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Old 02-28-2015, 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Froggy
Just saw this morning that VX is opening up AUS routes from DAL. I'm glad to see ya'll are being aggressive in the Dallas market, which leads to the question of is there any talk of opening up DAL as a base? I would love to work there but am not terribly interested in a cross country commute to either coast.
DAL base is a pipe dream. But if it ever does open up it will be small and super senior. I wouldn't count on it as a newhire.
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Old 03-01-2015, 02:17 PM
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Is that your way of saying that no one at VX is talking about it?
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Old 03-01-2015, 03:09 PM
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Took the cog test 3 weeks ago, have had a chief pilot, check airman and line pilot from VA walk my stuff in, nothing yet. Just have to play the waiting game and hopefully something hits. Is the hiring done after March? Or are they planning more when the new planes comes this summer? Thanks for the insight guys.
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Old 03-01-2015, 04:47 PM
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Same here, 2 recommendations and have met the recruiters twice at career fairs. nothing yet
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Old 03-01-2015, 05:23 PM
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I turned my application in last March. I got the questionnaire in April, and then went to the job fair in Vegas. I was told I would get an interview when hiring started again. Interviews have started and I haven't heard a word!

Is this a TBNT situation or do I need to reapply each time they open the hiring window?
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Old 03-02-2015, 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Froggy
Is that your way of saying that no one at VX is talking about it?
Lol. Oh, there's plenty of people talking about it. Especially all the folks that live there. Thankfully for the rest of us management and crew planning have realized that adding a DAL base would decimate the quality of trips for the rest of us. We just don't have enough aircraft yet to absorb that much of a transfer of flying.

Maybe sometime down the road we will see small bases in places like DAL and LAS but that is many moons down the road.

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Old 03-02-2015, 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by 4andCounting
Lol. Oh, there's plenty of people talking about it. Especially all the folks that live there. Thankfully for the rest of us management and crew planning have realized that adding a DAL base would decimate the quality of trips for the rest of us. We just don't have enough aircraft yet to absorb that much of a transfer of flying.

Maybe sometime down the road we will see small bases in places like DAL and LAS but that is many moons down the road.

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Ah, ok, that makes sense now. Thanks! Who needs DAL anyway? Push the base further south to SAT and we have ourselves a deal!
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Old 03-02-2015, 09:08 PM
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I applied and never received the test...im about 100's short of the mins could the be why?
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Old 03-03-2015, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by weekendflyer
I applied and never received the test...im about 100's short of the mins could the be why?
100s below the 2,500TT? Thats probably why. I think the computer will automatically ignore your application if you have less than minimums.
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Old 03-08-2015, 02:10 PM
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