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Old 05-10-2016, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by AeroCrewSolut View Post
Great Lakes is down to 25 Captains. They have plenty of First Officers.
25 CAs, 35 FOs, 10 instructors 1 leave and 5 management. One of the Captains just got hired at Alaska.
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Old 05-10-2016, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by prex8390 View Post
I've heard in the last year various of reports from anywhere from 15-90 pilots. I agree, no reason To go there, probably just being staffed by the lifers at the moments.
Actually the opposite. Turnover is probably higher than it's ever been. Very very few people have been there more than 24 months.

Great place to get in, get your 1000+ TPIC and get out in less than 24 months.
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Old 05-11-2016, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by threeighteen View Post
Actually the opposite. Turnover is probably higher than it's ever been. Very very few people have been there more than 24 months.

Great place to get in, get your 1000+ TPIC and get out in less than 24 months.
What happens after you get your 1000 TPIC?
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Old 05-11-2016, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by FirstClass View Post
What happens after you get your 1000 TPIC?
...Profit!
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Old 05-11-2016, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by FirstClass View Post
What happens after you get your 1000 TPIC?
You make more money than the rampers!!!!! Well, at least close to what they make....
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Old 05-11-2016, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by FirstClass View Post
What happens after you get your 1000 TPIC?
Frontier/Spirit has been the typical progression lately.
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Old 05-13-2016, 09:32 AM
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Great Lakes Soon Will Send Pilots To Frontier Airlines | AWIN_Commercial content from Aviation Week
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Old 05-13-2016, 11:14 AM
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Does anyone have the full article?

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Old 05-13-2016, 04:41 PM
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We recently got a new code share with Elite Airlines, and Frontier just agreed to the flow-through. Basically, the new hires will be interviewed by Frontier and Great Lakes before getting the job, and once reaching 1000 hours PIC, move on to Frontier. As previously stated before, we need captains, not F/O's. Pay was raised yet again for ATP qualified F/O's to $32 an hour (not the best, but its definitely better than before) and captains are $42. Now, that probably doesn't sound like the best to most people, but if you're trying to get your time as quickly as possible and move on up, there's probably no better place than Lakes. Some of the most fun flying you'll probably ever have in your career as well. But at the same time, dealing with management, maintenance, dispatch and crew scheduling will probably be the worst out of your career here. But hey, I'm just here to get my 1000 PIC and roll. So, that's only another couple years or so, out of a hopefully 40+ year career in this field. I can deal with the **** for that long.
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Old 05-15-2016, 06:52 AM
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$42/hr for a Captain? Are they nuts? This place needs to go out of business, talk about crooked.
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