US Airways Pilot Pool and Hiring

[DCAA320]

Which 320 base is the most senior? Junior? Say someone is commuting from Chicago, which base would said pilot want for commutability purposes?

Many thanks!

ORD - PHL very easy, UAL, AA, and U S Air

SWA out of MDW

 

[poor2thecore]

ORD - PHL very easy, UAL, AA, and U S Air

SWA out of MDW

I read that guys were getting DCA and CLT 320. I'm assuming Philly is a bit more senior then? Still, DCA and CLT aren't far off the amount of flights from ORD. I would think PHL has the most crash pads though.

 

[JudgeSmails218]

I read that guys were getting DCA and CLT 320. I'm assuming Philly is a bit more senior then? Still, DCA and CLT aren't far off the amount of flights from ORD. I would think PHL has the most crash pads though.

Philly is more senior for FOs on the Bus. DCA most junior followed by CLT.

 

[Mad Dog 80]

How are the interviews going? Are they planning on keeping a pool of candidates? Any new news on the pilot window?

 

[Mad Dog 80]

Any more new info? Let's keep this thread alive until the pilot window opens up again.

 

[poor2thecore]

What were competitive mins the last round of interviewing? I'm assuming when hiring really picks up, those competitive mins will drop. Also, how far to solid internal recs take you? Some airlines obviously put more weight on internal recs than others.

 

[Jackie Moon]

Most of the people in my class had over 6,000 tt and at least 1000 or more tpic. There were a few exceptions but they had strong recommendations.
Everyone had a college degree but several of us didn't have any internal recs.

 

[poor2thecore]

Most of the people in my class had over 6,000 tt and at least 1000 or more tpic. There were a few exceptions but they had strong recommendations.
Everyone had a college degree but several of us didn't have any internal recs.

Strong recs as in family members or just line pilots?

 

[Jackie Moon]

Not family

 

[vetrider]

I bet 'strong rec' equals fleet manager, check airman, etc. etc.