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04-18-2014, 06:28 AM

#3821

Skubajet

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Originally Posted by mike12345

Thanks for the advice. The only X factor is the base is Boston so it will be much harder to get to, if at all. Also for those curious, when I applied I had about 5000 total and 4000 tpic, all military, 200 hours in 12 months, no training program in 7 years, and one internal.

Bos-Lga is an easy easy commute. Shuttle runs every hour with lots of seats open on every flight. With the huge BOS footprint of US/AA I wouldn't be surprised if a BOS base opens up again in the future.

04-18-2014, 11:40 AM

#3822

jackie moon

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I got a line on the bus in CLT at about 1.5 years

04-18-2014, 06:01 PM

#3823

Two-percent

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Originally Posted by PinnacleFO

How is the 320 in Phl vs the 190? I know a line comes quicker on the 190 but how much longer would it be on the 320 vs clt or dca?

So, did you get hired at Airways or are you just doing research?

04-18-2014, 06:13 PM

#3824

PinnacleFO

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Originally Posted by Two-percent

So, did you get hired at Airways or are you just doing research?

Doing research for now

04-18-2014, 06:33 PM

#3825

Two-percent

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Well, good luck. I hope you make it. Is it legacies or bust? Or have you ever considered LCC's?

04-20-2014, 04:55 AM

#3826

flybywire44

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Originally Posted by fosters

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Originally Posted by The Drizzle

Brilliant. I feel like the Airways side does a really good job of hiring from a diverse set of backgrounds. It's almost like a regular line pilot can get hired here!

They do.

The downside is, you have to win the lottery to get a phone call, I know that is what it felt like to me .

Many groups feel that they are discriminated against by employers, so US Airways leaves it all to chance to limit liability from opportunists.

04-20-2014, 06:21 PM

#3827

Skubajet

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Originally Posted by flybywire44

Many groups feel that they are discriminated against by employers, so US Airways leaves it all to chance to limit liability from opportunists.

Its a lottery somewhat but not 100%. My understanding (I could be wrong) is a bunch of resumes get selected and then the pilot hiring team hand picks out of the pile who they will interview. It appears that they are hiring a mix of corporate, military, regional, and cargo (heavy) type pilots. It will be interesting to see if any of the hiring practices change once hiring is all done by AA.

04-21-2014, 06:48 AM

#3828

Saabs

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Originally Posted by Skubajet

I'm sure after its just AA doing the hiring to be hired off the street you will probably need to have been in the military. Why wouldn't they? Eagle flows provide all the civilians they need and traditionally AA has hired heavily from the military ranks. Reason # 578 flows are bad IMO.