AgCat

Very pleasant conversation a with gal in HR, nothing tricky. She is interested in knowing why you want to work at Omni. She was curious about what I've been up to since I haven't been actively flying for an airline recently. She asked about my dealings with difficult employees, passengers and how I typically have dealt with conflicts at work. Very friendly..

AgCat

Can someone please tell me if new hires at Omni are expected to pay for travel to indoc and sim?

Thanks

MD11Drvr

You get yourself to Tulsa and they pay for travel to ATL or DEN depending on airframe. 777 is DEN and 767 is ATL... They pay for travel home after InDOC and GS...

AgCat

Thank you MD11drvr. I received some bad info regarding same earlier today.

MD11Drvr

There has been discussion on Indoc in ATL instead of Tulsa, but honestly I am not sure if that has happened or not. I hope I am not giving you incorrect info. I will ask around and let you know if I find something different.

be76flyer

Indoc is still in Tulsa and sims could be anywhere with Delta and United ramping up hiring.

Mirror22

How long has everyone been waiting for an invite to Tulsa, after their HR phone interview?

higgi8f6

So I interviewed the first week of April. Here is a timeline of how things went for me.

They contacted me from a previous application and asked me to fill out an application. About a week later I got a phone call back asking the phone HR questions. They were very easy like why Omni, why leave your current employer, questions about your resume, etc. The lady on the phone was very friendly and it felt like talking to an old friend. Just be yourself and its easy.

About a week later I got a phone call asking if I could get to Tulsa the following week for an in person interview. Omni pays for 1 night in a hotel either before or after the interview; whichever you prefer, but it is your responsibility to get to Tulsa. They emailed me a background check paperwork about 3 days before the interview. FYI, fill it out early. It isn't hard but it is very detailed and takes about 2-3 hours to go through all the paperwork, find employers, supervisor names, phone numbers, and addresses.

The interview started at 8. There was 3 of us. After initial introductions we drove to Tulsa Community College (TCC) about 30-45 minutes away to do the Sim Eval and written test. The 767 program manager took us out and we chatted all the way there and back. He was very friendly, honest, and open about Omni. It seems they really want you to understand they are not 121 scheduled airline so expect the unexpected. It's a small company and he explained the pros and cons of a small company.

The written test was easy. 36 questions about basic aeronautical knowledge. There was about 10 questions on reading Jepp charts and reading weather METARs, TAFs, Winds Aloft, and NOTAMs that I remember.

The Sim was set up as round dials on an LCD computer screen. You went in with a tech from TCC and he explained exactly what you would do, what power settings to use, what to ask for like flaps up and gear and when to configure. We took off from LAX (200ft overcast 1 mile vis), climbed to 2000 feet, flew a traffic pattern to intercept an ILS to land. The tech did everything like tuning localizers, briefing the approach and even did a little coaching. Only thing I can say is scan, scan, scan. If you have a descent scan you will be fine. Once on the ground we did a V1 cut in a seminole. The tech said to expect the plane to drift and just put the rudder to the floor. He said expect it to fail 10 knots before rotation. Get the plane in the air, identify which engine failed, ask him to shut down the engine, then climb to 500ft. That's it.

Once we were back at Omni HQ we did a panel presentation with the director of flight ops, 777 chief pilot, contract specialist, and 767 systems chief. Everyone just wanted us to understand what type of operation Omni was. It was an open discussion with them explaining Omni operations and giving us the opportunity to ask questions. They took us out to lunch at a Mexican restaurant and had more time to ask questions.

After lunch each person took one person in for one on one interviews. Nothing technical, alot of tell me about a time. It was about 20 minutes of just talking and telling stories.

Afterwards we did fingerprinting and drug testing and back at Tulsa airport around 4pm. It seems like if they call you for the in person interview it is already assumed you are hired. All in all a very relaxed and actually quite enjoyable day.

My opinion is they are looking for guys around the 5000 total time and seem to prefer turboprop guys. 2 of us were turboprop captains and 1 was an ex 767 captain who had gone corporate but now that his daughter was going to college wanted to get back into long haul international flying. They want and encourage you to hand fly their airplanes.

They said they are trying to hire for a pool of about 30 applicants. Once hired you can be in the pool for 1 year. I know they had a class start first week of April and I heard of a class the first week of May. Not sure what after that.

Froggy

Thank you for the post. I also did the HR interview so I was curious myself.

cruiseclimb

If you are in the Midwest, come to Trans States.. They are getting 50 acft this year.. You will upgrade in less than a year (sooner if you have some 121 experience), and bang out 90hrs/month if you want..