CWI
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Kalitta will be interviewing this week in MSP. They changed things a little bit, now you interview in the morning and have the simulator evaluation ride in the evening. This will save everyone time by turning the interview process into 1 day. I believe they are going to be inteviewing 30-35 guys. This is to fill the June class and for the next class, either August or September. I heard they will be adding a 4th class for this year, instead of only 3.
Training is almost 5 weeks in Ypsilanti, 2 weeks of indoc, including Security, International, CRM, 2 weeks of Systems Grounds school and the 5th week is a shorter one which includes, and an exit oral given by a check airman and training on the new FMA-900, which includes a glass PFD and Nav display, similar to the B757, but with no VNAV. Then about 2 weeks of simulator training and then waiting your turn to get IOE.
It is true that it is tough to stay on your line, but because the nature of the business it is almost unavoidable. The crew scheduling department chief scheduler is an ex-navy helicopter pilot and has worked for Atlas and Southern Air before coming to Kalitta. He has a tough job and I wouldn't want it! One reason is that they are so short of crews, so short they are turning away business and cancelling flights. I don't believe he's doing anything to intentionally piss off the crews, more likely it's the schedulers who take over after he goes home.
Connie has authorized time and one half for overtime now, so you can make some pretty good money if you decide to work overtime. They cannot force you to work overtime, if you don't want to, you can just say no!
On the other hand upgrades are coming pretty fast, but the training is not to be taken lightly. It's tough and if you bust out it's going to be at least a year or more before you will get another chance. There are some FE's in the right seat now with very little experience who based on seniority could hold the left seat, but wisely decided to get more experence before upgrading. There have been more than one FO, who for one reason or another has not pass the simulator ride or IOE.
Connie want's to add more aircraft to his fleet and will as soon as the crews are trained to fly them. He owns all for his aircraft and is in a very good financial position, which is more than I can say from the airline that I was furloughed from, not to mention any names, but it sounds a lot like "Looser Airways."
Training is almost 5 weeks in Ypsilanti, 2 weeks of indoc, including Security, International, CRM, 2 weeks of Systems Grounds school and the 5th week is a shorter one which includes, and an exit oral given by a check airman and training on the new FMA-900, which includes a glass PFD and Nav display, similar to the B757, but with no VNAV. Then about 2 weeks of simulator training and then waiting your turn to get IOE.
It is true that it is tough to stay on your line, but because the nature of the business it is almost unavoidable. The crew scheduling department chief scheduler is an ex-navy helicopter pilot and has worked for Atlas and Southern Air before coming to Kalitta. He has a tough job and I wouldn't want it! One reason is that they are so short of crews, so short they are turning away business and cancelling flights. I don't believe he's doing anything to intentionally piss off the crews, more likely it's the schedulers who take over after he goes home.
Connie has authorized time and one half for overtime now, so you can make some pretty good money if you decide to work overtime. They cannot force you to work overtime, if you don't want to, you can just say no!
On the other hand upgrades are coming pretty fast, but the training is not to be taken lightly. It's tough and if you bust out it's going to be at least a year or more before you will get another chance. There are some FE's in the right seat now with very little experience who based on seniority could hold the left seat, but wisely decided to get more experence before upgrading. There have been more than one FO, who for one reason or another has not pass the simulator ride or IOE.
Connie want's to add more aircraft to his fleet and will as soon as the crews are trained to fly them. He owns all for his aircraft and is in a very good financial position, which is more than I can say from the airline that I was furloughed from, not to mention any names, but it sounds a lot like "Looser Airways."
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