Gojet preparing for CRJ 900's
07-11-2012, 07:00 AM
#141
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pot......kettle....
I left Uncle Hulies house 2 years ago. Thank you. Please drive thru.
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.. to McDonald's drive through window.
Ok, I'm probably Tool of the Day for that lame one, but I'm with Mooney on the pot meet kettle thing.
07-11-2012, 07:06 AM
#142
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Position: CL-65 captain
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07-11-2012, 11:55 AM
#143
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Big picture?
I'm looking at the big picture. I went to GoJet.....did my time....then left. What picture are you looking at?
07-11-2012, 07:37 PM
#144
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It worked for you and is currently working for many others.
Many former comair came to g7 less than a year ago and are holding lines as captains already.
I've heard some in RDU are getting more than 17 days off.
Many former comair came to g7 less than a year ago and are holding lines as captains already.
I've heard some in RDU are getting more than 17 days off.
07-12-2012, 01:26 PM
#146
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Position: E190 FO
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So they upgraded in less than a year? Or did they get hired as street captains?
07-12-2012, 01:41 PM
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They were hired as cqfo's and were upgraded to captains in about 6 months time. GoJet has not hired street captains for about 4 years or longer. 11 recent hires were awared cqfo training for August which means they will be trained and qualified as a Captain and will most likely be made a Captain very soon to keep up with the growth and the loss of the United furloughs returning to the Continental side. New hires with the ugprade time are upgrading around 6 months. Lots of Comair folks are filling the classes as well as lots of high time folks due to the quick upgrade/cqfo benefits. Seeing more and more Pinnacle guys coming over also.
07-12-2012, 02:48 PM
#148
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They were hired as cqfo's and were upgraded to captains in about 6 months time. GoJet has not hired street captains for about 4 years or longer. 11 recent hires were awared cqfo training for August which means they will be trained and qualified as a Captain and will most likely be made a Captain very soon to keep up with the growth and the loss of the United furloughs returning to the Continental side. New hires with the ugprade time are upgrading around 6 months. Lots of Comair folks are filling the classes as well as lots of high time folks due to the quick upgrade/cqfo benefits. Seeing more and more Pinnacle guys coming over also.
At this point in my life, I am firmly convinced that no regional is better or worse than the others purely due to history, "morals," the name of the union, etc.--I've come to learn there are a few certainties in this career (and in every career, for the most part, albeit on a longer time scale in other industries):
1) If things get good somewhere, it is only a matter of time before they get bad again.
2) If things are bad where you are, they will probably only get worse until your company is bankrupt and/or you are furloughed/fired/laid off.
3) Look at the best and worst case scenarios at a given company re: pay, upgrade, seniority, bases, equipment, etc.--there is a greater-than-50% chance that the worst case scenario will manifest in reality than the best case scenario
4) Getting a job at a major airline in the next decade is not a certainy. Death and taxes are a certainty, however. Plan for the latter, don't plan for the former...you won't regret it.
Either way, STL is home...ORD is close-enough to home...I just want to be home.
07-12-2012, 02:50 PM
#149
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God...re-reading my post above, I realize I should've just gone into marketing back in the day...I'd probably be one of those guys on vacay in Cabo about now had I been smart enough to do so!!!
07-12-2012, 03:09 PM
#150
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I'm a former Pinnacle guy...I'm trying to come over too...
At this point in my life, I am firmly convinced that no regional is better or worse than the others purely due to history, "morals," the name of the union, etc.--I've come to learn there are a few certainties in this career (and in every career, for the most part, albeit on a longer time scale in other industries):
1) If things get good somewhere, it is only a matter of time before they get bad again.
2) If things are bad where you are, they will probably only get worse until your company is bankrupt and/or you are furloughed/fired/laid off.
3) Look at the best and worst case scenarios at a given company re: pay, upgrade, seniority, bases, equipment, etc.--there is a greater-than-50% chance that the worst case scenario will manifest in reality than the best case scenario
4) Getting a job at a major airline in the next decade is not a certainy. Death and taxes are a certainty, however. Plan for the latter, don't plan for the former...you won't regret it.
Either way, STL is home...ORD is close-enough to home...I just want to be home.
At this point in my life, I am firmly convinced that no regional is better or worse than the others purely due to history, "morals," the name of the union, etc.--I've come to learn there are a few certainties in this career (and in every career, for the most part, albeit on a longer time scale in other industries):
1) If things get good somewhere, it is only a matter of time before they get bad again.
2) If things are bad where you are, they will probably only get worse until your company is bankrupt and/or you are furloughed/fired/laid off.
3) Look at the best and worst case scenarios at a given company re: pay, upgrade, seniority, bases, equipment, etc.--there is a greater-than-50% chance that the worst case scenario will manifest in reality than the best case scenario
4) Getting a job at a major airline in the next decade is not a certainy. Death and taxes are a certainty, however. Plan for the latter, don't plan for the former...you won't regret it.
Either way, STL is home...ORD is close-enough to home...I just want to be home.
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