Which Company is better USA Jet or Ameristar

[Windsor]

I just went to each website and OUCH! look at those hiring minimums. Being a recent Embry-Riddle grad perhaps they would take that into accout, plus I have a 737 type rating. I certinally dont want to sit copilot for more than a month or two, I need jet PIC. Do you all know any place that I can obtain Jet PIC time quicker, like I said I want to move on to the airlines ASAP

JACKA$$!!!!! Is this the kind of $hit they are teaching you these days? Your high and mighty because you overspent on your education? I think you'd fit right in over at Grand Aire/Tri-Coastal, give them a call. Its 1-800-SUC-KASS.

 

[imacdog]

You guys are too gullible .

 

[RichardRambone]

Seriously. I can smell the sarcasm even through the text. Riddle's whack.

 

[pilotyip]

Actually I meet this guy or his older brother at the Air Inc show in ATL back in 2000. We were hiring DA-20 and DC-9 F/O's off the street at that time. This ERAU pilot walks up to our booth. He has a total of around 1100 hrs, 500 MEL, 250 in the B-90 King Air. I tell him about our DA-20 program and how he would be getting jet time to build up his resume. He tells he is not interested because at this time in his career he doesn't need to fly small airplanes anymore, he is only interested in the DC-9 F/O position because he is going to DAL where his dad works. (DA-20 Small, compared to a B-90?) We wished him the best.

 

[flyinlow67]

That dude is flamin' (in both contexts). Most ERAU grads I have met are pretty reasonable pilots with no grand expectations about where they are going to end up just because they went to ERAU.
I have heard good things about both companies and just had a friend get hired by Ameristar and he seems to like it so far. Six of one, half dozen of another. At least the freight doesn't complain. (Kinda miss that)

 

[iaflyer]

I seriously doubt it. USA Jet is pretty first class as adhoc carriers go. Yeah, maybe the pay is not the best, but what freight company has great pay? At least USA Jet has a good relationship with the FAA. Besides, would you rather work for Warren Buffet or Tom Wackendorf?

I would agree that USA Jet is a pretty good outfit. I believe their business model is changing these days - less freight, more pax.

However, USA Jet/Active Aero is not associated with Warren Buffett. Active Aero is partially owned by Berkshire Partners, not Berkshire Hathaway (Warren Buffett's company). This link has the partner companies of Berkshire Hathaway: http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/subs/sublinks.html It has Flightsafety and NetJets, but no Active Aero.

 

[no1uknow]

The USA should follow Japans lead with bridge programs that allow the highly trained and educated pilots to move directly to the right seat of an airliner. The airline benifits would be great...less training costs, streamlining the interview requirements and knowing there getting the best pilots available. I dont mean to offend anyone and I know that those little freight airplanes serve an important role and need to be flown but I decided to not to go that route and just want a job commonsurate with my education and qualifications. Thanks for the comments, I was surprised to see Ameristar and USA jets hiring minimums..do they really find people with thoses times or is just what they advertise? Anyway, I hear Notre Dame University has a bridge program so that is probably the route I'll go.

 

[no1uknow]

Oh and about calling Herb at Southwest Airlines...not interested in SWA I want to fly larger modern equipment internationally..but I guess I would fly there a while to build time.

 

[no1uknow]

And yes this is a flame kids..you all spend way to much time on these boards..HA!

 

[pilotyip]

no1uetc. Average hours of the next new hire class at USA Jet is 6534 TT 4623 MEL, 2672 Turbin, and the four new hires have 7 type ratings among them. Because this class has ex one Indy Air Captain, it pushes up the average a bit. But we rarely hire anyone near our minimums. They need this time because they could be biding captain a year after being hired.

 

[Wiggums]

Or get hired at Amersitar below their published mins and upgrade a year.

Go to USA Jet is you want to make a carrer out of flying greasy Falcons. Choose Ameristar is you want to put your three years in and move on.

Three year at Amersitar get you two types and 1000 Turbine PIC. Three years at your average regional you will still be in the right seat.

 

[pilotyip]

Wiggums also just a side note 75% of our career pilots, guys who are in the upper half of the seniority list, over 10 yrs average time with company, bid the scheduled passenger flights in our non-greasy DC-9's. Whatever always keep the greasy side down.

 

[federico]

Pilot Yip is Usa Jet hiring.

 

[Lear Wanna Be]

Pilot Yip is Usa Jet hiring.

Don't know, but there was this 5 days ago.

http://www.jsfirm.com/companydetail.asp?jobid=9623

 

[pilotyip]

We are interviewing to maintain the level of our pool. Due to the looming pilot shortage our pool is evaporating at higher rate than than lst year.

 

[no1uknow]

You really think there will be a pilot shortage? I have heard that but why?

 

[pilotyip]

Never be a pilot shortage but there is a growing world wide experience shortage.

 

[goastar]

Yikes!!

JACKA$$!!!!! Is this the kind of $hit they are teaching you these days? Your high and mighty because you overspent on your education? I think you'd fit right in over at Grand Aire/Tri-Coastal, give them a call. Its 1-800-SUC-KASS.

 

[The Gimp]

The right seat in the DC-9 at USAJ is a career one. 5 yrs to be a 9 Captain if not more.

Falcon Capt, who knows, but there are 2 sides to USAJ. If your a 9 pilot you get better equipment, more days off, better show times and better load pay.

Why doesnt the entire pilot group get 12 days off like the 9 pilots?

 

[pilotyip]

DA-20 days off.

The DA-20 is a low yield airplane. Right now the DA-10 gets 11 days off per month. To support a 10% increase in DA-20 crews to do the same amount of flying would reduce thin yields even further. 13 days off per month on the DC-9 can normally be bid after one year with the company. Many pilots elect to stay in the DC-9 to get more days off instead of coming back to the DA-20 Cpat's seat and make $15,000 a year more. It is the pilots choice. BTW DC-9 Capt is running about 6.5 years right now, DC-9 Captains don't go anywhere.