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Okay, this post will not deteriorate into a political discussion. I'm in a quandry and am looking for answers to questions, not advice. Downgraded FO at ALG (one of many, just to update you all), I have been sending out a few resumes over the last few months to various carriers. I am in that awkward spot with "alot of time", but very little 121 PIC, so the JetBlues and Southwests' out there aren't calling. Sent one to CHQ, on a lark, a few months ago. Got a call to interview the other day. I'm going to go and give it my best of course, but here's the quandry. Let it be known that, IF (a very big if, as we all know), USAirways survives for the long term, all the pilots at the WO's will be set, courtesy of the flow-through to MDA (and eventually mainline) and the retirement schedule at mainline, especially those young punks like myself. The big problem with that is the plans for ALG and PDT (and PSA I guess) in the interim, and the ultimate fate of the company. So now I'm faced with the choice of maybe leaving that, if I am successful at the interview. So now some questions to ask:
1)Bases? LGA and PHL I am familiar with, since we already share those crew rooms. I understand BUF is a domicile as well, and in talking with a CHQ guy the other day, he said something about some growth with United at that base.
2) US, United, and Delta? How much flying for each, and how much growth is expected for each?
3) Pay? I've seen the pay rates, but the only one that really stood out was the 21/hr for the first year. Second year and beyond? Typical hours each month?
4) Schedules? Again, I've seen some pink sheets floating around the crew room, but that was awhile ago, and it seemed like an awful lot of day trips. I might very well end up commuting, and I have little desire to fight for a couch in the crew room or stay in a hotel or crashpad unless the boss is paying for it. So what are the schedules like? Minimum days off? Average days off for a lineholder? Time on reserve?
5)Total numbers? How many planes and pilots? DOH of the senior guys? DOH of the junior captains? Attrition and turn-over?
6) And finally, I saw the press release a few weeks ago, but what are the plans for the 170's?
So if anybody has anybody to say to help me out, keep it non-political. We all have our own thoughts and opinions about everything, but I'm just looking for information. I'm a registered user at CHQlounge, but I'm just lurking there for now.
So anyway, thanks again.
1)Bases? LGA and PHL I am familiar with, since we already share those crew rooms. I understand BUF is a domicile as well, and in talking with a CHQ guy the other day, he said something about some growth with United at that base.
2) US, United, and Delta? How much flying for each, and how much growth is expected for each?
3) Pay? I've seen the pay rates, but the only one that really stood out was the 21/hr for the first year. Second year and beyond? Typical hours each month?
4) Schedules? Again, I've seen some pink sheets floating around the crew room, but that was awhile ago, and it seemed like an awful lot of day trips. I might very well end up commuting, and I have little desire to fight for a couch in the crew room or stay in a hotel or crashpad unless the boss is paying for it. So what are the schedules like? Minimum days off? Average days off for a lineholder? Time on reserve?
5)Total numbers? How many planes and pilots? DOH of the senior guys? DOH of the junior captains? Attrition and turn-over?
6) And finally, I saw the press release a few weeks ago, but what are the plans for the 170's?
So if anybody has anybody to say to help me out, keep it non-political. We all have our own thoughts and opinions about everything, but I'm just looking for information. I'm a registered user at CHQlounge, but I'm just lurking there for now.
So anyway, thanks again.