Leave sinking Comair and go to another regional?

[tiffanytaylor]

Do I try and leave before I loose my job sometime in the next year and a half just to start over again at the bottom of another regional. I know Compass and Pinnacle are hiring......

Are they offering buyouts for pilots? voluntary furloughs? I heard they were. As for me, I want to leave NOW. Supposedly they are working on buyout packages. I'm also applying for other jobs not related to airlines. Anyway, I would go where you had a future. Why not SkyWest? I heard SKYW was hiring and they seem to be growing like gang-busters. Also a friend of mine got a call for an interview with Virgin America. He didn't go but I think they are hiring. If you still want to fly with a regional who is hiring, try SKYW. I don't think it's that easy just to get into a major at this time. If you are furloughed though you should have preferential hiring with someone so you may want to go that route too and just wait to be kicked to the curb. Perhaps majors will give Comair pilots preferential hiring except the big fat D of course.

 

[79%N1]

Since just when is Skywest growing like gangbusters? When did they grow at all? I don't think any regional is doing much 'growing'!

 

[General Lee]

Key Lime Air. Start on the Navajo.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[WSurf]

Key Lime Air. Start on the Navajo.


Bye Bye--General Lee

Dude, your killing me!!!!!!!

 

[makersmarc]

Key Lime Air. Start on the Navajo.


Bye Bye--General Lee

Hey, the Nav isn't a bad airplane. I wouldn't complain.

 

[on autopilot]

Do you stay at Comair or leave and go somewhere else? Do you stay on the Titanic after it hit the iceberg or make for the life boats? Can't make it any simpler than that. Of course, here is a new, exciting career you may like.....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boBsEbFgJ4k

 

[N813CA]

Thanks for the good posts, and far as the bad posts... Not interested. I have been at Comair for 8 years and yes I was at Piedmont, and yes I should have never left Piedmont. IF Comair goes down to 44 airframes than that is around 440 pilots I am in the 680-720 range so I don't think I will keep my job......

 

[AWACoff]

N813,

I would seriously consider Great Lakes or another carrier that is similar. The pay is horrible but the crews are great. Get your 1000 TPIC so that you are marketable in the next hiring wave. Sucking it up for 2 years will be tough. 5 years from now you will be looking back and asking yourself why you didn't bail to Lakes/Gulfstream/etc. sooner.

 

[comrcap]

Key Lime Air. Start on the Navajo.


Bye Bye--General Lee

Can't go to Delta, I hear you have to blow .02 or more to board the A/C

 

[JSky26]

I hate to say it but the General is right...

Why go to a place like Eagle or Pinnacle where upgrade will be an eternity. Chances are you have a ******************** ton of SIC RJ time and little PIC time, which makes you a dime a dozen. It's all about PIC in the end.

Ameriflight is hiring 5-10 PICs a month until the end of the year. Pay might be crap and it's not the best QOL but you could upgrade into a Beech 99 within 6-12 months if you're flexible and build multi-turbine PIC.

Take one step back to take two steps forward my friend....

 

[General Lee]

Can't go to Delta, I hear you have to blow .02 or more to board the A/C

Good one COMRFO!!


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[N813CA]

General Lee.

GO dsklfjkfjlakjsdf yourself. OK.

 

[PA44Jockey]

It is scary that there is a Flight Attendant on this board giving career advice to a pilot..

 

[on autopilot]

I know this isn't what anybody wants to hear but our COO said that " it's very likely, Comair will go out of business before Mesa".

Best of luck to all.

N13CA, this is your answer. Never mind the general, something tells me he likes the disturbances he creates here. You should take his comments with tongue firmly planted in cheek. Hope you didn't get offended by my Men on film career aspiration advice.

 

[johnsonrod]

General Lee

I hope and wish all hell on you and your airline. You are both worthless, and I can't say that any nicer. Had I gone to Compass a few years back I would be on your senority list..... Sorry that it hasn't worked out for people like me. I wasn't here during the strike and I had no say in our union's decisions, so please have a heart attack and leave us humans alone.

Hey Jackass, how about you settle down a bit. Take a few pills and calm down. I did not necessarily read the sarcasm that you perceived from GL's post (even though most of his posts are full of sarcasm). If you need PIC time to advance to a major (if you want to go there), perhaps you should heed his advice and get some Beech 1900 PIC time at Great Lakes, Gulfstream, etc. Why not? No way I would want to start all over again at Eagle - SCREW THAT. Reserves in the regionals BLOWS. No thanks.

Given your Dash and CRJ experience to date, do you have the requisite time/experience to get to the next level (and be competitive)? If I were in your boat, and I had a little flexibility, I would absolutely look for some Turbine PIC time. GL can be harsh most of the time (sarcastic is how I view him), but I didn't sense that in this particular post. PIC time may be the competitive requirement you need.

 

[N813CA]

Thanks for the heads up. I can't read any of GL posts without a little vomit coming up. I apologize for that.

 

[altimaklr]

Might as well apply at Pinnacle. You'll probably get your old base back as well

 

[GOULET!]

I'd apply at Compass if I were you. You won't be eligible for the flow but there is going to be a ton of movement there in the next few years and you will upgrade to Captain in 2 years. Get the PIC time there while you look for jobs. Outside of Delta, there won't be much hiring in the next few years anyways except for the occasional Virgin, Jet Blue, and Air Tran classes.

 

[flyboyike]

I know this isn't what anybody wants to hear but our COO said that " it's very likely, Comair will go out of business before Mesa".

Best of luck to all.

That's true of EVERY airline, 'cause Mesa will NEVER die.

Oh, and Mesa sucks, almost forgot.

 

[N813CA]

BUT Compass keeps the flow down!!!! I can't believe that!