XTRA Airways

[Sir Innocenti]

Hello All:
Can anyone past or present share some details regarding XTRA Airways? Im trying to see if they commute you to and from work (home basing), schedules, treatment and such. I'd appreciate any information.

 

[thunderworm]

there is no home basing. A base is considered a base if the contract is longer than 6 months. You are responsible for getting yourself to the base and housing.If less than 6 months then you are TDY and tavel and housing is on them. They do everything they can to make sure that the contract is more than 6 months. Xtra has CASS on just about every airline. Schedules are fairly flexible you ask for days off then they build the schedule around that. Most of the time you get most of what you want off. Treatment is pretty good. Pay is sub par. they have a ground school going now and may hire again in jan or march it is still up in the air.

 

[say again]

Is this a part time gig?

 

[BornAgainPagan]

there is no home basing. A base is considered a base if the contract is longer than 6 months. You are responsible for getting yourself to the base and housing.If less than 6 months then you are TDY and tavel and housing is on them. They do everything they can to make sure that the contract is more than 6 months. Xtra has CASS on just about every airline. Schedules are fairly flexible you ask for days off then they build the schedule around that. Most of the time you get most of what you want off. Treatment is pretty good. Pay is sub par. they have a ground school going now and may hire again in jan or march it is still up in the air.

For the record, an airline is either in the CASS program or not. An airline does not get CASS approval through individual airlines as the database is hosted by ARINC. Perhaps you're thinking of reciprocal jumpseat agreements.

 

[thunderworm]

wow, thanks for clearing that up. before now i had no idea how cass worked.