SkyWest pilot recruitment @ IAD & ORD

[AirSeattle]

Just a heads up! SkyWest is looking for pilots out east, too! Pilot Group Interviews at Dulles and Chicago are scheduled next week. 2/1/05 at IAD and 2/3/05 at ORD. www.skywest.com has info!

Fly safe and good luck!

 

[buckdanny]

Thanks for the info! Could tell us what the group interview islike? Is it just a "getting to know you first" type thing thatwill lead to the real interview, or is it a full interview with writtentests. Thanks!

Buck

 

[wingnutt]

...if they paid during training, perhaps they wouldnt need to go traipsing about the countryside looking for yahoos

 

[buckdanny]

They don't pay during training!? Mesa paid me my minimum guaranted from day one of training!

Buck

 

[DontFeedTheBear]

They don't pay during training!? Mesa paid me my minimum guaranted from day one of training!

Buck

OK, although I DO NOT support the no pay for training, I will say get your facts straight before comparing SKYW to Mesa. SKYW pays for your hotel during training, Mesa does not. Also 1st year pay is about the same, but there is no comparison in work rules and soft pay. Also second year pay is about $8 higher per hr at SKYW...

Yogi

 

[Doberman]

during my first month at skywest I flew less than a little over 60 hours and got paid for about 100. Try that at Mesa, from what I hear they don't even pay you if you go over fly over block. I hope I am wrong on this one, for their sake!

Rumor has it that payment during training is on the way back, and I support it 100%.

 

[wingnutt]

Rumor has it that payment during training is on the way back, and I support it 100%.

any basis for this rumor, or is it just that...rumor???

 

[fly2002]

True, at Mesa your hotel is not paid for. BUT with your monthly guarentee it more than covers the cost of a room. The company had deals with hotels in the area specifically for this. Also..single occupancy room at that. You definitily get paid more at Mesa, a lot more, but obviously...only in training. The previous post was also correct...skywest's 2 year FO pay is killer compared to Mesa's.


"during my first month at skywest I flew less than a little over 60 hours and got paid for about 100. Try that at Mesa,"

I had six weeks off during training....PAID IN FULL...went and drank beer in all corners of the country.

So there's good and bad points. Just make sure the facts are there. Good buddy of mine was in training at Skywest while I was in training at Mesa, we obviously spoke a lot.

 

[Palmtree Pilot]

Its so funny to listen to MESA guys try and criticize other airlines for their down falls. But what ever happened to SKW 70+ seat payscale? Are you guys still flying them at 50 seat wages?


VR

 

[OrphicSeth]

Is it me, or does it seem that SkyWest is looking for pilots who already have 121 gigs or other jumpseating capability? That's the impression I get, if someone can either back that notion up or shoot it down, by all means go ahead. A full-time CFI with rent, insurances, and other bills just doesn't have the 400 bones to get to one of their "seminars". The more I read, the more it seems that they just take your resume and shake your hand, and thank you for the time, especially for non-turbine timed pilots. Obviously, the face to face time is nice, and it might help, but if I was just starting out looking for a regional job, this might not be the best place to start, especially if I was trying to stay within a monthly budget.

Any thoughts?

(Honestly, I'm asking because I'm thinking of applying and heading down to one of these meet-ups, but I'm having a heck of a time putting together the money, especially during tax and winter slow-down season...)

 

[buckdanny]

If you guys think I am critizizing Skywest you got it all wrong, I wasjust commenting on the paid during training comment. I agree thatQOL is better at Skywest, and it is true that we get it up the ****getting paid segment time only. But when it comes to training, Ifelt treated good at Mesa, even if I had to pay for my hotel. Like it was said, there are deals. I had a suite by myself, withfree breakfast and a kitchen to cook my own food for $30 a night. The minimum guaranty covered it for sure. First year is $20.88 andsecond year will be $27.98 I believe; it's jsut too bad that it'ssegment only.

Buck

 

[fly2002]

It's so funny to read posts from those who are quite blind and/or can't read. Re-read the post ..yes....READ!!!!!!!!

 

[buckdanny]

It's so funny to read posts from those who are quiteblind and/or can't read. Re-read the post ..yes....READ!!!!!!!!

My post wasn't in response to yours.

Buck

 

[fly2002]

buck it wasn't intended to be. SOrry if you took it as that...it was for a few posts prior. again..sorry bout dat

 

[tranceport]

it's so funny listening to grand debate about pay. First year pay at this and all other 'regionals' at minimum guaranty is about $17K to $20K gross and you guys are whining about the first two or three months.

As far as I'm concerned, you will be able to buy Cheerios for bfast (on sale), subway for lunch (with coupon), and Momma Sorento's $1.25 microwavable dinners and maybe, I say maybe, win some poker to buy some Bush Lite beer and go out on a date once a month.

It's **CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED** pay, training pay/hotel pay or not. There's no sense in debating it. You sound retarded, honest. The sunday paper is full of ads for above minimum wage jobs and we're debating a grand here or a grand there. Many if not most CFI's will take a serious pay cut, not for the first two months of training, but for the first few YEARS going to a regional to try and build time.

And the final slap in the face soap box analogy from me: TSA is in desperate need of screeners: starting pay- $10.61 to $16.97 per hour.

We've been swindled by the unions and management and we are debating first year pay?

P.s. serious question: where do I apply for government aid? with my wife and two babies, I know I'm not only below the national average but qualify for food stamps for the first year or two. I'm not kidding, I've googled it and no luck.

 

[Socalplt]

Is it me, or does it seem that SkyWest is looking for pilots who already have 121 gigs or other jumpseating capability? That's the impression I get, if someone can either back that notion up or shoot it down, by all means go ahead. A full-time CFI with rent, insurances, and other bills just doesn't have the 400 bones to get to one of their "seminars". The more I read, the more it seems that they just take your resume and shake your hand, and thank you for the time, especially for non-turbine timed pilots.


With the closure of the IAH domicile by June and the 70 or so EMB pilots thats must be absorbed into the rest of the system, I think most of the hiring is going to be into the RJ. Additionally, we already have a large number of newhire EMB FOs in training. Last fall I had heard that they were looking for 2500tt and 500 turbine for the RJ, but weren't getting that, closer to 1800tt 300 multi. Hence the possibilty of bringing back pay during training to attract more qualified applicants.

Just a guess on my part, but I'd have to imagine the job fairs in IAD and ORD are targeting the ACA guys.

Keep in mind that our last confirmed delivery is coming in 4 months or so. No additional growth planned after that at this time. You might want to factor that into your decision if you're looking for a quick upgrade. -- We'll only be getting 70 seaters from now on. The seven 50 seaters shown on the delivery chart at www.SkyWest.com are not coming.

 

[OrphicSeth]

Thanks

 

[DontFeedTheBear]

Is it me, or does it seem that SkyWest is looking for pilots who already have 121 gigs or other jumpseating capability? That's the impression I get, if someone can either back that notion up or shoot it down, by all means go ahead. A full-time CFI with rent, insurances, and other bills just doesn't have the 400 bones to get to one of their "seminars". The more I read, the more it seems that they just take your resume and shake your hand, and thank you for the time, especially for non-turbine timed pilots. Obviously, the face to face time is nice, and it might help, but if I was just starting out looking for a regional job, this might not be the best place to start, especially if I was trying to stay within a monthly budget.

Any thoughts?

(Honestly, I'm asking because I'm thinking of applying and heading down to one of these meet-ups, but I'm having a heck of a time putting together the money, especially during tax and winter slow-down season...)

Did you stop to think that these areas are where expansion is/is going to happen? Maybe they are doing this to help avoid cross-country commuter issues...

Yogi