Newly Certified 121 Airline in Miami
09-30-2010, 02:06 PM
#2
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2010
Position: window seat
Posts: 101
Let me guess, their called "Fly By Night" and their non-union. Also, they will tell you how this is the best time to apply for them. I applied to MaxJet. At the interview, I asked a lot of questions about there operation. Fortuntally, I wasn't hired. 3 months later they were out of business. I read throught there BS and wanted to know everything about them before I quit my job to go to a crapper one. All those guys who wanted HEAVY time now lost their seniority at there last job. Be very careful who you apply for , you may just get it and be out of a job in a few months. These jobs sound like a couple of airlines I worked for, stay away from start-up. They mostly go belly-up.
10-01-2010, 02:14 AM
#3
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2006
Position: B-737NG preferably in first class with a glass of champagne and caviar
Posts: 5,995
Let me guess, their called "Fly By Night" and their non-union. Also, they will tell you how this is the best time to apply for them. I applied to MaxJet. At the interview, I asked a lot of questions about there operation. Fortuntally, I wasn't hired. 3 months later they were out of business. I read throught there BS and wanted to know everything about them before I quit my job to go to a crapper one. All those guys who wanted HEAVY time now lost their seniority at there last job. Be very careful who you apply for , you may just get it and be out of a job in a few months. These jobs sound like a couple of airlines I worked for, stay away from start-up. They mostly go belly-up.
As I recall, Jet Blue was a start up carrier in 2000, as was Allegiant in the late 90s, and Virgin American about 3 years ago. Check Flight Tracker, they're still flying
. Hey, wait a sec... what ever happened to those old union legacy carriers... Eastern, Pan Am
???Bottom line Scumby is that life's a crap shoot.
Last edited by captjns; 10-01-2010 at 12:51 PM.
10-01-2010, 01:45 PM
#4
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2009
Position: A-320 FO
Posts: 693
Hey, wait a sec... what ever happened to those old union legacy carriers... Eastern, Pan Am???
I watched both for years, and flew for the latter. What I did find is that both had very expensive "ramps", which (being a business major) contributed to their financial difficulties. You don't need eight rampies to load and pushback a medium body jet when six can accomplish this task.
The pilots who scored were on the A-310 at PanAm when Delta purchased the Atlantic operation in December, 1991. These pilots were given Delta seniority numbers with something to the order of one to nine, but at least they have numbers. The rest were given priority treatment at Northwest, World, United, and UPS.
Eastern came back with some A300's with Martin Shugrue at the helm, another ill-fated attempt at the resurrection of an airline giant.
Also be very careful when applying to these upstart airlines and insure that they actually have an FAR Part 121 certificate in hand,
particularly if there's an application fee involved. There have been a couple of scams where the new 'airline' was collecting an application fee with no intentions of ever getting off the ground.
???I watched both for years, and flew for the latter. What I did find is that both had very expensive "ramps", which (being a business major) contributed to their financial difficulties. You don't need eight rampies to load and pushback a medium body jet when six can accomplish this task.
The pilots who scored were on the A-310 at PanAm when Delta purchased the Atlantic operation in December, 1991. These pilots were given Delta seniority numbers with something to the order of one to nine, but at least they have numbers. The rest were given priority treatment at Northwest, World, United, and UPS.
Eastern came back with some A300's with Martin Shugrue at the helm, another ill-fated attempt at the resurrection of an airline giant.
Also be very careful when applying to these upstart airlines and insure that they actually have an FAR Part 121 certificate in hand,
particularly if there's an application fee involved. There have been a couple of scams where the new 'airline' was collecting an application fee with no intentions of ever getting off the ground.
10-01-2010, 05:27 PM
#5
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2006
Position: B-737NG preferably in first class with a glass of champagne and caviar
Posts: 5,995
Also be very careful when applying to these upstart airlines and insure that they actually have an FAR Part 121 certificate in hand, particularly if there's an application fee involved. There have been a couple of scams where the new 'airline' was collecting an application fee with no intentions of ever getting off the ground.
Reputable airlines do not require a candidate to bare expenses, with the exception of food, in connection with an interview. This includes the promise of reimbursement for travel expenses after attending the interview… with one compromise, which is common and not unreasonable, which is to pay one’s way to an airlines’ gateway city from one’s hometown airport. But with jump seat privileges out there that should me a moot point. Personally, if there is no return airline ticket along with a prepaid hotel reservation, I extend the courtesy of declining the invitation for attending the interview, as that company looking for crews is a potential bottom feeder.
I have and still aver, pilots seeking employment at any airline, be they legacy, LCCs, expat carriers, need to do their own due diligence before attending an interview. After all as some may remember, Si Simm used to declare “An educated consumer is our best customer” the same applies to potential candidates for employment with any company for any position.
10-10-2010, 11:49 AM
#7
Line Holder
Joined APC: Jan 2010
Posts: 70
10-10-2010, 12:39 PM
#8
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2008
Position: B787. Left seat.
Posts: 270
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
