JetBlue interviewing?

[NoJoy]

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[FurloughedAgain]

Don't worry kittens, I'll try and save it!

The latest Internet rumor is classes 6/12 and 7/17 - no other newhire classes scheduled for summer after that.

The May 29 class was filled with pilots from the 2/5 and early 2/26 interviews.

 

[xkuzme1]

Is there any idea what the breakdowns might be for 190 vs Airbus for those classes?

 

[BoeingBaller]

who cares? he's right. i don't believe our managment has the slightest clue as to what's about to happen. we are going to have one hell of an exodus.

Exodus. Movement of Jah people! Oh, yeah!

 

[banger]

I'm in Orlando and met a new hire class by the pool. All but 2 have their APPS out and will leave once they are hired by a Major. The other 2 have ZERO PIC time.

The reasons they plan to leave are: uncompetitive Hourly Rate, Below Average Retirement, bad PTO accrual, no sick time and no Vacation.

I really cannot imagine new hires at DAL/UAL/SWA, etc ever having these conversations.

 

[FurloughedAgain]

Curious. I know there are a few hundred former USAir pilots at jetBlue who were furloughed post 9/11 and chose to stay at jB rather than accept recall. Their last recall offer was probably around 2007. Have any had a change of heart and are any of them reapplying and trying to get an interview to go back to USAir now?

Just wondering what the thinking is from people who are/were in my peer group.

 

[Flyby1206]

Curious. I know there are a few hundred former USAir pilots at jetBlue who were furloughed post 9/11 and chose to stay at jB rather than accept recall. Their last recall offer was probably around 2007. Have any had a change of heart and are any of them reapplying and trying to get an interview to go back to USAir now?

Just wondering what the thinking is from people who are/were in my peer group.

I have flown with some who have regrets for not taking recall when they could have, considering the AA merger and all. I am not sure if they are re-applying to US now, but I wouldnt be surprised.

 

[banger]

We had 2 USAir guys in my class who had taken leave of absense before the furloughs. They are both going back.

 

[MikeSF340]

I fly with a lot of those guys. So far none have said they regret it or are going back. Many of those guys are in their fifties, have great seniority and make a lot of money. With some seniority JetBlue can be very lucrative. I know the retirement and insurance are lacking, but the US Air pay rates have been so low it probably made no sense to go back. Also, this merger just happened and back in 2007 there would have been no indication that American was going to be a factor. It's hard leaving a $160,000+ job at a fairly stable company. Probably couldn't go wrong if the decision was made today.

 

[Baronman]

It is sad watching pilots trying to figure out the flavor of the week. Today's hero is next years scumbag. Go somewhere where you won't have to commute, and enjoy the ride...

 

[MikeSF340]

it is sad watching pilots trying to figure out the flavor of the week. Today's hero is next years scumbag. Go somewhere where you won't have to commute, and enjoy the ride...

^^^^^^this^^***

 

[hoover84]

Go back to the bottom of a unknown seniority list?
Hello PHL E190....Most Airways guys are happy here at
JB.

 

[Pattern-Master]

Does Jetblue really not offer paid vacation? Even at my cr@ppy charter job we have paid vacation time.

 

[Blue Dude]

Does Jetblue really not offer paid vacation? Even at my cr@ppy charter job we have paid vacation time.

It's complicated. Most of the current issue with vacation doesn't revolve around vacation rules, but allocation and accrual rates. There are plenty of pilots who have vacation time available but allocation is so stingy that they can't use it when the kids are out of school. (They can take the whole month of September off though). There are plenty of others who don't have enough time available because they used it as sick time, which is an accrual problem. (Don't go on medical leave in the same year you want to take a vacation week.) Both are unsat.

 

[Ski-N-Fly]

Bottom line is that JetBlue is behind our peers in every area of compensation (pay rates, medical, retirement, vacation, etc). The ONLY way this will change is if this pilot group takes matters into our own hands and unionize ASAP. So to anyone coming on the property.......welcome. We need your help to make this a destination airline. Put your emotions aside and make a business decision using logic. Numbers don't lie. Go to bluetruthpilots.com and educate yourselves. Without a CBA we will NEVER be a destination airline for pilots. Pilots here are leaving for other major airlines. Are pilots at other major airlines leaving for JetBlue? What's wrong with this picture? We can change for the better if we stand up for ourselves. The only way to accomplish this is through unionization. It's business......nothing more.