throw my 2 cents in. I really enjoy XJET i got base advanced back home to houston after only 2 months in sewark. EWR has awesome crews and alot of good routes to fly. Mgmt has helped me out on a number of occations to switch my schedule around so i could commute. All i had to do was call and ask and they would help me out. I may not upgrade in 1 year but i am happy and i have no complaints. I would suggest anyone looking for a job to try here you wont be disappointed. Good luck in your search.

Its funny that you say you worked here three years ago and hated it because everyone i know says the flying Pre911 was awesome and everyone had a blast. Let me guess you really didnt work here and got turned down for a job and are pissed about it or you left and realize you screwed up because you would be a Captain here now if you would have stayed. Besides we are happy you arent here now because we wouldnt want you to be unhappy and think it sucks so thanks for not working here anymore.

 

[Nova]

Why cant they tell you where you will be based right up front? They tell you weeks into training and then make you scurry around to get setup with some apt. or crash pad in a city youve never even been to. Man, that is some messed up $hit

I agree, this is the worst aspect of becoming a new hire here. From what I've heard it's the ever changing speed at which CAL plans on taking XJet pilots as well as XJet not knowing how many (and there for which base we'll lose them) pilots are commiting to go over to CAL. Hopefully for future new hires these variables will flatten out and they'll find out their base assignments in the first week or so like they use to do.

For a while now it seems everyone is put in CLE or EWR to start off. We're running a bid every few months so folks wanting IAH are able to bid into the base soon after making it to the line.

 

[Captain Overs]

Huh? 'Scuse me? Did I hurt your feelings or something over XJet?!!?!?!? Chill out! I do know a lot about the place, I was there 5 years, but like I said it was over three years ago. I left for a corporate gig and couldn't be happier! Everyone has their own opinion, and that's mine! I frankly thought the place sucked ass! Crew bases blow, upgrade time abysmal, and a bunch of freaking 1000 hour dorks!
You can defend it all you want......trust me, I hear tons of people doin' just that. But from my perspective it really sucked....badly!!!!!

Anals,

If you get that upset about a comment on a message board I bet you were a blast to fly with. The funny thing is you make fun of those "1,000 hour dorks!" but guess what? I bet they all have more time and experience than you do now since you fly corporate.

I agree with Franklin, the videos XJT now has are great since you came out of the closet. But if you're going to be that upset then maybe you need to go back in. I hope you haven't hit on any of your new coporate buddies. I hear the good ole' boy network won't tolerate that.

 

[ILStoMinimums]

ExpressJet is a good airline and if you don't commute you'll enjoy life. It has some great people working for it. If you commute, any airline will feel like it greener over at some other place - sad but true.

 

[CLECA]

Sounds like my colleagues have said it all. This is a great place to work but it is all an opinion. However, It makes me pretty proud to see all of our guys on here talking about how great the company is when all you have to do is go to the main page of the forum and see (insert airline here) sucks. I have yet to see an Xjet sucks thread. I also see threads bashing low time CA's and then complaining that the upgrade is more than 9 mos. It dowsn't work both ways. You can't have relatively expereinceed CA's with a quick upgrade time. (I shouldn't even say quick because if you ask me 2-3 years for a jet upgrade is about what you need. And anything less is not quick it's hypersonic) I 've got news for you, if everyone at the airline is upgrading in 7-9 months then no one has any experience in the left seat and you as the low time guy have no one to learn from. I definitely learned during my time in the right seat because thats what you are there to do and our CA's are great at teaching what they have found works while realizing that there is more than one way to aviate and you need to find a method that works for you. They don't spend all day berating an FO because he is low time they teach the lad. ANd I must say In the four years I was an FO I never once had a CA talk down to me while teaching me something. Our CA's are very sincere and want to see th FO's become good CA's. We were all low time at some point.





Our CA's really care about our airline and our product and I think that says a lot.

 

[hbrow15]

Sounds like my colleagues have said it all. This is a great place to work but it is all an opinion. However, It makes me pretty proud to see all of our guys on here talking about how great the company is when all you have to do is go to the main page of the forum and see (insert airline here) sucks. I have yet to see an Xjet sucks thread. I also see threads bashing low time CA's and then complaining that the upgrade is more than 9 mos. It dowsn't work both ways. You can't have relatively expereinceed CA's with a quick upgrade time. (I shouldn't even say quick because if you ask me 2-3 years for a jet upgrade is about what you need. And anything less is not quick it's hypersonic) I 've got news for you, if everyone at the airline is upgrading in 7-9 months then no one has any experience in the left seat and you as the low time guy have no one to learn from. I definitely learned during my time in the right seat because thats what you are there to do and our CA's are great at teaching what they have found works while realizing that there is more than one way to aviate and you need to find a method that works for you. They don't spend all day berating an FO because he is low time they teach the lad. ANd I must say In the four years I was an FO I never once had a CA talk down to me while teaching me something. Our CA's are very sincere and want to see th FO's become good CA's. We were all low time at some point.





Our CA's really care about our airline and our product and I think that says a lot.

Good post Capt. As a new FO I can say that is experience I have had.

 

[theo]

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I would say that this place is probably one of the best, if not the best regional out there. Don't let rumors of long upgrades or us loosing CAL flying in 2007 scare you away. Those are just rumors. The work rules we have here can't be beat. Plus, you'll fly with some of the greatest people on Earth. We have a good relationship with management and a very strong MEC. Long upgrade or not, this is a place you can be comfortable at for a while.

Sorry, I don't mean to rain on your parade too much. But how in 2007 do you intend to keep all those wonderful work rules and pay when CAL comes and says
others can do it for less. Do you think that you will be able to match the costs others will probably provide to CAL without changes? Look at UA and learn your lessons well. It seems to be only a matter of time till you will face the same issues Air Wisconsin and ACA faced. Air Willy landed on their feet(maybe?),ACA.....well they are trying to survive. There is no difference in your performance and those other guys so how will you do it? It is clear that what CAL pays today is more than they intend to pay in the future. How do you see it working out for Express Jet and still maintain all the good stuff you got?

 

[Steveair]

I'm not seeing how there's going to be much more growth at express jet accept for attrition. Exjet is approaching the scope AND CAL in 2007 is coming....

Besides that, the bases aren't too great in my opinion.

 

[Flechas]

Do you think that you will be able to match the costs others will probably provide to CAL without changes?

Without changes? Do you think that Chitaco or Mesa can give CAL the same product we give them now?
First of all, we are tied to CAL in many ways, so replacing us is not a good option. Second, we may charge a little bit more, but provide better customer service, and are more reliable than any regional right now.

Sure, CAL can start using Chitaco and Mesa, but that will only take them out of business. CAL still cares about customer service, not just the bottom line, like DAL, UAL and NWA, and you can see how good they are doing.