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#22
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Saabtrash is resentful because he works for the "other" redtail regional. Things are not good at his airline right now, but the pendulum will swing once again. If history is any indicator, NW management will once again use Mesaba's current situation to attempt to get concessions from the Mesaba pilot group in exchange for jets. Then, Mesaba will again be the Golden Child who is hiring like mad, and people will be lined up at Mesaba's door to fly a jet for less than Pinnacle pays. Hiring will likely slow then at Pinnacle...maybe NW will take away a few jets from Pinnacle...and then the cycle will repeat. It happened when Mesaba got the AVROs...it happened when Pinnacle got the CRJs...and if management gets their way, it will continue to happen. NW management has been pitting the pilot groups at its regionals against one another for years in an attempt to control labor costs.
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interview process?
Originally Posted by Jared
Personally, I'm part of the proud 80% that doesn't make it through their interview. I'm glad to see that they have improved their standards, considering some of my classmates that they hired, referred to by at least one of their captains as such: "Flying as a passenger used to be fun, but now I know what kind of corn-holes are working up front..." You have to wonder, when they were hiring all of the people that you would have never thought had any business in an airline job!
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I found this is on a job web site. Hopefully it will be helpful to you guys.
March 8, 2006
PINNACLE AIRLINES (First Officers (1000 TT, 200 ME, 100 INST))
Tel: no calls
Email: Click here to Apply
Web Site: http://www.nwairlink.com
March 8, 2006
PINNACLE AIRLINES (First Officers (1000 TT, 200 ME, 100 INST))
Tel: no calls
Email: Click here to Apply
Web Site: http://www.nwairlink.com
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Pinnacle was here last week and took 7 or 8. Their mins were 500TT and a multi rating. The two guys I talked to that got hired had under 700TT and a multi rating (about 25-30 hours multi time). So I would say that they are not very firm on their mins.
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i interviewed in december off the street with 670/52. The hours were all (preferred) but ATP written and other paperwork was all required. They are just losing lots of people to attrition right now and I even heard a rumor that a decent percent werent passing training....No first hand info except for the interview....FWIW
#28
Originally Posted by NightFlyer29
Wow those time are very low. Does UND have some type of deal with Pinnacle or something?
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Originally Posted by JMT21
Pinnacle was here last week and took 7 or 8. Their mins were 500TT and a multi rating. The two guys I talked to that got hired had under 700TT and a multi rating (about 25-30 hours multi time). So I would say that they are not very firm on their mins.
I was going to say the same thing. They really need people bad.
edik
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I would not really say they need pilots bad. They hired 8 of the 18 on the first day. And on the second day maybe two of the 11.
And they are strict on their minimums. The only reason they hired 500TT guys is because they had taken the CRJ Course at UND.
And they are strict on their minimums. The only reason they hired 500TT guys is because they had taken the CRJ Course at UND.
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