XJT gone in 2018?
#22
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2015
Position: CRJ 200 CA
Posts: 210
That's L-XJT problem. Because ASA took the Expressjet name they have forgotten that the pilot group already put one company out of business, and that same pilot group is going to put another company out of business trying to prove you can put a square peg through a round hole.
#23
Dish Washer
Joined APC: Nov 2011
Posts: 49
That's L-XJT problem. Because ASA took the Expressjet name they have forgotten that the pilot group already put one company out of business, and that same pilot group is going to put another company out of business trying to prove you can put a square peg through a round hole.
#24
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Joined APC: Jan 2015
Posts: 504
ladies and gents, having come from a really crappy regional to the ASA side of ExpressJet, I can say that this airline does not deserve to fade away into the history books. The training was fantastic compared to the airlines that farm it out to Flight Safety, who only teach you to pass the checkride. The support from HR when you have a payroll question or benefits help is way better than the regional I worked for before. The bottom feeders that hire anybody with a heartbeat and are hostile to their employees are the ones that deserve to go under. I know the mainline partners could care less about quality as long as the price is right, but this place is doing the best they can for the pilots and other employees given what they have to work with. From my understanding, the L-XJT side of the house is also a very classy operation and if we ever get the two sides under one roof, we will have one fantastic airline (until the next regime change that is). I hope that 2018 will not be the end of this place. They have trained and will continue to train and employ a great pilot group.
#26
ladies and gents, having come from a really crappy regional to the ASA side of ExpressJet, I can say that this airline does not deserve to fade away into the history books. The training was fantastic compared to the airlines that farm it out to Flight Safety, who only teach you to pass the checkride. The support from HR when you have a payroll question or benefits help is way better than the regional I worked for before. The bottom feeders that hire anybody with a heartbeat and are hostile to their employees are the ones that deserve to go under. I know the mainline partners could care less about quality as long as the price is right, but this place is doing the best they can for the pilots and other employees given what they have to work with. From my understanding, the L-XJT side of the house is also a very classy operation and if we ever get the two sides under one roof, we will have one fantastic airline (until the next regime change that is). I hope that 2018 will not be the end of this place. They have trained and will continue to train and employ a great pilot group.
I personally know several people that will give you the high brow and then unpolitely tell you how naive an full of crap this is. You ever wonder why Compass has up'd their hiring mins lately?
#27
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Joined APC: Sep 2014
Posts: 828
ladies and gents, having come from a really crappy regional to the ASA side of ExpressJet, I can say that this airline does not deserve to fade away into the history books. The training was fantastic compared to the airlines that farm it out to Flight Safety, who only teach you to pass the checkride. The support from HR when you have a payroll question or benefits help is way better than the regional I worked for before. The bottom feeders that hire anybody with a heartbeat and are hostile to their employees are the ones that deserve to go under. I know the mainline partners could care less about quality as long as the price is right, but this place is doing the best they can for the pilots and other employees given what they have to work with. From my understanding, the L-XJT side of the house is also a very classy operation and if we ever get the two sides under one roof, we will have one fantastic airline (until the next regime change that is). I hope that 2018 will not be the end of this place. They have trained and will continue to train and employ a great pilot group.
#28
One gets the sense SGU is desperately trying to extricate themselves from the mess that is XJT. This isn't a dig at the pilots, I recognize SGU signed onto some pretty crappy deals. But they have a bad taste in their mouths and they just want out of the 145s and the headaches. Most people around here think ASA will continue to thrive and will be one of the last regionals standing. If I had to bet, SGU wants the money from XJT to canibalize the smaller regionals pilots and in a few years there will be just a very few regionals at all.
#30
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Joined APC: Oct 2011
Position: Taco Rocket Operator
Posts: 2,485
ladies and gents, having come from a really crappy regional to the ASA side of ExpressJet, I can say that this airline does not deserve to fade away into the history books. The training was fantastic compared to the airlines that farm it out to Flight Safety, who only teach you to pass the checkride. The support from HR when you have a payroll question or benefits help is way better than the regional I worked for before. The bottom feeders that hire anybody with a heartbeat and are hostile to their employees are the ones that deserve to go under. I know the mainline partners could care less about quality as long as the price is right, but this place is doing the best they can for the pilots and other employees given what they have to work with. From my understanding, the L-XJT side of the house is also a very classy operation and if we ever get the two sides under one roof, we will have one fantastic airline (until the next regime change that is). I hope that 2018 will not be the end of this place. They have trained and will continue to train and employ a great pilot group.
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