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PSA Furloughing...er hiring...er...?
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As I understand it we currently have a new hire class in session. However the reason for this is that over the last month and a half we have had a few people leave and the class is needed to bring us back to our normal staffing level.
To my knowledge this has nothing to do with expansion, but then we would be the last to find out.
Skeezer
To my knowledge this has nothing to do with expansion, but then we would be the last to find out.
Skeezer
The same thing here at Allegheny. Guys at the bottom of the list are leaving for Comair, Air Wiss, and Chit taco. I can't blame them. A couple FO's have just up and quit too. Also some Capts are getting on at Airtran plus another for ATA and JB.
This leaves us short for normal staffing plus on some months mainline gives us an extra line of flying like this month and were short. As for hiring I've herd that we are taking furloughed PDT guys first. This is a win win because we don't need to spend as much on training and they get back to work. Anyway just what I've been told/herd.
Last I herd is we are down to 46 dashes with 45 lines of flying or 46 dashes with 46 lines...something like that.
This leaves us short for normal staffing plus on some months mainline gives us an extra line of flying like this month and were short. As for hiring I've herd that we are taking furloughed PDT guys first. This is a win win because we don't need to spend as much on training and they get back to work. Anyway just what I've been told/herd.
Last I herd is we are down to 46 dashes with 45 lines of flying or 46 dashes with 46 lines...something like that.
Fletch,
The junior base here at PSA is Currently DAY. We just had a new hire class come through and all of them were awarded Dayton. After Dayton I think it is a toss-up between PIT, TYS, and CAK. However if you do get PIT you will be reserve for a loooong time because the company is putting a disproportionate (sp?) number of reserve lines there. In Dayton we had 1 reserve line in Feb (out of a total of like 49) and in March we have 0 reserve lines.
The first year pay right now is $20.00/hr and will go up to $20.40 starting 10/01/03. Gaurantee is 72 hours for reserve and 75 for a line holder. Per diem is $1.30/hr. My first year I cleared $25000 before taxes and that includes my per diem.
Hope that helps. Peace!
Skeezer
The junior base here at PSA is Currently DAY. We just had a new hire class come through and all of them were awarded Dayton. After Dayton I think it is a toss-up between PIT, TYS, and CAK. However if you do get PIT you will be reserve for a loooong time because the company is putting a disproportionate (sp?) number of reserve lines there. In Dayton we had 1 reserve line in Feb (out of a total of like 49) and in March we have 0 reserve lines.
The first year pay right now is $20.00/hr and will go up to $20.40 starting 10/01/03. Gaurantee is 72 hours for reserve and 75 for a line holder. Per diem is $1.30/hr. My first year I cleared $25000 before taxes and that includes my per diem.
Hope that helps. Peace!
Skeezer
Wait I take that back......
I take back what I said last week, here's what I herd this week.
Yes its true we are loosing FO's and Capts to the places mentioned above. We will also have everyone on the sen. list as of the summer furlough (the one where we lost a/c to punnish us for not jumping all over J4J) including thoes in training at the time, will be back or offered the chance to come back.
It is assumed we will keep loosing FOs & Capts (gee go figure, I wonder why) so at some point we will need new hires. The problem is do we want to hire anyone b/c they will be furloughed when the "jets" (yeah right) come.
Once again according to the summer (aug.) 2002 "J4J threat letter" that the ALG president put out, we are sked. to start loosing Dashes in July/Aug 2003 at the present 46 a/c fleet and be at 30 or 31 by Nov./Dec. 2003. A 30 a/c fleet will support about 240 to 250 pilots, meaning over 100 on furlough by then. Remember even if we get "jets" (yeah rrrrrrrrrright) at the same time 50% have to be mainline guys meaning WO guys on the street anyway.
Another thing I was told this week is only 25 "jets"at ALG so when we get ride of all the Dash 8's the 25 Jets will support about 220 to 240 pilots. But again remember 50% are mainline guys so only the top 110 to 120 guys on the ALG list now will have jobs. This supports a DOH at ALG of late 80's early 90's.
SO THIS IS WHAT I HERD THIS WEEK, TUNE IN NEXT WEEK FOR ALL THE NEW NEWS/SPECULATION/RUMORS/GOSSIP
I take back what I said last week, here's what I herd this week.
