Allegiant Bases
#531
My recommendation to potential new hires is to not listen to the frequenters of this forum. When I read their posts it’s often embellished and false. I’ve been junior and on reserve my entire career here, and it’s not the doom and gloom you read about here.
try to find someone on property who is willing to chat and answer your questions. Pm me if you like.
try to find someone on property who is willing to chat and answer your questions. Pm me if you like.
#532
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2015
Position: A-320
Posts: 680
Most often they open in early spring or late fall with the announcement happening 5-6 months in advance. However, company did say a while back to expect an announcement of 1 new base in Jan for a summer opening. 2-3 new bases next year is planned.
#533
New Hire
Joined APC: Dec 2015
Position: Airbus Captain
Posts: 5
My recommendation to potential new hires is to not listen to the frequenters of this forum. When I read their posts it’s often embellished and false. I’ve been junior and on reserve my entire career here, and it’s not the doom and gloom you read about here.
try to find someone on property who is willing to chat and answer your questions. Pm me if you like.
try to find someone on property who is willing to chat and answer your questions. Pm me if you like.
#534
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Joined APC: May 2016
Posts: 1,019
let us remind people: this is the only ULCC/ LCC and one of only 3 major airlines that furloughed, and then later bragged on the investor call they were able to bend the cares act rules to find creative ways to pay their executives when bonuses were prohibited.
yes the crews are great, yes behind home every day is great, but there is more to a workplace than just that.
#535
My recommendation to potential new hires is to not listen to the frequenters of this forum. When I read their posts it’s often embellished and false. I’ve been junior and on reserve my entire career here, and it’s not the doom and gloom you read about here.
try to find someone on property who is willing to chat and answer your questions. Pm me if you like.
try to find someone on property who is willing to chat and answer your questions. Pm me if you like.
The VP of flight ops just put out her 2nd of 5 videos meant to stop attrition in which she outright lied, contradicted herself, and even put up graphics with different numbers than previous ones. All it did is show how they don't have their act together and will say anything at this point. Almost every FO I fly with has updated their apps recently, at least half have interviews scheduled at legacy pax or freight airlines. Some have already been hired and are awaiting class dates even senior ones. They all say the same thing. They don't want to move up north to upgrade with no chance of getting back to FL and they don't trust management to keep this place going long term. They are stagnant where they are. The Mexico thing really opened a lot of eyes. We were supposed to be doing that flying and now its farmed out to cheaper pilots. They show a daily lack of respect in contract compliance and abuse. That has no signs of changing. The main attraction here is to be home every night and if you can't then there's no point working here and accepting the lowest airbus pay in the nation and our sub regional airline work rules which they still ignore.
#536
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2010
Position: Airbus CA
Posts: 946
The “it’s not that bad” people on here are doing prospective applicants a disservice, to put it politely. There’s a tiny minority for whom this is a good fit. The rest of you asking about commuting & such - just move on. Believe what you read.
#537
Prospective applicants, please read this and take this advice to heart. Maybe the guy who said it’s all great is in a small base where reserve abuse isn’t as bad as the larger ones, and also has no interest in ever upgrading. That’s the only reasonable explanation. Otherwise you’re kidding yourself to think you’re going to come here and ever upgrade in a desirable base.
#539
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2015
Position: A-320
Posts: 680
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