New ASA Classes

ASA_Aviator · Mar 2, 2006

Announced Yesterday:

4 New Hire Classes at 16 pilots each. (For attrition, not growth.)

March 27, April 10, April 24, May 8.

Good luck to those in the pool!

jeroom · Mar 2, 2006

Great news!! where did you get this info?

flyinhigh6165 · Mar 2, 2006

Did anyone else hear this same news? I found it interesting that ASA plucks you out of the pool by how competitive you are and not when you interviewed. Hopefully, all of us in the pool get a call soon.

ASA_Aviator · Mar 2, 2006

jeroom said:
Great news!! where did you get this info?

Some people standing around talking about it in Ops.

rjcap · Mar 2, 2006

ASA_Aviator said:
Announced Yesterday:

4 New Hire Classes at 16 pilots each. (For attrition, not growth.)

March 27, April 10, April 24, May 8.

Good luck to those in the pool!

They better increase that number by a dozen or so. I know of quite a few pilots leaving shortly.

jeroom · Mar 2, 2006

Anyone else heard anything about those new classes?

Texx · Mar 2, 2006

jeroom said:
Anyone else heard anything about those new classes?

They are looking at 16 new IPs also. The training dept will back to taking lines for training in May. 4 to 14 lines begining in May.

IFlyFL410 · Mar 2, 2006

I guess this goes hand in hand with the 12 upgrades that were posted on FLiCA yesterday.

WhendoIgetpaid · Mar 2, 2006

Thanks for the info Aviator. Any shred of hope is a welcome change.

ASA_Aviator · Mar 2, 2006

WhendoIgetpaid said:
Thanks for the info Aviator. Any shred of hope is a welcome change.

No problemo. The more below me, the better. Hehehe...

Kerveball · Mar 3, 2006

Has anyone gotten the call from ASA yet on a class date? I would LOVE to believe this...but I have been let down many previous times after getting my hopes up because I "heard" something. I've been in the pool since October and cant wait to get out. I'll have the phone on high ringer all day!

ASA_Aviator · Mar 3, 2006

Kerveball said:
Has anyone gotten the call from ASA yet on a class date? I would LOVE to believe this...but I have been let down many previous times after getting my hopes up because I "heard" something. I've been in the pool since October and cant wait to get out. I'll have the phone on high ringer all day!

It is true. The March 27 class is already full, and being notified.

jeroom · Mar 3, 2006

...... Nervermind...

FmrFreightDog · Mar 3, 2006

nevermind

79%N1 · Mar 3, 2006

Upgrades at ASA????? Unheard of!!!!! What next? ACARS, the Alternate Brick, A CONTRACT???

SierraPapa356 · Mar 3, 2006

79% you forgot about the new phone system!

Kerveball · Mar 3, 2006

ASA_Aviator said:
It is true. The March 27 class is already full, and being notified.

Aviator...do you know when people are going to be notified?

Texx · Mar 3, 2006

Kerveball said:
Aviator...do you know when people are going to be notified?

Why don't you go over and pick up the phone and call 404-766-1400 and ask for Danny Robertson and ask him.

ASA_Aviator · Mar 3, 2006

Kerveball said:
Aviator...do you know when people are going to be notified?

No idea.

WhendoIgetpaid · Mar 5, 2006

I looked on www.aviationinterviews.com to see if they were interviewing again. The newest post from ASA shows they got the March 27 date. I guess they have called some people.

jeroom · Mar 6, 2006

Did anyone got called yet for the next classes?

StrykerFL · Mar 6, 2006

Still waiting here. I interviewed back in October with 1050/105 and have around 1360/160 now. I look forward to starting training soon! I'll let you guys know as soon as I hear something.

Pogue Mahone · Mar 6, 2006

Our contract is under assault.

Management is proposing to keep newhire pay under 20 bucks an hour.

And they are lining up with stars in their eyes to work here....

is it a wonder the industry is completely phu ked up?

blesko · Mar 6, 2006

I dont think, at least for me, I have stars in my eyes for the possibility of flying a jet. For me, coming to a regional from being a full time CFI will be a pay cut of 10k a year. Not glamorous. However, apparently the only way to move up to get a job flying turbine whether it be 135 or 91 is to miraculously have 100 hours of turbine. Without having daddy to pay for that, its up to me to work my up to get to where I want to be. This may or may not be a toes up job for the rest of us, mearly a stepping stone. Time will only tell.

ASA_Aviator · Mar 6, 2006

blesko said:
I dont think, at least for me, I have stars in my eyes for the possibility of flying a jet. For me, coming to a regional from being a full time CFI will be a pay cut of 10k a year. Not glamorous. However, apparently the only way to move up to get a job flying turbine whether it be 135 or 91 is to miraculously have 100 hours of turbine. Without having daddy to pay for that, its up to me to work my up to get to where I want to be. This may or may not be a toes up job for the rest of us, mearly a stepping stone. Time will only tell.

I agree. You can't fault someone for taking perhaps the only opportunity out there to advance their career. The problem is not the new people. When a major airline says they want 1000 turbine and 500 PIC, how else are people going to get that time? Do you really expect someone trying to break into this career to turn down a turbine job because it doesn't pay enough. Most people view that first year as "paying dues."

You can't blame low pay on the people willing to accept it. You must blame the management for not having the ethics to pay a decent wage.

blueridge71 · Mar 6, 2006

And also all the union brothers out there who hasten the race to the bottom.

jeroom · Mar 6, 2006

Pogue Mahone said:
Our contract is under assault.

Management is proposing to keep newhire pay under 20 bucks an hour.

And they are lining up with stars in their eyes to work here....

is it a wonder the industry is completely phu ked up?

There are no stars in my eyes either...The fact is I need that turbojet time in order to move on. I will take a $10,000 paycut as well when I will get hired. I already have plenty of instruction time...time to do something else.

Do you work at ASA?
If so, how much did you get paid on your first year?
Do you have another idea to get the turbine time when daddy is not in the business or full of $$??
I tell you what... You will do exactly the same!

The commuter/regionals have always paid their employees crap. That's not new.

jeroom · Mar 6, 2006

Pogue Mahone said:
Our contract is under assault.

Management is proposing to keep newhire pay under 20 bucks an hour.

And they are lining up with stars in their eyes to work here....

is it a wonder the industry is completely phu ked up?

Now, if you hear anything...let us know.
It's good for you anyway, that way you'll move up.

49W · Mar 6, 2006

That's turbine 121 PIC time everybody seems to want today. If you are coming to ASA for that, expect to wait about 7 years or more before you can upgrade

Pogue Mahone · Mar 6, 2006

blesko said:
This may or may not be a toes up job for the rest of us, mearly a stepping stone. Time will only tell.

A stepping stone...to what...the majors??

LOL, General Lee says Delta will be hiring any day now. You know, "to cover the attrtion of 2300 loyalists".

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