Typical week at XOJET

[imisscorplife]

Hi there, just curious for XO pilots on the 8on/6off schedule. Do you fly to/from your domicile on day 1 and 8? Also, I know it may vary, but are you flying ever day during your rotation? how many legs/hours do you average each day? Are you empty sometimes? Thank you in advance!

Also, do you get to keep the airline miles, hotel and rental car points?

 

[t-bone]

Hi there, just curious for XO pilots on the 8on/6off schedule. Do you fly to/from your domicile on day 1 and 8? Also, I know it may vary, but are you flying ever day during your rotation? how many legs/hours do you average each day? Are you empty sometimes? Thank you in advance!

Also, do you get to keep the airline miles, hotel and rental car points?

In a typical week, you can expext to travel to/from home on days 1 and 8, occasionally operating trips on those days, and occasionally getting extended when trip logistics require it. We dont have the scale to make a 7/7 scheudle feasible without leaving several planes uncrewed every week, so we need the overlap day provided by the 8/6. Lately, we have been flying every day as the fleet has been running at close to max capacity. Looking at bumping up our next 300 delivery so we have it for the holiday season, with screening calls for the next round of interviews already in progress. 30 hours of flight time per 8 day rotation is typical, with 2-3 transcons and just as many visits to TEB. Yes, we're emtpy sometimes but that obvisously isn't the goal. And yes, we get to keep all the perks/points/miles of the job. You can use a company issued credit card for expenses, but several guys use their own to collect those points as well, and getting reimbursed quickly has never been an issue.

 

[brokeflyer]

do they pay extra money when they extend you? Do they ask you to extend or do they just do it regardless?

 

[t-bone]

do they pay extra money when they extend you? Do they ask you to extend or do they just do it regardless?

Pay for OT? Yes...albeit it is a less than popular system. Plenty of room for improvement.

They ask for help, but sometimes it just doesn't matter, trip logistics dictate when&where the transitions take place. We're still a relatively small company that doesn't have the surplus coverage required to prevent this.

 

[imisscorplife]

Hey T-Bone, thank you for the information. Im an FO at a regional right now, should be getting a call here from XO soon for the screening. Thanks! If I may ask, where were you before XOJET? Airline? Corporate?

Also, hows the interview process? PM me if you dont want to post here. Skywest interview was from 8am-5pm with an HR interview, technical questions, CRM scenario, written exams, and a sim check.

 

[DAS at 10/250]

Typical week? I'd assume Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Rinse and repeat.

 

[gret]

Typical week? I'd assume Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Rinse and repeat.

Cute.

You had to think about this about this for a few of days?

 

[DAS at 10/250]

Cute.

You had to think about this about this for a few of days?

Five.

 

[spg2bmd]

How many are they looking at hiring?

 

[commuterguy]

Am I missing something? Didn't this company fire a bunch of pilots out of seniority order about a year or two ago?