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01-20-2016, 03:50 PM

#161

shoelu

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Joined APC: Jun 2007

Position: CA

Posts: 1,207

For what it's worth, I just finished the first 2016 distance leaning module and the word on hiring was still 600+ for the year.

01-20-2016, 04:10 PM

#162

g200pilot

On the road again

Joined APC: Oct 2007

Position: B 737 Right side

Posts: 19

Any news on the Pilot board today? Lots of us who interviewed in the beginning of December are still sitting waiting for a call or a TBNT letter. Lots of references were checked last week and the consensus was there was to be a board today but no one got calls...any insight would be great! thanks!

01-20-2016, 04:13 PM

#163

ZapBrannigan

Furloughed Again?!

Joined APC: Aug 2007

Position: Boeing 737

Posts: 4,804

Flyguy, how do they "add" 60 to this bid? Wouldn't it have to show at least 60 vacancies? Or do you mean the April bid will include those 60?

01-20-2016, 04:19 PM

#164

Vsipegged

Line Holder

Joined APC: Nov 2013

Posts: 51

Hello,

Is anyone getting interviewed without the type rating / and or a college degree?

01-20-2016, 05:06 PM

#165

getmeout

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Joined APC: Jan 2015

Posts: 56

Quote:

Originally Posted by g200pilot

Historically, boards are held every other Tuesday. Internals are divided on timing. Usually, thank yous go out on Wednesdays. Welcomes come on Thursday or later.

Or not...

Good luck!

01-20-2016, 05:29 PM

#166

CODs4ever

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Posts: 536

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vsipegged

Hello,

Is anyone getting interviewed without the type rating / and or a college degree?

Plenty interviewed without the type. More than 50% from what I have been reading. As to the college degree and not having one...I think that's pretty rare among the current new hires. I could be wrong.

01-20-2016, 05:40 PM

#167

mwmav8r01

On Reserve

Joined APC: Oct 2011

Posts: 20

All from my group last Wed had degrees. A few types. Airline guys 10,000 hrs plus. Mil guys 4000+ hrs.

01-20-2016, 05:40 PM

#168

CODs4ever

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Joined APC: Oct 2015

Posts: 536

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZapBrannigan

The lost decade affected many of us, especially those who were furloughed after 9/11, or those trapped at the regionals during those years.

The ten year "pause" in our careers caused many of us to show up in class at major airlines in our 40s or 50s, rather than 20s or 30s. Along our sides are those who started flying post 9/11 and whose careers progressed naturally and relatively unaffected by the stagnation of the lost decade. They are reaching the majors today, as they should after normal career progression. Sometimes they look at us as if we did something wrong. They don't have the background to see what happened to us as a result of the RJ, 9/11, age 65, and the mega mergers. They just assume that they did something right that we did wrong.

I pray nothing happens that affects their careers as dramatically as were ours.

Zap - well said. I left the military at the worst possible time. 33 years old and right after 9/11 with too much confidence. Probably should have stayed on active duty and kept flying. Bad headwork and being stubborn caused me to be here & now, looking to get on with the majors in my mid-40's, like so many others.

01-20-2016, 06:08 PM

#169

flyguy81

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Posts: 2,923

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZapBrannigan

Flyguy, how do they "add" 60 to this bid? Wouldn't it have to show at least 60 vacancies? Or do you mean the April bid will include those 60?

Everytime I think I've figured out how this place does something, they do/say something that confuses me even more. I've no idea. There's only 20 or so vacancies but they were saying at the TC that 3 classes were going to bid. I thought that just 2 classes would bid and the class that started last week would have a temp base for March, but what do I know.

The 12/14 class had a temp base for Feb and the typed guys in that class finish before the non-typed guys in the 12/9 class who didn't get a temp base. So the 12/14 guys for sure are on the bid and guys in the 1/6 class were told they'd be bidding too for March since they finish in Feb. Guess we'll find out in a week or so if that's true or not.