Yes its true we are loosing FO's and Capts to the places mentioned above. We will also have everyone on the sen. list as of the summer furlough (the one where we lost a/c to punnish us for not jumping all over J4J) including thoes in training at the time, will be back or offered the chance to come back.
It is assumed we will keep loosing FOs & Capts (gee go figure, I wonder why) so at some point we will need new hires. The problem is do we want to hire anyone b/c they will be furloughed when the "jets" (yeah right) come.
Once again according to the summer (aug.) 2002 "J4J threat letter" that the ALG president put out, we are sked. to start loosing Dashes in July/Aug 2003 at the present 46 a/c fleet and be at 30 or 31 by Nov./Dec. 2003. A 30 a/c fleet will support about 240 to 250 pilots, meaning over 100 on furlough by then. Remember even if we get "jets" (yeah rrrrrrrrrright) at the same time 50% have to be mainline guys meaning WO guys on the street anyway.
Another thing I was told this week is only 25 "jets"at ALG so when we get ride of all the Dash 8's the 25 Jets will support about 220 to 240 pilots. But again remember 50% are mainline guys so only the top 110 to 120 guys on the ALG list now will have jobs. This supports a DOH at ALG of late 80's early 90's.
SO THIS IS WHAT I HERD THIS WEEK, TUNE IN NEXT WEEK FOR ALL THE NEW NEWS/SPECULATION/RUMORS/GOSSIP
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There is a lot of gouge on this interview. Sombody that has been here less might be able to help you better then me. Just be yourself, relax and have a good sense of humor. Very friendly interview. Search some of the other gouge sites.
Get some time in a AST before you interview if your can. If not, don't touch the rudder pedels.
PSA announced that they are to start hiring again next month and are taking resumes to begin a interview pool.
Get some time in a AST before you interview if your can. If not, don't touch the rudder pedels.
PSA announced that they are to start hiring again next month and are taking resumes to begin a interview pool.
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The training program is hard at PSA. Ground school is divided up into one week indoc and three weeks systems. Orals are usually done in Dayton at the end of ground school. The simulator is in Dallas and it is two weeks long, usually. There are 12 total sessions in the sim, 10 training, 1 check ride and 1 loft. There is no training contract and you are paid while in training and the company pays for single occupancy in the hotel. I know there is a new hire class starting this month.
As for the prospect of lots of new hires, that while all depend on March 31st and the emergence from bankruptcy from USAirways. If we emerge and the announce jets coming to PSA in total numbers greater then 60, we will have new hire classes. All of the Dorniers are scheduled to go away very quickly. We will need a 2 for 1 trade with jets to keep all the current people employed with the jets for jobs agreement. The junior domicile is Dayton but if we get jets there might be some new domiciles opening up, PHL?, CLT?, DCA?, these are all speculation on my part and may be totally wrong, but who knows.
As for the prospect of lots of new hires, that while all depend on March 31st and the emergence from bankruptcy from USAirways. If we emerge and the announce jets coming to PSA in total numbers greater then 60, we will have new hire classes. All of the Dorniers are scheduled to go away very quickly. We will need a 2 for 1 trade with jets to keep all the current people employed with the jets for jobs agreement. The junior domicile is Dayton but if we get jets there might be some new domiciles opening up, PHL?, CLT?, DCA?, these are all speculation on my part and may be totally wrong, but who knows.
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Taggart:
Where you been grunt? Haven't seen ya online any.
New hires that are coming aboard now have alot less stuff that they do not have to memorize. -34 degress at 7 centistokes. Stuff like that. I think it will be easier then it has been. Our new Director of Training is supposed to develop a better training regiment then what is in place now.
Where you been grunt? Haven't seen ya online any.
New hires that are coming aboard now have alot less stuff that they do not have to memorize. -34 degress at 7 centistokes. Stuff like that. I think it will be easier then it has been. Our new Director of Training is supposed to develop a better training regiment then what is in place now.
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328dude said:
Same thing happened to a nose gear the other day. Then in DCA, a crew couldn't open the cockpit door. After they finally opened the door they had maintanience come out to take a look. They discovered a loose screw that was caught on the aileron cables and pulled them off the assembly. Thank God they did not manage to open the door in flight, and thank the MX guys for investigating the door and taking off the "wall" panel.
You guys be real carefull out there. I wish all the best to my PSA brothers and sisters.
NYR.
And with regards to reserve........I spent 2 years as a captain at PSA and every one of them was as the most junior guy on reserve in DAY. Checkin' in got old fast.
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