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10-22-2018, 04:07 PM

#321

Ni hao

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I heard the program is indeed stopped.

I mean hiring pilots with no turbine time and have never been above 12,000 feet. What could possibly go wrong? Additional sims and 100 hours of OE

10-22-2018, 04:20 PM

#322

Grumble

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Talked to a narrow body LCA who said it hasn’t exactly gone swimmingly.

Whodathunkit?

10-22-2018, 04:28 PM

#323

pilotgolfer

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Grumble

Talked to a narrow body LCA who said it hasn’t exactly gone swimmingly.

Whodathunkit?

Make them all fly with Neil the brit.

10-22-2018, 04:56 PM

#324

ItnStln

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Triumph

Because the industry hasn’t reached a dire need for pilots that major airlines are resorting to hiring neophyte pilots with zero turbine time. There are still plenty of highly experienced pilots out there to be hired.

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That makes sense, thanks!

10-22-2018, 06:22 PM

#325

guppyflyer

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Regularguy

Rumor has it the first person from the CFI program showed up at TK and was less than stellar so they are re-evaluating the program.

Yeah, that isn't totally true but it sounds good for those opposed to the program. So far the success rate has been the same as any other new-hire. The program was suspended for an entirely different reason that I can't share, but it is not related to how successful candidates were in training. Not defending nor critiquing the program, just sharing the facts as I know them.

10-22-2018, 07:52 PM

#326

Airhoss

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Quote:

Originally Posted by pilotgolfer

Make them all fly with Neil the brit.

Does Neil even fly? The last I saw he had about 22 million posts correcting any and all wrongs and squelching any dissent or anybody who had the great misfortune to have a differing opinion on the UAL forum. I don’t know where he finds time to fly.

10-22-2018, 07:58 PM

#327

Spicy McHaggis

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SUX4U

Ran into one a month ago on my commute. He was just about done with consolidation and couldn’t get over talking about how big the airbus was and how much more difficult it was than he had imagined going into it. This just makes my blood boil when we have thousands of guys with heaps of jet experience out there that can’t get a call.

That’s funny cuz when I fly the bus I can’t help but think what a little toy it is compared to most other airliners.

10-22-2018, 08:01 PM

#328

bigfatdaddy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Spicy McHaggis

That’s funny cuz when I fly the bus I can’t help but think what a little toy it is compared to most other airliners.

Yeah....kinda like an ultra light.

10-23-2018, 08:49 AM

#329

baseball

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Quote:

Originally Posted by guppyflyer

Hopefully it was suspended because it make UAL the laughing stock of the airline business. Let's see we can go out and hire qualified, educated, and seasoned/experienced pilots, or we can go out and hire...…(fill in the blank).

No brainer really. Since you can't talk about it, we can only speculate..... Likely some sort of major HR foul with a female college student. (hope not), but likely.