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Old 11-27-2014, 04:46 PM
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What's the schedule like at Sun Country? Are we talking 3-4 out-and-backs per week on the scheduled flights? Do you guys do any layovers on the scheduled side?

How much of your flying would typically be non-scheduled or military charter?
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Old 11-28-2014, 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Fetzervalve View Post
What's the schedule like at Sun Country? Are we talking 3-4 out-and-backs per week on the scheduled flights? Do you guys do any layovers on the scheduled side?

How much of your flying would typically be non-scheduled or military charter?
If you can hold out and backs. Yes 3-4 a week is average. As an FO if you can hold day turns in December you average 18-21 days off. If you do not hold Day turns you will have layovers on the Scheduled stuff. On reserve you may fly twice a week when its busy or you may not fly for a month. It all depends on the season and how much charter we pick up.
I would say bottom half of the seniority you will do more military and charter. Although some of the mil and charter stuff when it comes up pays well, then senior guys will bid it because of the money.
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Old 12-12-2014, 11:43 AM
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Any news on pilot hiring?
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Old 12-12-2014, 12:30 PM
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Any news on pilot hiring?
I have been told they have no idea what they are going to do for 2015... We are properly staffed for the 22 (21 +1 that we are leasing for the winter)planes we have. I think management and ownership are waiting to see what the attrition looks like when we get a contract to vote on. Good news is the flight attendants just voted in their TA today. The pilot group is the last now to get a contract. I think it will happen soon now that we are the last and biggest financial ding to the companies bottom line...
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Old 12-12-2014, 02:04 PM
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I have been told they have no idea what they are going to do for 2015... We are properly staffed for the 22 (21 +1 that we are leasing for the winter)planes we have. I think management and ownership are waiting to see what the attrition looks like when we get a contract to vote on. Good news is the flight attendants just voted in their TA today. The pilot group is the last now to get a contract. I think it will happen soon now that we are the last and biggest financial ding to the companies bottom line...

There has got to be some attrition with the hiring going on. Any rumors as to how many? Interviews?
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Old 12-13-2014, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by gearcrankr View Post
There has got to be some attrition with the hiring going on. Any rumors as to how many? Interviews?
as of the current roster list there was zero attrition. So as I said in the last post... NO need to interview now. There are always rumors. But they dont mean anything.
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Old 12-14-2014, 09:52 AM
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I have been told they have no idea what they are going to do for 2015... We are properly staffed for the 22 (21 +1 that we are leasing for the winter)planes we have. I think management and ownership are waiting to see what the attrition looks like when we get a contract to vote on. Good news is the flight attendants just voted in their TA today. The pilot group is the last now to get a contract. I think it will happen soon now that we are the last and biggest financial ding to the companies bottom line...
Are there any details of the expected new contract?
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A couple of weeks ago I was flying down to Harlingen Texas and I saw a Sun Country jet down there. I was wondering if you guys offered daily flights down there from MSP or was it just a charter flight?
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A couple of weeks ago I was flying down to Harlingen Texas and I saw a Sun Country jet down there. I was wondering if you guys offered daily flights down there from MSP or was it just a charter flight?
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Almost daily in the winter. It was not a charter.
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Old 12-20-2014, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by i fly planes View Post
Are there any details of the expected new contract?
Flight Attendants just ratified their TA. There is more momentum towards getting a new pilot contract at Sun Country. Most sections are TA'd, big ticket items like compensation, scope and retirement are still on the table. Mediation continues in January. Sun Country as a company is doing well, pilots need to be compensated accordingly and be brought to industry standard s you can see from the pay scale comparison below.
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