Allegiant Air
04-10-2016, 06:24 PM
#2263
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2016
Posts: 116
I would take everything you read on this thread, or any thread for that matter, with a grain of salt.
So much negativity in these forums and I've found on multiple accounts information on APC to be wildly inaccurate. Of course not all posts are garbage but there are quite a few posts in a number of forums on here that are just plain useless.
So much negativity in these forums and I've found on multiple accounts information on APC to be wildly inaccurate. Of course not all posts are garbage but there are quite a few posts in a number of forums on here that are just plain useless.
04-10-2016, 06:38 PM
#2264
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2015
Posts: 136
But dude you’re home every night. That will make up for missing cotter pins. Most times, sometimes. Every now and then. Oh well.lol
04-10-2016, 09:16 PM
#2265
Line Holder
Joined APC: Sep 2015
Posts: 45
You keep up with such negativity long enough and people are just going to start ignoring you. I am starting right now, Fwiw!
04-11-2016, 06:00 AM
#2266
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2014
Position: E145 FO
Posts: 117
PW4060,
Just know that everything at an airline is seniority based and waiting around for the airbus might not be the best options. As pointed out in other threads the management can also change things such as your 2 year seat lock in type, so if they need bus pilots you could get released from the seat lock. Your base could also transition out of the MD80 to the bus which would require retraining of the base.
Also thanks Stok1, I was incorrect, there is no contract, just an agreement with the pilots as to what the work rules are supposed to be. I was just trying to make sure that whomever comes to G4 knows what to expect walking in the door.
As for training, it has not been too bad, I will let you all know after my first SIT's. The instructors have varied from excellent to lets just say they were new and needed a few more practice runs in front a live audience. Once they transition over to airbus training procedures (later this summer) I believe that will help, at least for the Bus pilots.
Just know that everything at an airline is seniority based and waiting around for the airbus might not be the best options. As pointed out in other threads the management can also change things such as your 2 year seat lock in type, so if they need bus pilots you could get released from the seat lock. Your base could also transition out of the MD80 to the bus which would require retraining of the base.
Also thanks Stok1, I was incorrect, there is no contract, just an agreement with the pilots as to what the work rules are supposed to be. I was just trying to make sure that whomever comes to G4 knows what to expect walking in the door.
As for training, it has not been too bad, I will let you all know after my first SIT's. The instructors have varied from excellent to lets just say they were new and needed a few more practice runs in front a live audience. Once they transition over to airbus training procedures (later this summer) I believe that will help, at least for the Bus pilots.
04-11-2016, 06:33 AM
#2267
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2010
Position: MD80
Posts: 188
Dude, you are really beginning to sound like an old busted up drum with the same old crappy drum beat. I am sure, I am not the only one to see this on here.
You keep up with such negativity long enough and people are just going to start ignoring you. I am starting right now, Fwiw!
You keep up with such negativity long enough and people are just going to start ignoring you. I am starting right now, Fwiw!
Putting this guy on ignore makes the forum much easier to tolerate, for sure!
BTW... He talks a big game on here but he sucks up to the CP every chance he gets. Playin' both sides I guess you could say.
04-11-2016, 07:48 AM
#2268
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2007
Position: back in the right seat 121
Posts: 145
I bypassed on the recall and then took the buyout for my number... plus there was only a 7 yr recall that we had....... and that expired in Feb of 2016. Do you think its coincidence that the recall expires and they start to hire? Why pay me 10 yr pay rate when you can get a new hire.
Plus it is still a ACMI run by Hete and the gang. I could put up with it when I was making $150 bucks a flt hour as an F/O and only flying a few days a month on reserve living in domicile, but now....... its a different airline than what I signed up for. I was considering ATI with the amazon deal, but until a paycheck says Amazon and not ATI, ATSG, ABX or any other sub contractor it will just be like DHL using contractors against each other.
Of course I did choose G4 so who knows. This industry is nothing but a game of chance. Pay your money, roll the dice and see where it all ends up....... I knew I should have become a plumber.
Plus it is still a ACMI run by Hete and the gang. I could put up with it when I was making $150 bucks a flt hour as an F/O and only flying a few days a month on reserve living in domicile, but now....... its a different airline than what I signed up for. I was considering ATI with the amazon deal, but until a paycheck says Amazon and not ATI, ATSG, ABX or any other sub contractor it will just be like DHL using contractors against each other.
Of course I did choose G4 so who knows. This industry is nothing but a game of chance. Pay your money, roll the dice and see where it all ends up....... I knew I should have become a plumber.
04-11-2016, 09:52 AM
#2269
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2015
Position: on the bench
Posts: 157
04-11-2016, 10:25 AM
#2270
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2006
Position: A320
Posts: 1,347
How hard is it to get hired with the mins (no college degree but working on it, no TPIC but jet SIC 121)? Also, I've heard that with Allegiant's plans to get rid of the B757 fleet soon and with their plans to get rid of the mad dogs by 2020 that Allegiant will only have about 55-60% of the aircraft they have now, in 2020 (sorry if I worded that weirdly). How could pilot staffing be affected by this reduction in Allegiant's fleet? Which hubs could possibly close?
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