jetBlue Mins

[greenbayfan]

I will see you there DL, I live in South Florida so I will have a car which will make life easier during training.

 

[BuckMurdock1]

It appears (from looking @ some of your profiles) that they are sort of going from high-to-low in experience level in terms of the first offers/earlier class dates (which I guess makes some sense).

Is this their historic 'MO' .. just curious.

 

[BuckMurdock1]

UPDATE- just got an email notification that I'm in Phase 2. Now comes the painful wait..

Best of luck to all..

 

[1900heavy]

Well, I am in for Phase 2 as well.

Wish me a luck and to all.

 

[Fins Up]

Congratulations on making it to phase II. I think most in Phase II get the nod and an offer. I'm not sure how long it's taking these days. I think I waited about 8 weeks about a year and a half ago. Hopefully they have sped up the process some.

 

[CaptainSpaz]

In my experience I have learned that Phase II can be as short as "How soon can you be here? (conditional offer)" to even longer than the advertized max of 12 weeks. Don't try to figure out how the process works from the inside or you will go slightly mad. It's worth the wait, though!

 

[CL65'er]

Just found out I moved into Phase II and am very excited as well.

 

[Caveman]

are folks getting hired w/o one?

I was hired w/o a four year degree. A GED and a 2 year degree in General Studies was good enough as of about 2 years ago. I'm sure glad I finished the 10th grade though, otherwise only having a 9th grade edumacation might have been a show stopper.

BTW, for any of you youngsters out there reading this: GET A FOUR YEAR DEGREE. In anything. I got lucky, you may not. The difference between just getting by paycheck to paycheck and making a good living is a four year degree regardless of your occupation. There are exceptions to the rule, but not many. Go to school. This public service announcement is brought to you by The School of Hard Knocks.

 

[indynomore]

I was hired w/o a four year degree. A GED and a 2 year degree in General Studies was good enough as of about 2 years ago. I'm sure glad I finished the 10th grade though, otherwise only having a 9th grade edumacation might have been a show stopper.

BTW, for any of you youngsters out there reading this: GET A FOUR YEAR DEGREE. In anything. I got lucky, you may not. The difference between just getting by paycheck to paycheck and making a good living is a four year degree regardless of your occupation. There are exceptions to the rule, but not many. Go to school. This public service announcement is brought to you by The School of Hard Knocks.

Rich Dad Poor Dad....recommend reading it. You don't need a 4 year degree to make it big. Would it help to make you smarter, have good grammar and sense of achievement? absolutely...more money? not necessarily!!

 

[FlyboyPhil]

I just got the phase 2 email Thursday, I am working on an online degree.

For those of you who are at JetBlue I have a few questions I should have asked earlier..

1. What is training pay? Do you get per diem in training?
2. When does the insurance start?
3. When can my family non-rev?


Thanks in advance

 

[greenbayfan]

Per the info sent from training...

1.) $2500/mo. is prorated training pay/no per diem.
2.) Insurance is available the first day of the month following your first 30 days.
3.) I don't know about the non-rev thing, but I believe it depends on the airline, every airline is different.

 

[FlyboyPhil]

Thanks GreenBay... know it can be 3-6 months to nonrev on other airlines.. was wondering about nonrev on jetblue.. my current airline has a 2 week wait.. just wondering if it was similar at jetblue.

 

[aewanabe]

Non-rev starts as soon as Travel receives and processes your eligibility form. Be sure to bring marriage license, childrens' birth certs, and your own birth cert if you want non-rev for your parents (the last one surprised me a bit).

 

[Caveman]

Rich Dad Poor Dad....recommend reading it. You don't need a 4 year degree to make it big. Would it help to make you smarter, have good grammar and sense of achievement? absolutely...more money? not necessarily!!

I didn't say you couldn't do well w/o a degree. I said it makes it more difficult. All the census data indicates that the income difference betwen those with a degree and those without is substantial. Anecdotal evidence aside you are much more likely to earn a comfortable living wage if you are college educated. Whether or not you actually learn anything useful in college is for another debate. I just didn't want some kid thinking that because one dumbass Marine got lucky they should skip going to college.

Congrats to the new B6'ers. Welcome aboard. Feel free to PM if you have any more questions.

 

[Dave's kid]

Non-rev starts as soon as Travel receives and processes your eligibility form. Be sure to bring marriage license, childrens' birth certs, and your own birth cert if you want non-rev for your parents (the last one surprised me a bit).

Copies of all these documents will work, you won't need to have originals with you in MCO.

 

[Fins Up]

Rich Dad Poor Dad....recommend reading it. You don't need a 4 year degree to make it big. Would it help to make you smarter, have good grammar and sense of achievement? absolutely...more money? not necessarily!!

I didn't say you couldn't do well w/o a degree. I said it makes it more difficult. All the census data indicates that the income difference betwen those with a degree and those without is substantial. Anecdotal evidence aside you are much more likely to earn a comfortable living wage if you are college educated. Whether or not you actually learn anything useful in college is for another debate. I just didn't want some kid thinking that because one dumbass Marine got lucky they should skip going to college.

