Republic hiring Midwest pilots as Check Airmen!

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Hey genious, karma says laughing at other's mistakes makes you doomed to repeat them.... By the way you can't track a VOR radial in the Ejet, although it can be set up using the RMI and HDG mode with about 10 keystrokes or so. But being the all-knowing tundra jet driver you knew that, right?

Jesus Christ. You've got 7000 hours and you can't figure out how to track inbound to a VOR in an Ejet without typing in a magic box? No wonder the FAA is cracking down on the regionals. Look in the mirror. You are what is ailing this industry.

 

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Jesus Christ. You've got 7000 hours and you can't figure out how to track inbound to a VOR in an Ejet without typing in a magic box? No wonder the FAA is cracking down on the regionals. Look in the mirror. You are what is ailing this industry.

Wow, tough crowd. Did you fly the E-jet for Air Whiskey or CO? Moving on... My orginal post said use the RMI and Hdg mode (the real man's way) whilst defending the occasional screw-up reported by the vailant Skywest warrior who seeks to point out the universal crappiness of all Republic crews (wonder if he's been to Peoria lately?). Whereupon the FI virtual instructors chimed in to teach me how to fly it in the box (thanks guys, I needed the help).

As the last guy said, I haven't flown for a regional for 2 years, and I would argue allowing un-augmented transatlantic crews and crew rest in coach is also is "ailing the industry". Enjoy the bandwagon.

 

[IdRtherBsailing]

Still proving my point idiot.

You say "idiot" quite a bit. Do you think you can try using doody head, or something? Dingleberry is mine though.

Dingleberry

 

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republic hires midwest pilots as instructors.

Republic says it is halfway to jobs goal

By Tom Daykin of the Journal Sentinel
Posted: March 7, 2010 6:02 p.m. |(5) Comments
The company that bought Midwest Airlines last year has added nearly 400 local jobs since October, moving it halfway toward a goal of adding as many as 800 jobs in Milwaukee and Oak Creek by the end of 2010.
But Republic Airways Holdings Inc., based in Indianapolis, has hired just a few former Midwest pilots and only about 40 former Midwest flight attendants.
Most of the 800 former Midwest flight crew members who have lost their jobs since 2008 are awaiting the outcome of arbitration proceedings. Those cases will determine how those furloughed Midwest employees rank on combined seniority lists of union flight crews from Midwest, Republic and Frontier Airlines, which Republic also bought last year.
Meanwhile, roughly 35 Frontier mechanics who are transferring from the carrier's former Denver headquarters to Milwaukee discovered at the last minute that their pay would be frozen indefinitely. Those mechanics, members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, say Republic is not honoring their union contract - a claim the company denies.
All of this is happening at a time of great flux for Midwest. Among the changes: the likelihood that Republic will drop the Midwest brand name later this year.
For years, Republic flew regional aircraft for large carriers, including Delta Air Lines and United Airlines, under names such as Delta Connection and United Express. Republic bought Midwest in July and Frontier in October, giving it standalone airlines to operate.
Republic Chief Executive Bryan Bedford vowed to rebuild Midwest's business at Mitchell International Airport, where the airline's market share has plunged to about 35% from 50%. Midwest has added new non-stop destinations, such as Los Angeles and San Francisco, and, in November, Bedford said Republic would double its local workforce by adding up to 800 jobs over the next year.
That was good news for Midwest, which has eliminated more than 2,600 jobs since the start of 2008.
Bedford said Republic would shift about 400 positions to Mitchell International and Midwest's Oak Creek offices from Frontier. Another 100 jobs would be created, including customer service, information technology and sales positions. And 300 new flight crew positions would be based at Mitchell.
Bedford estimated about half of the 800 new jobs would involve relocations of Frontier and Republic employees, with the remaining 400 openings filled by Milwaukee-area residents. He said many of those positions would be offered to former employees of Midwest Airlines, which had 3,445 employees when it was sold on Jan. 31, 2008, to TPG Capital and Northwest Airlines. TPG/Northwest sold Midwest to Republic at loss of over $400 million.
Republic now has 1,140 employees based in Milwaukee and Oak Creek, company spokesman Carlo Bertolini said.
Republic furloughed Midwest's flight crews when it replaced the Boeing 717 jets, Midwest's former main fleet, with aircraft flown by less-experienced, lower-paid Republic crews. About 800 Midwest pilots and flight attendants are on furlough, including those who lost their jobs before Republic bought Midwest.
The former pilots won't have a chance to fly Republic aircraft until a seniority list is created that combines former Midwest pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, with Republic pilots, represented by the Teamsters, and Frontier pilots, represented by their own independent union, said Bryan Jandorf, spokesman for the Midwest pilots union.

 

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The former Midwest pilots generally have more seniority than the majority of Republic pilots and most Frontier pilots, Jandorf said. With each union trying to protect its members, negotiations to combine the seniority list didn't produce a solution, he said. An arbitration proceeding on the dispute begins next week, and a ruling is expected by June, Jandorf said.
Midwest's former flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants, have a grievance pending against Republic, arguing their contract gives them the right to work on the aircraft that replaced the Boeing 717s.
In a separate arbitration case, the association, which also is bidding to represent Frontier's flight attendants, and the Teamsters, which represents Republic flight attendants, are awaiting a ruling on whether Republic, Frontier and Midwest should be considered a single airline. Such a ruling would trigger an election in which flight attendants from the combined operation vote on whether the Teamsters or the association represents them, said Cat Reed, president of the Midwest flight attendants union. That, in turn, would lead to negotiations on a combined seniority list.
The 40 former Midwest flight attendants now working for Republic were hired without any seniority, which resulted in pay cuts, Reed said.
Meanwhile, Teamsters official John Hennelly says the union will likely sue Republic for freezing the pay of Frontier mechanics who transferred from Denver to Milwaukee. About half of the 35 to 40 mechanics planning to transfer have decided to stay in the Denver area after learning of the pay freeze, which the union claims is a contract violation, he said.
Bertolini said the transferees are considered non-union employees because they made the move to Milwaukee.
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WHERE THE JOBS ARE

Republic Airways has added 388 jobs to the Milwaukee area. Here's a breakdown:
265 jobs are in customer service, reservations, administration and miscellaneous.
51 flight crew positions.
72 mechanics positions.
About 180 are new hires or recalled employees.
About 40 are former Midwest flight attendants.
A few Midwest pilots have been hired as instructors.
More than 50 Midwest mechanics have been hired.