Rumor. American to hire by summer?

[Jeepman]

I got an email from Eagle stating that they are offering new hires $5000.

 

[glasspilot1]

A year....

 

[WSurf]

A year....

Haha!

 

[atpcliff]

American Eagle publicly stated that 50% of their pilots will flow up to AA in the next 5 years. Of course, that may not happen. But, that is what they are predicting as of today.

cliff
GRB

 

[SIG600]

I got an email from Eagle stating that they are offering new hires $5000.

For a two year commitment. So basically an extra $208/month. You're worth more.

Saw the furlough list about two weeks ago. They are burning through guys trying to fill classes. Looked like one in twenty was taking the recall with the rest defered. Crazy.

 

[Mad Dog 80]

I believe it. All the furloughed AA guys I know, none are going back.

 

[Maui Jim]

American Eagle publicly stated that 50% of their pilots will flow up to AA in the next 5 years. Of course, that may not happen. But, that is what they are predicting as of today.

cliff
GRB

I may have missed this somewhere else in this thread but does anyone know if certain numbers of seats are allotted for Eagle flows per class? Trying to get an idea of how tough it would be for a non-Eagle pilot to get on when the doors finally open.

Tough to network at AA because I fly in the DL connection network exclusively the past almost 6 years. I do what I can though, like trying to get to know the rare AA jumpseater. I otherwise never run into AA pilots.

 

[WSurf]

Apply to US Airways.... They are hiring and if a merger happens you'll be an American Airlines Pilot. Go for it! They are interviewing and Hiring some of the FO's at the Wholly Owns now.

 

[C-150ETOPS]

I started class at National on the DC-8. Miami based. Heard we are getting two 747s and maybe some DC-10s. Exciting times.

Damn, that was when nobody within 5 miles of MIA had a clue what an Empanada was.

Me to the MOD of La Carretta after some BS crap service, "Why is it I can order food and drink 24/7 in my gringo spanish at every joint from good to bad from Madrid to Santo Domingo to San Salvador to Lima to Santiago to Bueno Aires and the only place I have trouble is with your numbnuts behind the counter at MIA?".

Reply: "I know, welcome to my world."

 

[aa73]

Apply to US Airways.... They are hiring and if a merger happens you'll be an American Airlines Pilot. Go for it! They are interviewing and Hiring some of the FO's at the Wholly Owns now.

When are you comin' over? I got the first round!

 

[LearLove]

If this MOU passes (on the AAA side) and the merger happens I don't think there will be much hiring for some time. Say 3 to 4 years.

Assuming a merger happens -- If the AAA side approves their MOU then any block hour and min fleet are gone. The scope in the AA side allows for more seats to be outsourced and PBI implementation will shrink needed crews also. Not to mention the stuff about xfering flying and base closures. Toss in the TWA guys who may come back if the SLI is favorable and whatever deal remains for the Eagle guys to come over and it looks like stagnation to me. I'm on the bottom now and will be for a very long time - generation 2 career reserve.

 

[Crzipilot]

10yrs and about 5k retirements over that period....1/3 of the list.

 

[Rickindfw]

American Eagle publicly stated that 50% of their pilots will flow up to AA in the next 5 years. Of course, that may not happen. But, that is what they are predicting as of today.

cliff
GRB

That's what they told me in 1997 when I interviewed there.

 

[LearLove]

10yrs and about 5k retirements over that period....1/3 of the list.

Great so in 10 years I can be a block holding group 2 FO. Basically slightly forward/senior of where I am now.

 

[Crzipilot]

Pretty much. Though I think it will be a bit better than that... As in 5 yrs a grp II f/o is supposed to be making about 2.00/hr less than a current 330 capt.

 

[Bringupthebird]

Great so in 10 years I can be a block holding group 2 FO. Basically slightly forward/senior of where I am now.

Have you tried crying that tune to a west pilot?

 

[TWINZ@11]

Anyone know how senior the AA DCA base is and how many are based there? Any chance for a new hire to hold it? I know its a joint base along with IAD and BWI but other than that there doesn't seem to be much talk of it and the type of trips flown. Appreciate the input as I'm looking at possibly moving back from oversea's and living in Maryland again.

 

[sean67]

Anyone know how senior the AA DCA base is and how many are based there? Any chance for a new hire to hold it? I know its a joint base along with IAD and BWI but other than that there doesn't seem to be much talk of it and the type of trips flown. Appreciate the input as I'm looking at possibly moving back from oversea's and living in Maryland again.

I believe they haave about 250 pilots in the DC tri base. Not sure how senior it is. I'm DCA based w AAA and I believe we new hires on the A320.

 

[LaGarbage Man]

I asked that same question of a AA pilot on the employee bus in DCA. He told me it is a bit of both. Top half is very senior, they pretty much will never leave. Bottom half of the list is junior and just waiting to hold something better. Only problem is that DC is not their most junior base. That would be JFK/LGA on the Mad Dog, so even the junior AA pilots in DC are not the bottom of the list like Airways.

 

[LaGarbage Man]

Hey Sean67 are you with the 167th out here in KMRB ?