amcnd

And the bid is still closed.. They may not be done awarding positions yet...

Jimratt

Is everyone going to ORD from the 12/29 and 1/26 classes? CRJ200's? Got a buddy that wants DEN. Any chance of that happening?

Seminole00

Not straight out of training, although it won't take long since it's a junior base. He is going to ORD or MSP.

wrxpilot

Probably, but then again you never know. I've seen new hires get DEN and COS right away on several occasions. Either way, I agree it won't take long.

3inthegreen

How long would slc take?

Hatrick32

Question for OO guys in the know...I see that there are roughly 70+ FOs that got the upgrade nod on 2/27/15...How long before these individuals begin their upgrade training? Do you receive the email saying you've been awarded upgrade and "standby" for a class date? Or does the upgrade award mean you will be starting class the following month? I'm a June 11' hire and am just trying to judge the chances of getting the magical email sometime later this year...
Thanks for any info you all are willing to share!

MiLa

The Domicile Vacancy Report said this bid was for 2 April classes. So the upgrades that were just awarded will be for those classes. I'm not sure if they get the class date assigned right away when they get the upgrade award or not...

Hatrick32

Sweet, I didn't notice that on the DVR...Thanks for the info! Hope you guys are having a great weekend!

Loveforairp38

Just about to apply to Skywest. After reading about the last 80 pages, i have narrowed down my questions if y'all could be so kind to answer. I'd be based in ORD, seems like the CRJ's are the safe choice.

1- After training, are the new hires actually approaching the guarantee in FLIGHT TIME? I wouldn't want to be sitting on reserve AND not flying. New hire buddy at PSA is getting about 70 hrs/ mo.

2- Is it actually reasonable to pick up extra trips? I've already heard how you can't pick up a trip on the same duty day... Kinda inefficient since you're already at the airport and offering to fill the slot.

3. I'm young and have a child and if you can't tell yet, I'm trying to do the best for my family and choose the right carrier... Sooo is Skywest the right choice for getting the flight time and progressing in a manner comparable to other regionals while making a little more than $24 an hour?

4. Stats show second year pay is $39, does this still hold true and is that a guarantee at 13 months?

Thanks you very much guys/gals!

ClickClickBoom

1#- Today doesn't matter, things change rapidly. Plan you finances based upon 75hr guarantee. There are guys in FAT flying 25 hours a month.

2#-Difficult, needs of ScrewScheduling dictate what will happen. If you are trying to pick up a company open time pairing, might happen, if its a drop request from another crewmwmber, not so much.

3#-This question is loaded, ask yourself if you can deal being TDY assigned for 5 days a week across the country and not flying at all. This is worst case scenario, might be better, but not worse. Only you can decide if this is compatible with family life. If your wife isn't extremely independent this could be difficult.

4#-Pay increases for the first pay period after the anniversary.