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NOT homebased. You must commute. MIA base junior. Non-CASS. No jumpseat agreements with Continental nor Northwest. 16 consecutive days-on, plus. Expect 30 hours/mo. w/ little overtime flying availability. Training and travel to/from training is unpaid and done on your days-off. Possible for direct entry Captain with prior PIC and 747-200 experience. Medical offered, but expensive (like most places these days). Hiring is due to very high attrition and poor acceptance from furloughed crews. Gotta remember that sometimes it's not chocolates that's in that box.
Better/worse/same?
Employer of last resort? I hope not. They are the first one to nibble since I found myself without a job. I have never been without a job before so this is scary new ground for me. It is not at all like it was the last time I changed jobs back in 2001 when the choices were witch major did I want to work for, it is soooo different now that I doubt I will ever go back to Northwest. Have things been getting better at TW? One would think that they would aggressively pursue jumpseat agreements/CASS or buy tickets to ensure the crews make it to work. Hell, I don't even know how to jumpseat anymore. What is the pay like? Any information will help to decide weather or not to bail out and quit chasing an ever elusive career.
Employer of last resort? I hope not. They are the first one to nibble since I found myself without a job. I have never been without a job before so this is scary new ground for me. It is not at all like it was the last time I changed jobs back in 2001 when the choices were witch major did I want to work for, it is soooo different now that I doubt I will ever go back to Northwest. Have things been getting better at TW? One would think that they would aggressively pursue jumpseat agreements/CASS or buy tickets to ensure the crews make it to work. Hell, I don't even know how to jumpseat anymore. What is the pay like? Any information will help to decide weather or not to bail out and quit chasing an ever elusive career.
CASS has been promised, supposidly soon. Believe it when you see it.
Pay - 60 hour guarantee. FO-1st-$54/hour, 2nd - $57, 3rd-$60. $10 per hour override paid for actual flight hours flown out of the continental US. That'll average about $300 or less per month in MIA. Commuters have their hotel paid plus $48/day perdiem while at base, which is a good considering that in MIA, you'll spend a lot of time in the hotel.
MIA flying is a lot of night into/out-of high altitude airports in rugged terrain . . Bogota and Quito. Very very heads-up flying type stuff. Airplanes are P&W 7Q powered.
No consideration being given to home-basing, a la Focus or Southern. You're still on-your-own to get to base and back.
As far as things getting better, you'd have to look pretty hard to find someone to say that.
Potentially, probably much quicker upgrade to Captain at Southern than TDX or Focus for a sharp guy. Been hearing noise-level rumors about financial problems at TDX and Focus. Maybe someone else has better info. With fuel costs in the stratosphere, the old inefficient -200s are becoming less and less viable.
Pay - 60 hour guarantee. FO-1st-$54/hour, 2nd - $57, 3rd-$60. $10 per hour override paid for actual flight hours flown out of the continental US. That'll average about $300 or less per month in MIA. Commuters have their hotel paid plus $48/day perdiem while at base, which is a good considering that in MIA, you'll spend a lot of time in the hotel.
MIA flying is a lot of night into/out-of high altitude airports in rugged terrain . . Bogota and Quito. Very very heads-up flying type stuff. Airplanes are P&W 7Q powered.
No consideration being given to home-basing, a la Focus or Southern. You're still on-your-own to get to base and back.
As far as things getting better, you'd have to look pretty hard to find someone to say that.
Potentially, probably much quicker upgrade to Captain at Southern than TDX or Focus for a sharp guy. Been hearing noise-level rumors about financial problems at TDX and Focus. Maybe someone else has better info. With fuel costs in the stratosphere, the old inefficient -200s are becoming less and less viable.
Looked at Tradewinds website, their Employment section has been down (under construction) for several months. Didn't realize they were really hiring. Could anyone suggest what might be the best way to get a resume in to them (other than a contact walk-in)? ie - on-line, fax, mail, etc. Anyone specific that would be best to address it to? So forth...
Does anyone know if they are hiring for the B747 or the A300 (or both)? At one time, I understood that newhires on the A300 then, all were junior based out in the S.Pacific(Tiawan, maybe) and did month-on/month-off schedules. Is that still the case? If not, then how are things handled now?
Sincere Thanks for any info
Does anyone know if they are hiring for the B747 or the A300 (or both)? At one time, I understood that newhires on the A300 then, all were junior based out in the S.Pacific(Tiawan, maybe) and did month-on/month-off schedules. Is that still the case? If not, then how are things handled now?
Sincere Thanks for any info
Its Ok If You Dont Have A Job, But Current Crew Scheduling Management Is Destroying Everything Plus Some New Second Officers Who Write Letters Without There Names On It Back Stabbing The Front End Crew. Hiring Into Both Depending On Attrition Of The Week. This Could Be A Great Company With A Little Change In Crew Management. Call Tradewinds In Gso And Send Them Your Resume .
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When you are in the A300 in Asia you work "month on, month off." Given the lousy scheduling and planning here, and your travel time, that really means "about 35 days on, about 25 days off."
You leave the U.S. (from LAX...you have to get yourself there on your own by jumpseating or otherwise) on the 28th or the 29th of the month on China Airlines or EVA (COACH class, crammed like a sardine in the back for 13-15 hours) before your working month, and return to the U.S. ( to LAX, also COACH, and get yourself home to wherever you may live) on the 2nd or possibly the 3rd of your "off" month.
It's a job. That's about it. Don't expect changes from the company unless certain crew "schedulers" or "planners" (using the terms VERY loosely) are axed and the higher-ups (D.O. level and above) get a clue about how to treat employees.
On the positive side, assuming the company can keep their current business and find some new business, you could upgrade fairly quickly to the left seat of a widebody. If the plane isn't AOG, that is...
You leave the U.S. (from LAX...you have to get yourself there on your own by jumpseating or otherwise) on the 28th or the 29th of the month on China Airlines or EVA (COACH class, crammed like a sardine in the back for 13-15 hours) before your working month, and return to the U.S. ( to LAX, also COACH, and get yourself home to wherever you may live) on the 2nd or possibly the 3rd of your "off" month.
It's a job. That's about it. Don't expect changes from the company unless certain crew "schedulers" or "planners" (using the terms VERY loosely) are axed and the higher-ups (D.O. level and above) get a clue about how to treat employees.
On the positive side, assuming the company can keep their current business and find some new business, you could upgrade fairly quickly to the left seat of a widebody. If the plane isn't AOG, that is...
How do they let one know
Well, I interviewed last week and was told that we would hear something this week for a possible class mid August. Have not heard from them yet. How have they let folks know in the past? How do they invite for class? IM not sure if I should contact them or not. Delay might be good, lots of irons in the fire ya know.federico said:
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