US Air Interview

[Turtle21]

There is no such thing as ex-piedmont. Only Marines are more taken aback by such careless uses of the "ex" prefix. Ex-Marine, perish the thought!

They are former Piedmont birds. About 47 left to be replaced 1for1 with new 321s.

 

[waveflyer]

Call Emerald Coast yesterday.

This^^^

http://www.emeraldcoastinterviewconsulting.com/

 

[Hpilot]

There is no such thing as ex-piedmont. Only Marines are more taken aback by such careless uses of the "ex" prefix. Ex-Marine, perish the thought!

They are former Piedmont birds. About 47 left to be replaced 1for1 with new 321s.

No offense intended. Does that mean you're former Piedmont? Heard it was, no slash that, I mean is a great airline. I've heard it compared to Alaska the same way I hear PSA compared to Southwest. US had lots of injections of good culture, where the h e double hockey sticks did it go? Bad management?

 

[Turtle21]

No offense intended. Does that mean you're former Piedmont? Heard it was, no slash that, I mean is a great airline. I've heard it compared to Alaska the same way I hear PSA compared to Southwest. US had lots of injections of good culture, where the h e double hockey sticks did it go? Bad management?

No offense taken. The Piedmont spirit lives in spite of managements best efforts!

 

[cbrown1]

darn, would have been a great birthday present to get a call from usair for an interview. I'm going to the open house on the 14th, I hope I get lucky.

 

[weasel_lips]

Happy Birthday!

 

[johnsonrod]

Off the top of my head - the last bid (for March 2012) had open positions after the bid closed for:

PHL,CLT,DCA - Airbus and 737

PHL - E190

Two questions that have probably already been answered many times:

1. What is the seat lock timing? 3 years?

2. Does the E190 FO position pay the same as the A319/737 FO position for newhires?

Wow, I can't believe all of the ex-America West 737s are gone!!!! I remember seeing those airplanes while growing up on the Left Coast. Sad day............ :bawling::crying:

 

[dugan jones]

Two questions that have probably already been answered many times:

1. What is the seat lock timing? 3 years?

2. Does the E190 FO position pay the same as the A319/737 FO position for newhires?

Wow, I can't believe all of the ex-America West 737s are gone!!!! I remember seeing those airplanes while growing up on the Left Coast. Sad day............ :bawling::crying:

seat lock on the 190 is one year, all other planes is 18 months.

190 pays 41.22/hr, all other planes 3,000 per month

 

[Hpilot]

Two questions that have probably already been answered many times:

1. What is the seat lock timing? 3 years?

2. Does the E190 FO position pay the same as the A319/737 FO position for newhires?

Wow, I can't believe all of the ex-America West 737s are gone!!!! I remember seeing those airplanes while growing up on the Left Coast. Sad day............ :bawling::crying:

1. I don't know. If someone doesn't answer it here, I'll ask another employee.

2. I'm not on the east, but I believe APC is correct, it's $3000 a month for all three aircraft.

Yep, I started on the 737-200. Hard to believe all the 300s are now gone. In flight school my goal was to fly a 737 for a major. A pilot friend who retired flying captain for a major on an international route, said his best days were flying the 737, up and down the west coast. Or was it east coast? Oh well my memory must be going. We're now the world's largest Airbus operator, just took the 7000th airplane, an A321. The A321 are replacing the 737s one for one.

 

[JudgeSmails218]

The seat lock can be released if the company needs the positions on other aircraft. I don't think you incur the seat lock if you're displaced off a piece of equipment either.

 

[Metrojet]

If you're dumb enough to show up for the interview, You're 90% hired!

becket -

Isn't there anything that makes you happy about coming to work?

Or is your home life worse than your work life?

Metrojet

 

[Bringupthebird]

I bet if the applicants could spend a few hours talking the USAPA fanatics, they would tear up their applications, grateful that they didn't choose to spend a career driven by the stupid emotional decisions of folks who won't be here to live the consequences of their actions.

 

[Turtle21]

I bet if the applicants could spend a few hours talking the USAPA fanatics, they would tear up their applications, grateful that they didn't choose to spend a career driven by the stupid emotional decisions of folks who won't be here to live the consequences of their actions.

I haven't met a new hire that has expressed any interest in pilot squabbles. They are enthusiastic and excited to be here.

The bitterness around here is nothing new. Decades ago when I got hire there were some pilots that couldn't understand my enthusiasm about being hired, and they wanted me to agree with them that it sucked.

 

[dirkdigler]

I haven't met a new hire that has expressed any interest in pilot squabbles. They are enthusiastic and excited to be here.

The bitterness around here is nothing new. Decades ago when I got hire there were some pilots that couldn't understand my enthusiasm about being hired, and they wanted me to agree with them that it sucked.

Glad they kept that tradition going... I'd hate to miss out on the US experience... :roll eyes:

 

[Turtle21]

Glad they kept that tradition going... I'd hate to miss out on the US experience... :roll eyes:

Enthusiasm as a newhire isn't a tradition. Its just normal.

 

[Bringupthebird]

I haven't met a new hire that has expressed any interest in pilot squabbles. They are enthusiastic and excited to be here.

The bitterness around here is nothing new. Decades ago when I got hire there were some pilots that couldn't understand my enthusiasm about being hired, and they wanted me to agree with them that it sucked.

No, this is different. It's natural for pilots to bemoan management, but the deep seated hatred (to the point of spending millions of dollars to sue them)for one group of fellow employees against another is a uniquely toxic USAir thing.

 

[Turtle21]

I have heard stuff like bothers some folks. Life is to sort.

 

[Dornier 335]

No, this is different. It's natural for pilots to bemoan management, but the deep seated hatred (to the point of spending millions of dollars to sue them)for one group of fellow employees against another is a uniquely toxic USAir thing.

I suggest you read up on the iron horses that roamed through this country more than a century ago. What we (and others) are going through is nothing new. Just a classic repetition. The really sad thing about it is that we haven't learned, and never will, because we think that "ours" is bigger than "theirs".

 

[pin727]

when did you applied I am waiting for that call best of luck!!!!

 

[becket]

becket -

Isn't there anything that makes you happy about coming to work?

Or is your home life worse than your work life?

Metrojet

Of course there is. I always enjoy watching USAPAs plans explode in their faces. It happens about once a week. Of course the down side is we have a worthless, inept bankrupt union that has squandered everybodies futures because they can't help themselves from violating the Law and basic LMRDA rights of the members they are required to represent fairly. Oh well, at least I'm not on LOA93 and enjoy where I live. 72 degrees today off to the golf course.