jetBlue March 8th/9th Interview Session

[My Man SMITH!]

For those of you fortunate enough to have heard already, CONGRATULATIONS! It must feel like a huge boulder was just unloaded off your shoulders. I just need to know, one way or the other. Let's see, phone ring or FedEx guy! Which will it be? The suspense is torture. Since these calls have been going out, it's now been like the tryout scene in the movie Major League. I show up to the house and close my eyes when I approach the door. When I see nothing, a little stress is relieved! OK, you can obviously tell this is really starting to get to me. Keeping the faith. I'm sure I'm way over reacting. :laugh: Oh, there's my phone ringing now. Hang on. Scheduling, go figure. Have a GREAT night guys and hopefully we will all know something soon!

 

[Dave's kid]

Three good, one bad, and no word since Sunday night. Anyone heard anything in the last couple days? I keep getting nervous when I hear a truck drive by my house. Good thing my next medical isn't for a few more months, my blood pressure would be through the roof.

 

[Fins Up]

I think Verna will be in Orlando for the next couple of days doing orientation for the new class. I wouldn't expect any calls before the weekend. Might as well try to relax for a couple days. I know that's easier said than done.

 

[Kayman]

Seems the pattern as I've seen it is the calls usually come in the fri - sun range. Could this be cuz the PHC meets on wed. or Thur. and passes the approved packages to Verna?

 

[Kayman]

Sounds like if we don't make it through in the next couple of groups and get assigned a May class date, there will be no 320 option. At least according to the "word of mouth" info floating around.

 

[pilotgolfer]

I'm not sure I'd want to go to the Airbus at this point. Most guys I know there say the reserve at JBLU sucks but nobody complains too much because they only had to do it a couple months. If you have to sit reserve for months on end until the A320 deliveries pick back up, it could be a miserable year.

I guess we can cross that bridge if / when the time comes.

Scott

 

[Propblast]

Anyone have a guess as to how many 'phase II people' are not on these boards; that is any idea how many march 8/9 people made it to pII? I know that there is NO good reason to even care about that - I am just trying to find something to do in the 'deafening silence' in my hotel room in SDF.

LOL! A guy I know a friend at B6 said the list in the C.P. office was 38 from the Mar. 8th and 48 from Mar. 9th, so 86 total made it. When I was interviewing I actually asked a guy from the People Dept. how many would be interviewing - he said approximately 100. The word I've gotten is that typically about 80% go on to Phase II which sort of confirms the number of 86 out of around 100 moving on. The other number I've heard is that about 5-10% don't get hired out of Phase II. That being the case, I would expect about 9 of us get the FedEx. Obviously, the odds are in your favor. The biggest question at this point is whether the percentage that don't make it through Phase II will go up since their training requirements are lower. We'll see.

-PB

 

[Got2GO]

I'm in!! Just got the call. May 10 a320 class. I'm glad. The bad news is it looks like it might be the last 320 class of the year. E190 Classes for June.

Good luck to all! Hope to meet you soon in Orlando.

God's Speed!

Got2GO!

 

[Kayman]

payscale question

If you get hired as an FO and after 1 year upgrade to captain, do you make 1st year captain pay or 2nd?

 

[Longhorn]

You get second year CA pay. Your longevity never resets. If you are a fo for 3 years and upgrade, you are on 3rd year CA pay...etc.etc. I hope this helps

 

[LaGarbage Man]

Hey Guy's
I am in as well. I took the May 10, A320. Wife is thrilled to ship me out the door after my little unemployment vacation of four months.She suggested that I might want to start the drive to MCO now to beat the traffic. I think she is trying to tell me something.
Anyway now that some of the pieces of the puzzle are coming together, I have started to update the list. Verna is down in MCO so I think what Kayman was thinking in regard to the way that the calls get put together is correct.
With that said, tommorow is Friday and I hope to see some more of this list get the good news. Post as soon as you find out so that I can update the list. Good Luck and stop calling me Shirley



1) smoky22
2) Snoopy Mendoza (Hired/?/?)
3) skypine69
4) LaGarbage Man (May,10 / A320)
5) Vastly Underemp
6) My Man Smith
7) CheeseheadinTX
8) PDXcheezhead
9) captain dad (Letter)
10) pilotgolfer
11) Dave's kid
12) Propblast
13) Flyiguy
14) CalBuff
15) Kayman
16) Got2GO (May,10 / A320)

 

[Charlie Brown]

Congrats to those who have heard. Did they give you a choice of A/C, or was the 320 all that was offered? Sounds like you may be on reserve for a while on the Bus.

 

[pilotgolfer]

Garbage Man,

Don't count me out yet. I think your mouse slipped. I didn't get the letter yet...it was Capt Dad.

Scott

 

[Kayman]

Thanks Longhorn, that answers the question

Garbage, I believe Snoopy Mendoza got the call already as well and it was Captn Dad that got the dreaded FEdex.

 

[LaGarbage Man]

Chuck:
I had expressed a preference for the Bus when she initially called to welcome me aboard. So when she called the second time it was just to confirm I still wanted it and that May 10 was available. I think you may be correct with regards to Rsrv. I will just have to improvise, adapt and overcome. Needed the pay with being on the street for the last four months.
Trash Man

P.S. I just noticed my screw up on the list, VERY SORRY pilotgolfer I will edit the list ASAP.