Leaving B6

[GogglesPisano]

No problem, I was at JB for 18 months, just resigned to go to Kalitta Air!!
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Are you serious? I'm curious about your reasoning here. No flame, just curious.

 

[Guam360]

Are you serious? I'm curious about your reasoning here. No flame, just curious.

maybe the thought of flying up and down the east coast for the next 20+ years. I almost puked in my mouth thinking about it. An occasional coast to coast, once in a while to SJU or the DR. that's it.......oh maybe another two to upgrade and the at least 18 months on reserve or more by then, OR upgrade at Kalitta in two years and no reserve, and get to layover in Amsterdam and HK and HNL and Guam! and etc....!!

 

[johnsonrod]

No problem, I was at JB for 18 months, just resigned to go to Kalitta Air!!

I had no issues with JB or did they with me.

good luck on your decision.

I guess they wouldn't have problems unless you had come from Kalitta Air originally (non-compete would kick in). Have fun on the 747!

 

[GogglesPisano]

maybe the thought of flying up and down the east coast for the next 20+ years. I almost puked in my mouth thinking about it. An occasional coast to coast, once in a while to SJU or the DR. that's it.......oh maybe another two to upgrade and the at least 18 months on reserve or more by then, OR upgrade at Kalitta in two years and no reserve, and get to layover in Amsterdam and HK and HNL and Guam! and etc....!!

Understood. I fly for a supplemental now, but not for much longer. Those exotic destinations are fun for a while, but the 18 day trips get old fast when you have a wife and kids.

Good luck.

 

[Roger Murdoch]

Maybe I missed it, but I don't think anyone brought up the point that B6 doesn't force a furloughed pilot to resign their seniority number when they come to B6. I don't know of too many airlines that do that.

 

[Headfake14]

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[FreightGod]

No problem, I was at JB for 18 months, just resigned to go to Kalitta Air!!

You will be kicking your own arse in a year or two...

 

[johnsonrod]

You will be kicking your own arse in a year or two...

To each his own. Maybe he wants to see the world and fly the whale... Maybe he doesn't have familial commitments like other pilots and he can do that type of travel. Maybe he didn't care for JetBlue - you never know...

 

[FreightGod]

To each his own. Maybe he wants to see the world and fly the whale... Maybe he doesn't have familial commitments like other pilots and he can do that type of travel. Maybe he didn't care for JetBlue - you never know...

Yeah true enough.

It's just that my first job on jets 20 years ago was flying the whale and seeing the world. It was cool, plenty of parties and girls and fancy hotels, but also jet-lag, violent vomit and diarhea (India) old and tired airplanes, low pay, long hours, etc....

A small plane and a good company is just as good if ya value off-days and clean flying.
Since then I have been with majors and scum-bags, back and forth.
Tired of the problems, would rather stay with a reasonable good gig like JetBlue, especially with 18 months of the property.

To each his own however..Some guys thrive over at Connie, some hate it.

 

[savin47]

I believe he just cut off his nose to spite his face, right in front of everyone.

 

[GogglesPisano]

Yeah true enough.

It's just that my first job on jets 20 years ago was flying the whale and seeing the world. It was cool, plenty of parties and girls and fancy hotels, but also jet-lag, violent vomit and diarhea (India) old and tired airplanes, low pay, long hours, etc....

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Flying for a non-sched hasn't changed much in 20 years. It's amazing how old it can get so fast.

 

[FreightGod]

Flying for a non-sched hasn't changed much in 20 years. It's amazing how old it can get so fast.
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Yeah, it can get old fast. On the other hand, some guys really thrive on it.


When I started there was no Atlas or Polar, or Connie with 747s..(DC-8s, yes) Non-sched was Electras for the casinos and DC-9s for the Postal Service.

The non-sched has always been good...OR bad for the wild guys.
As I get older, I am less wild.

Being a single guy, non sched is great.

 

[Draginass]

It depends on the non-sked. There's a range of quality that runs from "scum-bag 747 freight outfit" (calling them a "company" would be too generous), with bad maintenance, bad scheduling, bad management, bad dispatch, etc etc, to some that actually have work rules, a contract, and actually maintain their aircraft.

Unless you like 24 hour duty days, pencil-whipped maintenance, crappy flight support, and management that will smile in your face and put the knife in your back, you'd better do your homework before you accept a job with one of these dirtbag outfits.

 

[Whiskerbizkit]

Hey, hes senior to me so, enjoy your new career!

 

[flyin4jsus]

With you signing the 5 yr contract. Is it anything dealing with, like say they get in a really hardship. They have 20yr pilots and need to cut costs and your contract comes up can they just get rid of you?