Originally Posted by Purpleanga

Is XJ still hiring? I'm furloughed and itching to get into an airplane again.

Originally Posted by Purpleanga

Is XJ still hiring? I'm furloughed and itching to get into an airplane again.

Originally Posted by BenFluth216

Yep

Put your App/Resume in and see what happens, we have a lot of them so it may take a bit for them to get back to you. Good luck!

Originally Posted by Purpleanga

Does having CRJ experience help? I'd take the saab though, anything.

Originally Posted by Purpleanga

How long does it take to get a response? I applied a few days ago. I also applied about a year ago and it took a month or two to get a "no thank you" letter. Do they still do that?

Originally Posted by stobelma

I think that had something to do with people getting recalled after furlough and an agreement ALPA made with management for those people. For all the other FOs that switched from the saab to the crj900, they have a 2 year seat lock for both equipment and seat which does not start until 8 weeks after the class start date, so 26 months in all. I have heard many think that they will release that lock but I highly doubt that as there is not a shortage of people to upgrade. Unless they were 2 years away from being able to upgrade, I just cannot justify that move. But I guess whatever floats your boat.

Originally Posted by sigep_nm

Upgrade is not everything, and for some it was a move to get a better QOL... i did myself and bid the top five for equipment, which means I get to spend the holidays with my family. I have had ATP mins since I started here, but the fourth strip adds nothing but inconvience for most of us...and when it all comes down to it, I just burned two years of reserve, getting the line that I want. So while you cant justify it, there are many that can.