US Airways Hiring! It's on!

[spitfire1500]

From what I have gotten the "poolies" will take most open slots at USAir this year with a very very small chance of 25 people off the street. Forecasts for 2012 are better that they will need 200-250 to help with retirements and upgrades.

....yea until fuel goes through the roof again this summer...

 

[PHXFLYR]

Seeing that I've worked at both I would say they are about as far apart as the night is from the day but I doubt you will take my word for it....this is a message board after all.

If you are actually interested in working here I'll briefly throw out a few facts about working on the East.

Yes the contract is pathetic vs any other major airline. No doubt about it....but its probably a better job than a regional. I'm on the 190 recently recalled. There are 11 days off regardless of the days in the particular month. Short call must be within 90 minutes normal driving time of the airport but that doesn't mean when you are called it won't take you four hours to get to the airport. Long call is 9 hours.

Primary lines have about half the month off. You can improve that if you like by using a schedule adjustment period after you get your line award (I've got 18 off this month). You can also "go on the bid sheet" which is a manual process daily that can allow you to trade or pick up something two days out from the day of processing. Yes, the East is stuck in the dark ages by lacking web based trading but after you get used to it, it really isn't that bad. Secondary lines are created from the leftover pairings after primary lines are awarded and people adjust as explained above. Best think I can say about the job is you work with professionals, everybody does their job (as oppossed to the Captain doing everybodies job), and the flows, checklist, and all that are so simple I don't feel like I'm really working when I go to work.

If this is better than Mesa I would have to say it isn't better by very much. But then I guess most people can rationalize just about anything.

PHXFLYR

 

[PHXFLYR]

The fact that you think there is something wrong with being from the east shows your moronic, single digit IQ.

What part of shut up didn't you understand?

My,my,my; are we touchy today. What's the matter? "Bring Up the Bird " strike a nerve?

PHXFLYR

 

[jollyroger4]

Hired!

 

[grog_sit_reserv]

Congrats and Welcome Aboard JollyRoger! When do you start?

 

[bri5150]

Grats to Jolly!! Anyone have rumors on when the application window will open again? I have been checking www.usairways.com for a couple months now and I haven't seen anything.

 

[Dornier 335]

bri, the reason why you haven't seen the application window open yet is because many pilots are returning from voluntary LOA, medical etc. Hang in there.

 

[bri5150]

bri, the reason why you haven't seen the application window open yet is because many pilots are returning from voluntary LOA, medical etc. Hang in there.

Thank you.

 

[Whine Lover]

Mesa still sucks.

As well as the new "Trans-Tempe International Airways"....aka: AmericanWesternUsAir.

Difference being...Mesa KNOWS they suck.

Love,

Dick

 

[Taco Rocket]

Cactus was the original Mesa Grande. Something like 75+% of its pilots from Mesa. Hell, Mesa even lent America West money to survive at one point. Imagine that -- borrowing money from Mesa. So funny now to hear the same guys call other companies Big Mesas...

 

[get2flyin]

Cactus was the original Mesa Grande. Something like 75+% of its pilots from Mesa. Hell, Mesa even lent America West money to survive at one point. Imagine that -- borrowing money from Mesa. So funny now to hear the same guys call other companies Big Mesas...

Another classy spout off without facts to back it up. Whatever, Junior. Nothing to see here.

 

[Taco Rocket]

Another classy spout off without facts to back it up. Whatever, Junior. Nothing to see here.

Big Mesa borrowed money from little Mesa after the first Gulf War and AWA's disastrous flirtation with a 747.

 

[Bringupthebird]

Little Allegheny couldn't make it pretending to be the Global Carrier of Choice (insert laugh track here) and had to be the recipient of some of that little Mesa money then, right?

 

[St. Nic]

Little Allegheny couldn't make it pretending to be the Global Carrier of Choice (insert laugh track here) and had to be the recipient of some of that little Mesa money then, right?

What??? The east has never borrowed money from Mesa! Get your facts straight.

 

[cactusboy53]

Hired!

Welcome to "the jungle" Jolly! Sit back and take deep drinks from the fire hose & we'll see you out on the line soon. :beer: