Mesaba Voluntary Time Off W/O Pay

[Limeyflyer]

Mesaba is looking for volunteers to take March off without pay

 

[Oakum_Boy]

No. Why?

 

[bri5150]

Mesaba is looking for volunteers to take March off without pay

Just bid reserve and get time off with pay!!

 

[Limeyflyer]

Still Waiting on IOE

 

[WIPilot]

Just bid reserve and get time off with pay!!

Yeah out of the just over 2 weeks ive been on reserve...I was called out once.

 

[Limeyflyer]

How long did it take from training to IOE??

 

[MEL'ed]

Where'd they ask for this?

 

[avrorj-85]

Towop

It is up on mymesaba now.

 

[Limeyflyer]

It was put up this morning

 

[WIPilot]

How long did it take from training to IOE??

about 2 weeks in the saab for me

 

[Flybet3]

Does anyone know the reason behind them asking for this?

 

[977flyer]

Too many pilots, not enough routes? Who knows

 

[GRAAB HIRBOUBI]

Towp

They must be over staffed in the SAAB.
The posting was limited to SAAB personnel. This does happen occasionally at Mesaba, it is something I have hoped for on most occasions.

Generally not an awful thing. Especially with the 14 or so SAAB Capts going to the 200.

So are you on line yet, flybet?
I am in the waiting line for my next step.

 

[Limeyflyer]

flybet is waiting on IOE also

 

[Flybet3]

They must be over staffed in the SAAB.
The posting was limited to SAAB personnel. This does happen occasionally at Mesaba, it is something I have hoped for on most occasions.

Generally not an awful thing. Especially with the 14 or so SAAB Capts going to the 200.

So are you on line yet, flybet?
I am in the waiting line for my next step.

No man, I'm still at home. Been home for about 10 days now. I'm not complaining LOL. I've been waiting for a call to start IOE.

 

[Flybet3]

If my wife worked I wouldn't mind a month off LOL

 

[spudskier]

I would kill for a month off, work my other job, be home every night for a month, gawd that'd be phenomenal.

Can someone convince the guys at ASA scheduling to do that?

 

[turbinej]

Sounds like they over staffed like Express I/Pinnacle back in 2001/2. There were over 50 of us both captains and first officers that only flew 110hrs or less for a whole year. Flew about 10 hours a month.

 

[Limeyflyer]

Don't tell me that!!!

 

[Flybet3]

Don't tell me that!!!

Dude someone just told me that they might not start IOE until the end of FEB? Dang.

 

[insomniac99]

Sounds like they over staffed like Express I/Pinnacle back in 2001/2. There were over 50 of us both captains and first officers that only flew 110hrs or less for a whole year. Flew about 10 hours a month.

I disagree. They over estimated the number of pilots who would bid over to the CRJ and CR9 and are now heavy on SAAB crews. My understanding is this is only temporary until they can find a way to remedy the situation. I personally believe the only way they can fix this is by putting out a vacancy with no flow through lock attached to it.

 

[washout]

so are they still hiring street captains into the saab like it says on their website?

or is that pretty much over with?

 

[QuasarZ]

so are they still hiring street captains into the saab like it says on their website?

or is that pretty much over with?

It is over from what I have heard on the inside

 

[Limeyflyer]

They have a pool of applicants for the street capt positions

 

[washout]

what exactly is a "pool of applicants"? are these qualified individuals who have already interviewed, were successful, and are waiting for street captain class dates?

or are the people in this "pool" something else?

and am i correct to assume, from reading the above posts, that they are no longer accepting resumes/interviewing for street captain positions?

thanks.

 

[Limeyflyer]

I don't know what is in the "pool" of applicants, just what I have heard throughout the company.

 

[Flybet3]

what exactly is a "pool of applicants"? are these qualified individuals who have already interviewed, were successful, and are waiting for street captain class dates?

or are the people in this "pool" something else?

and am i correct to assume, from reading the above posts, that they are no longer accepting resumes/interviewing for street captain positions?

thanks.

If you're really curious, just send them a resume and see if they call you for a Street Captain position.

 

[Raskal]

what exactly is a "pool of applicants"? are these qualified individuals who have already interviewed, were successful, and are waiting for street captain class dates?

or are the people in this "pool" something else?

and am i correct to assume, from reading the above posts, that they are no longer accepting resumes/interviewing for street captain positions?

thanks.

The last I heard was there were around 30 accepted captains waiting for dates...obivously not all will go if called so send a resume if you're interested.

 

[pilotshan]

A friend of mine interviewed on the 10th of Jan and they offered him the 14th class. He couldn't make on such short notice, and now there's no word on when the next class will be.

 

[turbinej]

When I was at PCL that is exactly what happened when we started to get the CRJ's the SAAB became over staffed. People did not even meet their currency and consolidation of knowledge and had to go back to the sim for a checkride to get requalified.