Whats the word on Kalitta Air hiring?

[Whine Lover]

There are NO schedules at K4.

What you might bid and what you actually fly are usually 2 completely different things.

You have to adapt a mindset of " I am going to work on day 1 and coming home on Day "X" and everything that happens in between is cool with me"...OR you will drive yourself crazy wondering about your "schedule".

What has been my experience the past 4 months is this:

- I usually go out on the road for 11-14 days and then have 13-14 off. (
I bid split schedule lines. )

- During that time on the road 2 are spent positioning to and from work via company paid transportation, 4-5 are spent flying and 5-6 are spent hanging out in Europe, Hong Kong, Alaska, or (ugh) EWR/JFK.

Here's a recent trip I did:


- Position EWR.

- 1 day off

- EWR-EBLG

- 2 days off

- EBLG-OBBI

- 2 days off

- OBBI-VHHH

- 3 days off

- VHHH-PANC

- 1 day off

- Position Home.



So, about 14 days out, with 4 days of time in the seat.

Next month I'll go out for the full 17 days.

Not for everyone...But, it works for me for now.


YMMV

 

[#%&@$!]

My February:

Day 1 - Home to JFK (paid coach ticket, jet blue redeye)
Day 2 - Newark to Kiev
Day 3 - Keiv to Newark (part 91)
Day 6 - JFK-Leipzig
Day 7 - Leipzig-Bahrain
Day 9 - Bahrain-Kandahar-Hong Kong
Day 12 - Kong Kong - Anchorage
Day 14 - Anchorage-Rickenbacker-Newark
Day 16 - LGA - Home (released a day early, paid coach ticket on Frontier)
plus 3 day sim PC on days off in DEN where I live
Pay - 86.25 hours + $1053.60 per diem

 

[Nick5600]

Would one stand a better chance if you dropped a resume off in person? I'm a little shy of 5000tt, but I have 2 types. I also have flown some adhoc cargo on antique airplanes. I live close to yip so it wouldn't be that hard to drop one off.

 

[teeb57]

I wouldn't discourage anyone from hand delivering their resume. I have a 747 type & personally handed the front office a resume, I never heard a word back. Living in YIP, you'd have nothing to lose, but I wouldn't make a long journey to go there. Good luck to ya!