Still Happy At Avantair

[AftCG182]

AftCG...

Your killing us with the riddle grads!!!! LOL

Just kidding, as long as they are cool to hang out with for a week... thats all that matters to me!

good luck guys and gals!

celloman

It's a great gig over here. I'd be doing my fellow alumni a big disservice by not trying to clue them in! Judging by some of the e-mails and PM's I've gotten, they're as frustrated and disappointed by the regional industry as I was. We (Riddle grads) need to be as happy as possible while paying off our $60K student loans :crying:

 

[Geronimo4497]

Only 60K? hehe

 

[AftCG182]

Hi Guys/Ladies-

I'm happy to continue forwarding resumes for qualified candidates. A few things to consider before asking me to help you out, though...

-Starting salary is $35K/year + per diem. It'll add up to a little over $40K when all is said and done.

-There's a one year, prorated contract worth $22K. People don't leave early around here, so I don't know why people keep making an issue out of this.

-Living within two hours from one of our gateways is now being enforced. We have plenty of gateways to chose from. The list will probably expand at some point in the future, but the current list is posted above, and that's what we have to work with right now.

-Upgrade time is one year. Maybe sooner, the way we're growing, but again, as of now it's one year.

**For Pete's sake, PLEASE, if you have a wife, run these details by her before asking me to forward anything for you. I just got burned for the second time by someones wife that didn't see things long-term.

**Also, PLEASE, don'y try to negotiate around these guidelines in your interview. It won't go well for you, and remember, you only get reimbursed for the interview expenses after getting hired.

 

[Vegaspilot99]

AftCG182...good points. I think I've done my homework and really hope to hear from them soon. Thanks for your help!

 

[johnsonrod]

That P180 is a kick a$$ airplane:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_T-7ZMeoc4

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XanEb2wbnuw&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSFixfH_Lgk&feature=related

You can do a lot worse than Avantair. I hear they are offering a roughly one-year upgrade. Not too bad - you can get PIC pay quicker. Here's more company info:

http://airlinepilotcentral.com/airlines/fractional/avantair.html

 

[Vegaspilot99]

WOW, that Piaggio is frickin' sweet!

 

[johnsonrod]

WOW, that Piaggio is frickin' sweet!

No doubt. I'd say Avantair is a much better option than staying at a lot of the lame regionals nowadays... Did you see Skywest's new pay package? It's a disgrace. Avantair would be a great alternative considering all of the change in the 121 world.

 

[AftCG182]

Well. that's it. I'm out. Please, no more PM's with resumes. Things are slowing down and I'm not going to be of much use for in the near future.

Good luck everybody. Just read in Aviation Week and Space Technology that the next downturn is one to one-and-a-half years out. Might be time to start saving our pennies...

The Industry is one big cycle... We'll ride it out

Later-

Dave

 

[flytheblue]

Avantair just put an ad out on the job boards for FOs.

 

[On Your Six]

Well. that's it. I'm out. Please, no more PM's with resumes. Things are slowing down and I'm not going to be of much use for in the near future.

Good luck everybody. Just read in Aviation Week and Space Technology that the next downturn is one to one-and-a-half years out. Might be time to start saving our pennies...

The Industry is one big cycle... We'll ride it out

Later-

Dave

Thanks Dave for being a strong advocate for Avantair. It is clear that you enjoy your job and you want to spread the word. It's actually refreshing to hear positivity vs. the constant negativity on these boards. It is not surprising that you have received strong interest about Avantair given the uncertain future within the regional industry.

I agree with the posts above, that P-180 is a cool airplane. Reminds me of the P51 Mustang (certainly sounds like one from afar).

Nice looking airplane (I like the paint scheme):

http://www.airliners.net/open.file?...AN MODE)) order by photo_id DESC&photo_nr=34

http://www.airliners.net/open.file?...RNA ZBQR)) beqre ol cubgb_vq QRFP&photo_nr=9

 

[AftCG182]

Thanks Dave for being a strong advocate for Avantair. It is clear that you enjoy your job and you want to spread the word. It's actually refreshing to hear positivity vs. the constant negativity on these boards. It is not surprising that you have received strong interest about Avantair given the uncertain future within the regional industry.

I agree with the posts above, that P-180 is a cool airplane. Reminds me of the P51 Mustang (certainly sounds like one from afar).

I also have a new found level of respect for Elizabeth and for Pilot Recruiters in general. I really wasn't expecting the response that this thread got (in terms of the number of resumes that were good enough to forward to Elizabeth). I'm glad to say that noone considered my enthusiasm for Avantair as a slam on the regional industry. Regional flight crews are the most overworked and underappreciated in the business.

Things are still going like gangbusters at Avantair, it's just me that needs a break! Keep sending those resumes! Here's a link for those who'd like to apply to Avantair:

http://www.avantair.com/CareerDescriptions/Pilots.aspx

Good luck everyone, and also a big thanks to all of the regional crews that get me to my airplane of the week, and home again at the end!:beer:

Later-

Dave

 

[RiddleEagle18]

I heard from Elizabeth recently and she said no Florida Bases are open as of now for anyone interested.

 

[EMB170Pilot]

Before the wise Mr. Kumpla retired, he once told everyone to fly the Avantair.

YA knowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

The Avantairrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

is a sleak looking airplaneeeeeeeeee aaaaauhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Ya knowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Go get a job with them uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

now lets go into the computer lab and uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh do some uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh profiles aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

<sarcasm, only understood by riddle diddle studets>

 

[EMB170Pilot]

So dave, you flew the 170. Why did you leave RAH?

Just wondering

 

[CLR2LAN]

Before the wise Mr. Kumpla retired, he once told everyone to fly the Avantair.

YA knowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

The Avantairrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

is a sleak looking airplaneeeeeeeeee aaaaauhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Ya knowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Go get a job with them uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

now lets go into the computer lab and uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh do some uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh profiles aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

<sarcasm, only understood by riddle diddle studets>

Thats pretty funny....

I wish i got this excited about the hawker....They definately look sleek, and have to be quiet inside.