Pilot41

$50, I tend to agree with the others

mccube5

pretty sure his elders have some long ties with the airlines, so that means hes got it all figured out, dont you worry about that guy hes got it all figured out on the fast track to the legacies!

Wildlife L4

Greetings from the inside at Lynx. We have a scheduled certification date of Dec 6th - if all goes well with the FAA. We have 4 new aircraft in Denver with two more in the next two weeks - purchased 10 total with 10 options. We are flying this week and next doing practice flights for proving runs in Nov. Things are moving fast.
The people have all been great to work with and we all are doing our part to make sure we are a success.

Pay-- always a sore subject no matter where you are.... it is still $50/hr for CAs first year. There has not been posted a 2+ year pay. Right now, all eyes are focused on completing certification so we can start bringing in $$. We are told it will be competitive and appropriate. You can only imagine how much $$ it takes to get an airline started... Gotta buy everything! Planes, grd equip, building, office, dispatch, maint,.... the list goes on and on.

We are still hiring and have classes thru Nov. Street hire CAs are thinning out as we will be shifting away from them soon I'm told. Class dates are 10/29 and 11/12. Once certification is complete- - we expect rapid growth and many other 'doors' opening for other flying opportunities.

As with any career decision, it must fit your needs and situation. If you are on the fence or curious about working here - do send your resume in. << [email protected] >> Our pilot interview panel goes out of their way to make sure you are informed and see if you are a good fit at Lynx... and we are a good fit for you.

BTW - NO FLOW to/from Frontier. We are seperate sister airlines in that regard. That's about it. My goal here is to post the facts and not get into rock throwing.

Best wishes to all in your goals and careers.

~M.P.

JungleBus

See, that's where the pilots come in. We're here to fly for substandard wages so pool ole management has the money they need to spend on all those pesky planes, offices, computers, etc. Why do we do it? Because we're concerned that there isn't nearly enough capacity in the airline business right now...

mccube5

how do you expect to attract people that wanna be there for the long haul with ridiculously low wages and no real commitment from management that they intend to give career supporting wages.

snopilot

wildlife,
any updates? still hiring? long term pay? certification still in Dec?
what are the hiring mins?
Union?
How many pilots do you have?
fo? cpt?
how may will you need?
thanks
S

Pilot41

Curious also if December is still on track for start-up.

EMB120IP

As far as I know, they were running flights yesterday (11-19). I saw 3 parked at concourse A, and one leaving for Billings.

LR45DRIVER

Lynx, not Lynks. Doing proving runs right now and on target for 12/06 start date. Still hiring.

Wildlife L4

Greetings! Starting round two of proving runs this week. We are all optimistic that we will finish Friday. All is going well. This is the last step before we have that slippery certificate. I feel we will start immediately with flights the first week of Dec. Our proving run pilots along with linecheck pilots will fill the schedule and IOE will begin.

Still hiring... FOs only. New mins are 1000 TT; 300ME with turbine and 135/121 exp preferred. Looking to move the majority of training inhouse. We have brought in great people and experienced pilots. No lack of interest for sure.

Thus far about 94 pilots (give or take) with about 40ish FOs. Our last class starts Dec 3 for the year. More classes being scheduled for 2008. 5 crews/plane. Wages will be reviewed asap after cert. and probably after the holidays. It will be adjusted accordingly we all feel. No union.

Look for the 2 planes flying around DIA and the area all this coming week. The others are staged over at BJC ready to go. We are all ready to get flying and growing more routes.

Happy and Safe Holidays!

~M.P.~