Mesa: $50 application fee?!?!?!?!?

[chperplt]

There are a few being hired, but airlines have ton's of applications on file to choose from. They will charge to apply, because they can! They do not need any more applicant's. Go ahead, spend your money....maybe you'll get lucky

Airlines have tons of applications on file... So what??? Colleges get tons of application each year as well. They charge an application fee too. Did you not let your kids apply to college thinking it was a long shot?

You're not an airline pilot, nor have you ever been, correct? You do not have the same desires and goals as someone who wants to be an airline pilot and therefore should not discourage those that do.. FWIW.. I have a 121 job, two college degrees and do have a clue..

 

[jarhead]

chperplt

Since you ask the question...........

No, I am not, nor have I ever been an airline pilot. Never claimed that.

As long as you have given me your "qualifications" to judge the state of the airline industry, allow me to give you mine.
My sister works in the HR department at NWA, and has done so for almost 20 years. I am very close to my sister (geographically and as a sibling). She tells me a lot of what is going on in the industry. I also learned to read, and am capable of "critical thinking" on my own, without the need for an emotional bias as a crutch to avoid the truth.

Secondly, my son is a seven year captain at the 121 carrier, Comair. I am also very close to him, and he tells me much of what goes on at his company. He is also a sim instructor, and sees how the the rate of new hires is slowing down there as well.

Just as I don't need to be a fireman to be able to tell if the house across the street from me is burning down, I also do not need to be an airline pilot to see what is going on in that industry. You need to deal with the truth in order to make sound judgements. Living in a make believe world, does not alter facts.

The airline industry has always been cyclical in nature, and it is in a big down cycle at the present time. Deal with reality rather than just dreams, and your life will be much smoother. Dreams don't put beans and bacon in your belly.

 

[chperplt]

Jarhead,

I get it now... You are a subject matter expert by proxy.

You may have a good idea of the situation over at NWA.. You may have a good idea of what's going on at Comair.. Maybe I have a good idea what's going on at Comair also.. Maybe I have more contacts in the industry than you and have a better understanding of what is going on right now than you... Maybe I don't.

The fact is that the airline industry is not in a big down turn right now. It was after 9/11, but it's moving in the right direction now. Take another look at my list of who is hiring right now. Take a look at Comair.. How many have they hired in the last two years?? How many airplanes have they obtained in the last two years and how many will they obtain this year? The industry might not be growing in the right place for the 10-15 year airline veteran who's on the street right now, but it's growing nonetheless.

The fact is you're living your airline dream through your son and your sister. Do not pollute the guys and gals trying to make aviation their dream because you couldn't do it yourself.

BTW... What is your expertise? Are you a school teacher or a janitorial technician? Other than have family in the industry, you must do something?

 

[jarhead]

Yep, I do have a lot to do. I sit around and count my cash that I made in business. You see, you little snot nosed punk, I was able to retire at the age of 57 from a very successful business career. I am 63 now, and spend a lot of my free time (which is almost all of it), planning and taking vacations. Next time you decide to get a condescending attitude about someone who happens to have a different view than you, you might want to avoid making wild assumptions about someone you do not know.

As for me "living my airline dream.........." LOL. Never, ever had a personal desire for that. Not once. I enjoyed running a furniture manufacturing business. It supported me well enough to be able to live a life of relative luxury, put my kids through college, payoff a mortgage on a nice home rather early in life. Nice shot about the janitorial career!

This thread was about companies charging money to apply for a job. I posted a view, and you wind up as some sort of amature psychologist. Talk about being an expert by proxy! Better stick to driving airplanes. I hope you're better at that than you are at analysis of people and their career aspirations.

 

[c5driver]

There are a few being hired, but airlines have ton's of applications on file to choose from. They will charge to apply, because they can! They do not need any more applicant's. Go ahead, spend your money....maybe you'll get lucky.

Man, guess I should stop flying now...looks pretty d@mn bleek.

 

[chperplt]

You see, you little snot nosed punk,

Did I hit a nerve??