MAXjet will be interviewing

[N92553]

MAXjet will be taking delivery of two aircraft in JAN and FEB to place into service in the MAR-APR timeframe. The next round of interviewing will likely be in December and January to staff these aircraft. MAXjet will be hiring 36 pilots for these aircraft.

MAXjet just instituted second year pay and extra flying incentives. Second year is $93,000 for Captains and $53,000 for First Officers. The pay is salaried and based on a schedule of around 12-16 days. Any open trip picked up pays a daily rate $400/per day for Captains and $250 per day for First Officers. Per Diem is $2.33 per hour TAFB.

Medical/Dental is throug Met Life and Blue Cross/Blue Shield. MAXjet picks up 80% of premium. It works out to be roughly $55 montly for a single person and $170 for a family. Free short term and long term disability is proided up to two years.

Resumes can be sent to:

MAXjet Airways
C/O Flight Operations
44965 Aviation DR Suite 260
Dulles, VA 20166

 

[Espalda Mojado]

Is it home-basing or is everyone based at IAD or JFK?

 

[N92553]

Crew bases are IAD and JFK.

 

[Steve]

What kind of times are guys getting hired with? I assume many are furloughed with time in type? Any posted min's? Thanks in advance

 

[N92553]

I don't know if there are any set minimums but about 6000TT has been the lowest so far. I believe all most all have over a 1000 PIC jet time. I think as the airline grows the numbers will become lower over time.
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[ATR-DRIVR]

Are they CASS?

 

[N92553]

MAXjet is in the CASS system.

 

[Steve]

Any regional guys getting hired without widebody time? I have a friend at Comair with about 6000TT and 2500TPIC mostly in the CRJ. Does he stand a chance? He's JFK based now and would love to stay in NYC.

 

[N92553]

He should send a resume in. MAXjet has hired several pilots with that background and time.

 

[Spooky 2]

I have heard that MaxJet is losing 5 Mil a month. How long do you think they can continue down this road while opening new routes like Las Vegas to Standstead before the roof caves in.

Just recently they had one of their B767's grounded for two+ weeks, (may still be grounded?) when it was discovered that the airplane did not have a certified functioning windshear system in it! The airplane had been in service from day one of operations. Sounds like they have some real operational issues to over come. One of the Boeings that they recently bought had a small issue with it's mechanical history. It was one of three airplanes based in the Middle East during the Gulf war. It was out of town so to speak, when the two sister ships were destroyed on the gound. Problem was that all five years of maintenance records were destroyed for the one remaining aircraft. Maxjet has been going through barbwire trying to get it back into the US with this significant problem in it's past. It's called confomity and the FAA takes it very seriusly. Don't bet the house on the two airplanes that are supposed to come in December as there seem to be other claims on them outside of Maxjet. Bottom line, this looks more like a house of cards every day that passes.

 

[N92553]

I have heard that MaxJet is losing 5 Mil a month. How long do you think they can continue down this road while opening new routes like Las Vegas to Standstead before the roof caves in.

Just recently they had one of their B767's grounded for two+ weeks, (may still be grounded?) when it was discovered that the airplane did not have a certified functioning windshear system in it! The airplane had been in service from day one of operations. Sounds like they have some real operational issues to over come. One of the Boeings that they recently bought had a small issue with it's mechanical history. It was one of three airplanes based in the Middle East during the Gulf war. It was out of town so to speak, when the two sister ships were destroyed on the gound. Problem was that all five years of maintenance records were destroyed for the one remaining aircraft. Maxjet has been going through barbwire trying to get it back into the US with this significant problem in it's past. It's called confomity and the FAA takes it very seriusly. Don't bet the house on the two airplanes that are supposed to come in December as there seem to be other claims on them outside of Maxjet. Bottom line, this looks more like a house of cards every day that passes.

N250MY was out of serive for 10 days and was returned to service on 10/25. N251MY which was originallay a Kuwait Air aircraft just completed a c check and interior reconfiguration last week in GSO and will be beginning its FAA conformity check next week. I am not sure where you get your financial numbers other than heresay. As far as the next two airplanes are concerned, they are secure and there are no other claims.

 

[Spooky 2]

N250MY was out of serive for 10 days and was returned to service on 10/25. N251MY which was originallay a Kuwait Air aircraft just completed a c check and interior reconfiguration last week in GSO and will be beginning its FAA conformity check next week. I am not sure where you get your financial numbers other than heresay. As far as the next two airplanes are concerned, they are secure and there are no other claims.

No harm meant N92553. I'm not aware of any hearsay in my comments, rather
repeating information that has been passed along. How long do you expect the conformity check to take on your Kuwait Air aircraft to take? As for the Air Mauritias aircraft, I do know someone who says they "are his". May or may not be true but you have admit it's a little strange when others claim to have these aircraft in their pockets.

Good luck as we all need some in this business.

 

[ACT700]

"...I'm not aware of any hearsay in my comments, rather
repeating information that has been passed along.
...
I do know someone who says they "are his" "

He said-she said. Isn't that hearsay?

 

[Espalda Mojado]

I don't know if there are any set minimums but about 6000TT has been the lowest so far. I believe all most all have over a 1000 PIC jet time. I think as the airline grows the numbers will become lower over time.
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Why would anybody with that kind of time fly for garbage wages at a fly-by-nite company?

 

[Spooky 2]

"...I'm not aware of any hearsay in my comments, rather
repeating information that has been passed along.
...
I do know someone who says they "are his" "

He said-she said. Isn't that hearsay?

You may well be right. The guy is a Pakistani living in Canada, what could be wrong with that? These two aircraft average 8o,000+ hours each. Not much life left in them anyway.