American interviews and class dates
#1571
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Joined APC: Jan 2013
Posts: 175
Wanted to share my experience for those who are curious or wonder what comes after the congrats call. I just finished company indoc, two weeks long, the whole process was first class- on the second day, last event was when we picked our aircraft base assignments. They put your name on a excell list by order of who is oldest first. Then they put the list of aircraft by seniority(determined by graduation day) then the oldest pilot picks first down to the youngest. Most everybody got what they wanted. That night is a formal dinner with some top guys. John Hale presents you and your wife with a set of wings- it's all very nicely done. The rest of the time is a lot of company indoc classes and some classes where we go over some basic aviation training (wind shear, jepps, performance ) Everyone is nice and genuinely happy to see new hires. AA headquarters is like a giant college campus. Now I have about a month off at home to prepare for ground school and simulators. Overall I couldn't be happier with the experience and company.
#1572
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Joined APC: Sep 2007
Posts: 130
Wanted to share my experience for those who are curious or wonder what comes after the congrats call. I just finished company indoc, two weeks long, the whole process was first class- on the second day, last event was when we picked our aircraft base assignments. They put your name on a excell list by order of who is oldest first. Then they put the list of aircraft by seniority(determined by graduation day) then the oldest pilot picks first down to the youngest. Most everybody got what they wanted. That night is a formal dinner with some top guys. John Hale presents you and your wife with a set of wings- it's all very nicely done. The rest of the time is a lot of company indoc classes and some classes where we go over some basic aviation training (wind shear, jepps, performance ) Everyone is nice and genuinely happy to see new hires. AA headquarters is like a giant college campus. Now I have about a month off at home to prepare for ground school and simulators. Overall I couldn't be happier with the experience and company.
#1579
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Joined APC: Sep 2007
Posts: 130
#1580
Well, a minute for the senior pilot in the room. The last few have a long wait. Either way, it's not like there are that many choices. Our class had three, 767 MIA, 737 MIA, or MD80 DFW. So the choice was really do I choose something at the top of the seniority list regardless of aircraft or base, or do I trade seniority to fly a certain airplane or try and make my commute or home base MIA or DFW?
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