Interview/CJO/Class Date Timeline
11-10-2023, 07:21 AM
#681
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Interviewed earlier this week and got the CJO last night. Awaiting class date offers but trying to look ahead/plan ahead. I’m hearing many recent offers have been mid to late January.
I do have a bit of a small predicament though: I’m getting married in mid March. This will be my 3rd airline, so I wasn’t expecting expecting to apply, interview, and get a CJO so quickly (entire timeline was maybe a month from first app to CJO). Also at my last two trainings, we bid for sim slots and could pick patterns with specific days off and some even had ample chunks of time off throughout. A conversation with a friend recently hired indicates you show up for 2 weeks, home study for 5, then 3 more weeks for sims. And that your sim and partner are scheduled for you, no bidding.
With that in mind, it seems like there would be no flexibility once the training footprint begins, you just get what you get? I only need 2-3 days off for the wedding itself, no honeymoon or anything yet. Is the simplest solution to select a date where the 5 week home study includes those couple of days?
I do have a bit of a small predicament though: I’m getting married in mid March. This will be my 3rd airline, so I wasn’t expecting expecting to apply, interview, and get a CJO so quickly (entire timeline was maybe a month from first app to CJO). Also at my last two trainings, we bid for sim slots and could pick patterns with specific days off and some even had ample chunks of time off throughout. A conversation with a friend recently hired indicates you show up for 2 weeks, home study for 5, then 3 more weeks for sims. And that your sim and partner are scheduled for you, no bidding.
With that in mind, it seems like there would be no flexibility once the training footprint begins, you just get what you get? I only need 2-3 days off for the wedding itself, no honeymoon or anything yet. Is the simplest solution to select a date where the 5 week home study includes those couple of days?
11-10-2023, 08:42 AM
#682
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Joined APC: Nov 2023
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Yeah I’d only need maybe one block of 3 days. Buy a round trip ticket: fly home, wedding, fly back. I assume someone from training will eventually reach out with class date options, so I should just pick first available and then start asking them then?
11-10-2023, 11:23 AM
#684
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Joined APC: Dec 2011
Position: A320 FO
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Since they aren't hiring in December they will probably run several jumbo classes in January. You still have a shot if you tell them you specifically want an early date after you get the CJO.
11-10-2023, 01:27 PM
#685
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11-10-2023, 04:18 PM
#687
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11-11-2023, 07:55 PM
#690
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