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Old 09-19-2014, 02:23 PM
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To the guy above claiming he should be called ASAP. There are plenty of guys with similar experience also waiting for a call. My personal suggestion is to meet someone face to face at a job fair . Pictures worth a thousand words , speaking from personal experience with plenty of jobs fairs. Sadly JetBlue does not attend many. So take advantage of the ones we do!
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Old 09-19-2014, 03:12 PM
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What ya ' ll think ? Good or bad Dave is gone ? Shareholders are happy cause they think they ' ll get more returns and less for the passengers etc. Charge for first bag type of income
I think it's more good than bad. Dave was on his way out, and after he reacted after the ALPA vote, I think he needed to (at the very least) step away for a while. Rather than be a leader that didn't get the outcome he wanted, he never missed an opportunity to take pot shots at the fact we voted in a union in either an e-mail, a JTTP or being interviewed on Bloomberg. What he SHOULD have done is made a statement akin to "That's not what I would have liked, but what's done is done, and we need to come together as a company to move forward towards our mutual goals." Instead he was acting like a petulant child that wanted to take his ball and go home because he lost.

I think bag fees are coming, and I'd even be alright with charging for the faster Wi-Fi. What I DON'T want to see is cramming more rows into an A320 at the expense of legroom. It's one of our main selling points, and I think trying to sell 12 more seats would hurt us more than help us since Delta will just fire right back with reduced fares or an ad campaign we can't match. Once we start to de-value our product, it's downhill from there. Wall Street wants us to be just like everyone else, but we don't have the route structure or the decades of loyalty a Southwest has nor do we have the fall back on international routes that Delta, American or United have. So, we can't be like those guys. At least until we get bought.....

Although based on the stock price, it sounds like Wall Street wasn't impressed.
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Old 09-19-2014, 03:22 PM
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I thought I would relate my experience with JB so far, as the prior write-ups on APC have been a great help to me as I prepared for my JB interview. For background I’m a mil IP/EP with 4000TT/2500PIC, I attended Vets in Blue in March, and handed out resumes at WAI and OBAP. Additionally, I live within 2 hours of a Florida base. I applied in the most recent window at the end of July and was called a few weeks ago to interview yesterday, Sep 16.

The phone call to schedule the interview was very quick, just a confirmation of what I had submitted on the application. They offer a range of interview times during a certain day, but the interview day only happens once every two weeks. I later learned that it is worth your while to ask for the earliest time on the interview day you’re given, as that puts you in line for the first available training slot when they make it to your group of applicants for that respective training day.

I positive spaced to JFK on JB, and I was sure to introduce myself to the JB crewmembers both on the up and back legs of my trip. After we landed in JFK the first officer took ten minutes to tell me how much he loved the company and his recollections from the interview. Everyone was really friendly and genuine. I’d recommend if you’re trying to save money to take the subway to JB HQ and avoid the taxi. It was raining so I took a cab and paid $55 and still had to walk the last ½ mile. The way back I took the subway and spent half the time. I spent $2.75 for the “E” train back to Sutphin Blvd and then $6 for the Air Train to JFK.

They were 42 total applicants yesterday, from a wide background as far as I could tell. It seemed that it was an even mix of 1/3 mil, 1/3 regional, 1/3 corporate or charter. There were a ton of JB chief pilots during our “down” time who answered any question that you could think of. The interview process itself hasn’t changed since the last write-up: fingerprints, drug test, hangout and wait for your turn with HR rep and line captain for 5-6 TMAATs in large room, and then wait your turn for an exit interview with senior HR and Chief Pilot for final few questions and discussion on how long the wait will be for the next phase and when your training date might be.

My TMAATs were “Give us a 1-2 minute rundown of your resume”, a TMAAT about decision making, a TMAAT about safety, a TMAAT about stress at work, and a TMAAT about customer service. Finally, "Tell us what you know about JB and why you want to work here over another airline”. The exit interview was again “Tell us what you know about JB and why you want to work here over another airline”, “Any training failures or things we should know”, and then an estimate of how long the next phase would take and when we could start training.

A quick plug to Emerald Coast because I felt totally prepared for the TMAATs. I had 10-12 stories that I wanted to tell – each story that I worked on was applicable to about 3-4 TMAATs. I didn’t memorize how to answer a TMAAT, I just worked on how to tell the story and then modified it on the fly to fit the TMAAT that I was asked.

They said FLL is expanding and it was possible for new hires to get it, although the majority will still go to JFK/BOS on the 190/320…seniority in class goes by age. Very excited and impressed with my JB experience both at HQ and flying up and back (first time on JB). Hoping for good news in 6-8 weeks!
Nice job, thanks for the info
Your going to fit right in here...
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Old 09-19-2014, 03:39 PM
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Wolf I agree completely , the few emails from Barger and the union were crossing the line . He went from being a company leader that some trusted to quite the opposite within just a few emails. Didn't anybody proof read these emails first and suggest that it was prob a bad idea !?! Unless he flat out knew he was leaving, which I am sure he did. He turned way too childish with this union stuff .
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Old 09-20-2014, 06:08 PM
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So, since you meet the qualifications, have Airbus Experience, speak two languages(who cares) 121 USA(snicker) ICAO FAA license , etc etc etc, they should send you a personal letter or a letter to EVERYONE, that applied and aren't getting an interview? We had 5000+ applications in a few days thats a lot of rejection letters. Not saying anything is basically them pointing........
Glad you said it.
Looks like he has the quals, but just going off what he posted, walk into the interview with that attitude and you will get a letter and it won't be a good one. JetBlue is HUGE on the attitude of the applicant.
It's very frustrating waiting but we need to hire lots of guys so hang in there.
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Old 09-20-2014, 07:30 PM
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I am patiently waiting and just hoping for the best.
Met a few guys on my past couple JB flights while repo-ing to pick up my airplane and they said "just have patients, there is a lot of apps to sort through." I have heard in the vicinity of 4500+ apps to sort.
They did say I should be competitive as I have 9000hrs and 6 types flying in the corporate world.
Best of luck to all those who applied. Have patients.


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Old 09-20-2014, 07:59 PM
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Doctors have patients. You need patience.
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Old 09-21-2014, 02:38 AM
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Doctors have patients. You need patience.
Awesome!!!
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Old 09-21-2014, 02:58 AM
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Good thing there's no spelling test.
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Old 09-21-2014, 03:15 AM
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Good thing there's no spelling test.
There is… on your resume and "shining moment" essay. Make sure they're edited by a person who doesn't mind hurting your feelings.
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