Job Needed

[Idreamtofly]

Just got my CFII after about a ten-year hiatus from flying. I have 450 multi and 1300 total time. I live in the Dallas area and would love to know who is hiring. I would be willing to relocate. Please post your ideas. I will start work on my MEI in about two weeks.

 

[rk772]

I have 3000 hours and 121 experience. I would also like to know who is hiring.

 

[fr8doggydog]

Welcome to the jungle, pal...

 

[Jeff Helgeson]

Mentor program!?

Glad to see the mentor program is alive and well...not.

Maybe when this guy is Chief Pilot someday, you can ask him for a job. I am sure he'll remember you guys.

Say, isn't that clock tower in the Dallas area? You might want to stay in doors for a while

 

[BoDEAN]

Has anyone tried / recommend a "cargo" based on-line job search? Seems like the ones I know of (ie. jsfirm, climbto350, etc) are not heavy with cargo jobs.

 

[FR8dognit]

Thats just another case of the freight guys getting dumped on.

It doesn't matter where we go we are the scum of the earth. I can buy a thousand pounds of JET-A, park a half a mile away, and the guy who rolls up in the Bonanza gets the red carpet and the courtesy car...Then he turns around and buys 20 gallons...IF THAT

I guess I'm just bitter at the way MOST FBO's are. I say most because there are the rare few (i.e. Raider..in MRC). No I don't work for them...other FBO's should take a lesson from them.

 

[DECOMPRESSED]

I just attended the depressing DFW Air Inc. job fair and to let whoever was asking about a job know that NW Airlink and Comair were the two contenders for people who have less than aircraft weights of 20000 lbs. The two top companies were Jet Blue and Southwest, however, each have their list of requirments.

 

[TripleJ]

What type of requirements did Southwest and Jet Blue have???

 

[dogg]

Dream, ignore all the BoZo responses from the "ive got all these hours and no one will hire me crowd"

First, are you spousally or geographically tied down?

If the answer is no, then read on

Before you go and get your Multi Eng. rating consider checking out as many flight schools as you have the ability to do. Ask them about their equipment and how many hours a month it is flying and what their student instructor ratio is and how many hours a month they are flying. Tell them that you have a couple of ratings to get and are looking for a flight school that will hire their students. Ask them to have one of their instructors call you and go over that same line of questioning again. See if the stories jive. Then call the FSDO that oversees that flight school and ask to speak with the inspector that is in charge of them and run those questions by him.
It is kind of a lenghy process but in the end you should be able to find a busy school that hopefull does not cater to airline aspirants but rather the ga business types. You will greatly increase your odds of being hired there if you get a couple ratings with them first.
Just rember that while you are training they are forming an opinion about you. Are you neat and clean and do you dress well and have good hygiene. Are you prompt and do you communicate well. Are you dedicated and knowledgable and of course are you well liked by your instructors.

Some other considerations to help you decide might be, are there any 135 operators on the field that hire instructors, or is there an aviation program at the local college that might be a source for students once you are instructing.

OH YEA, YOU NEVER GET A SECOND CHANCE AT A FIRST IMPRESSSION...

 

[wingnutt]

Idream...check your PM's. if you are in dallas, i may have a lead for ya

 

[DECOMPRESSED]

TripleJ-

For Southwest, it's the same that's on their website.
JetBlue was
1000 hr in A/C over 20000 lbs
1000 hr Jet PIC and some other stuff. I stopped at the over 20000 point.
I can't remember if a type is required.
I'll put it to you this way, none of the companies that attended were hurting for applicants. Long lines with grim faces.
Air Inc. has another job fair coming up in a few months. Check out their wedsite for the details.
Good luck............We'll need it!

 

[Idreamtofly]

Ameriflight

Any truth to a rumor that ameriflight is hiring for a Dallas position?

 

[Midnight Mike]

New Job Openings
This was taken from this website...

http://forums.flightinfo.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15845
Came across these job openings with relatively low minimum requirements. Hopefully someone out here will make good use of them! Both are still current as I checked their websites.

Job 1: Dow Corning seeking 2 Pilots for it's Michigan operation.

Job 2: Southern Company Services is seeking a PILOT for it's Mississippi (Gulfport) operation.

Again, I hope someone out here can put these to good use.

GOOD LUCK!

2000Flyer


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[wingnutt]

Re: Ameriflight

Any truth to a rumor that ameriflight is hiring for a Dallas position?

yes, two Chieftan positions is what i hear. theres a bunch of movement at AMF for some odd reason...

 

[fastflyer]

No "bunch of movement" at Ameriflight, I know, I work there. Although there is some limited hiring even though there is almost no turnover. They had a few new runs added at some different bases. Dallas was one of them, they got a new PA31 run. I know they just bought another BE99, and rumours of another pending purchase. In addition, a few pilots had to go to Iraq for military duty. I heard that right now the need for pilots is mainly in Burbank. Oakland has had almost no turnover and no military call ups, so hiring is sparse there. So there is some hope of getting an interview, but it is competitive. Worth a try, it helps to have a recommendation from the inside. It's nice to have a job right now with a stable company that is actually seeing some growth despite the slow industry and weak economy.

 

[Xfr8dog]

The clock tower is in Austin, not Dallas....