Congrats to the new B6'ers. Welcome aboard. Feel free to PM if you have any more questions.

I agree with Caveman. I do have a 4-year degree so my opinion may be biased. The numbers, however, are not biased. You are statistically more likely to make more money throughout your life with a degree. Get your degree while you're young and don't have to juggle that task along with supporting a family and paying a mortgage.

 

[Lebowski]

I agree with Caveman. I do have a 4-year degree so my opinion may be biased. The numbers, however, are not biased. You are statistically more likely to make more money throughout your life with a degree. Get your degree while you're young and don't have to juggle that task along with supporting a family and paying a mortgage.

You're not biased. Like you said, the number are the numbers. I'm not sure why people even debate this point. All evidence shows clearly that those with college degress have substantially higher income, on average, than those without.

This is from about.com:

"Census Bureau confirms earning power of higher education. Just in case you still had some doubts, the U.S. Census Bureau has released data proving the substantial value of a college education in the United States. Workers 18 and over sporting bachelors degrees earn an average of $51,206 a year, while those with a high school diploma earn $27,915. But wait, there's more. Workers with an advanced degree make an average of $74,602, and those without a high school diploma average $18,734."

Read the whole article at http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/censusandstatistics/a/collegepays.htm

There's no secret, no bias, and no debate. The more education you have, the higher income you have, on average.

I can never figure out why people try to make the arguement that it's not necessary to go to college to do well financially. They're right. Some people do great without degrees. But why would anyone try to convince others that it's not necessary to go to college when the statistics are crystal clear? Why not put the numbers on your side in terms of your potential, plus get an education while you're at it?

Anyway, back to the thread!

 

[BuckMurdock1]

Question for those who may know:

When you are assigned a class, is the sole determinant on if you get Airbus or Embraer simply your age (and current staffing need of course)?? Are there any other factors?
Thanks in advance...

 

[Fins Up]

Question for those who may know:

When you are assigned a class, is the sole determinant on if you get Airbus or Embraer simply your age (and current staffing need of course)?? Are there any other factors?
Thanks in advance...

Seniority is solely based on age. A newbie in my crashpad the other day said that the way they're doing it now is you go down the seniority list and choose an aircraft. The oldest guy took 190 because he wanted to get Boston straight out of training, and he did. Otherwise, the bottom (youngest) guys got 190 and the top (oldest) guys got the bus.

 

[GuppyPuppy]

My latest guesstimate for length of reserve is as follows:

E190 F/O - 2-4 months
A320 F/O - 4-8 months

GP

 

[greenbayfan]

I'm hoping they have FLL available relatively soon, any current BlueCrew have any insight on how long it took 'em to get to FLL from DOH?

 

[Beantown]

My latest guesstimate for length of reserve is as follows:

E190 F/O - 2-4 months
A320 F/O - 4-8 months

GP

The A320 is around 8 months on RSV.

 

[Jungle Prop]

FLL usually takes about 4 months to hold. Give or take a month. Not much movement there, small base. Reserve there is either real senior or real junior.

 

[Whiskerbizkit]

FLL usually takes about 4 months to hold. Give or take a month. Not much movement there, small base. Reserve there is either real senior or real junior.

In FLL,10 months and still on reserve. Flew 3 days this month. Like said, slow movement. Not complaing though, nothing like being based where you grew up. Oh, took me 4 months from DOH to hold it.

 

[CL65'er]

Just a question from something mentioned earlier in this thread. It stated to bring a copy of your Birth Certificate for Flight Benefits for parents. What are the travel benefits for immedaite Parents? Do your parents pay a fee each time they non-rev? Just curious.

 

[Fins Up]

Just a question from something mentioned earlier in this thread. It stated to bring a copy of your Birth Certificate for Flight Benefits for parents. What are the travel benefits for immedaite Parents? Do your parents pay a fee each time they non-rev? Just curious.

You get to claim 2 immediate parents for free travel. For example, I have mom and stepdad, as well as dad and stepmom. I can only get free travel for two of them. That is all free. You also accrue buddy passes to use as you see fit. Those have fees depending on how long the stage length is. Can't remember what the fees are right now.

 

[B190Captain]

I'm hoping they have FLL available relatively soon, any current BlueCrew have any insight on how long it took 'em to get to FLL from DOH?

4 months from completion of IOE to FLL for myself. Not bad on reserve when u are chillin by the pool on 2 hr call out.

 

[agonyairfo]

jumping in on the end of this...

Jetblue, like Airtran will be lowering their expectations for pilot applicants very soon, if not already. Especially, if either will need a significant number of them. Delta, CAL, NWA, UAL, SWA, etc., are currently hiring hundreds of pilots. Do the math.

It is a pilot's market...finally.

 

[ultrarunner]

So I interviewed on the 6th and loved the company and the people. Unfortunately I got the no thank you email. Reapply in 6 months.

I am hoping the reason is that I only have 300 hrs 121 cpt time...

Doubtful. They knew your hours before you showed up for the interview.