Pinnacle Accepting Applications

[higney85]

FWIW... the company and ALPA (all 3 MEC's) are working on getting furloughs back to flying first and foremost. Any pilots brought in (whether on a recall list or street) will go through training just as the last class did at 9E(late 2008 I believe) and will be same level or better than Colgan classes ongoing. I have not heard a single word about the hotel or training "allowance" being "yanked". In the event of XJ recalls there are contractual provisions that would kick in as well. If you want to post things otherwise please source it appropriately. There are enough rumors around causing pilot on pilot hatred over NO FACTS.

 

[erjip]

I have one student that was supposed to start class couple years ago and his class was yanked due to economy. I talked to him today and he said no has contacted him regarding a class date.

So is this class just for the Mesaba furloughs?

 

[RJLoser]

FWIW... the company and ALPA (all 3 MEC's) are working on getting furloughs back to flying first and foremost. Any pilots brought in (whether on a recall list or street) will go through training just as the last class did at 9E(late 2008 I believe) and will be same level or better than Colgan classes ongoing. I have not heard a single word about the hotel or training "allowance" being "yanked". In the event of XJ recalls there are contractual provisions that would kick in as well. If you want to post things otherwise please source it appropriately. There are enough rumors around causing pilot on pilot hatred over NO FACTS.

"Same level or better than Colgan." ??

 

[Metro752]

"Same level or better than Colgan." ??

Think dog feces in a doorway smeared on a white carpet when you open the door "level."

 

[higney85]

To my knowledge any pilots in the pool were "flushed" and are able to re-apply.

 

[titans10]

No hotel while in training? Make sure you bring a large box or tent to live in while you are there. For meals, will they atleast give you bread and water?

That was airtran back in the day.

 

[Jester119]

Pinnacle to hire 60 FO's by the end of the year and upgrade 30 capts!!!!!!! New hires will be mostly mesaba furloughs.

 

[RJLoser]

Source?

 

[Jester119]

Bob Muhs

 

[kellwolf]

Bob Muhs

I'm guessing that was from the "meet and greet" earlier this week?

 

[mddg3581]

I was there awhile back, they definately payed for my hotel plus I think 400 cash per week or something. The money sucks but for where I was back then it got me through and you get to drink a ton of ********************ty beer for cheap while training....you'll see what i mean when you hit the gas stations.

 

[snap145]

I was there awhile back, they definately payed for my hotel plus I think 400 cash per week or something. The money sucks but for where I was back then it got me through and you get to drink a ton of ********************ty beer for cheap while training....you'll see what i mean when you hit the gas stations.

this is still the case...and the union will have a couple cold ones waiting for you at the meet and greet party...

 

[Flyer1015]

Pinnacle to hire 60 FO's by the end of the year and upgrade 30 capts!!!!!!! New hires will be mostly mesaba furloughs.

Until I see a vacancy, I refuse to believe it. And as for newhires, will these furloughees start at the bottom of Pinnacle all over again as first year newhire employees? No integration of any sort yet, correct?

 

[kellwolf]

Until I see a vacancy, I refuse to believe it. And as for newhires, will these furloughees start at the bottom of Pinnacle all over again as first year newhire employees? No integration of any sort yet, correct?

Right now, I don't even think they can afford the lost staffing to buy check airmen off for interviews, much less sim instruction. Then again, they probably haven't even thought that far ahead. It'll get start training, buy the guys off to do the sim training, and they'll scratch their heads wondering why we're suddenly short CAs in MEM. Must be the "unplanned absences" spiking again....