Originally Posted by
PasserOGas
I just interviewed with republic last week. There were 15 or so of us and from what I hear they run 3 interview sessions per week. I was shocked to see so many people there after reading what I have on these boards. None of us were former FO's at pinnacle or any other regional. Lesson here is there are a LOT of flight instructors out there with 1400 hours.
In case you were wondering I was offered the job and turned it down. They said they wanted to raise starting pay to $30/hr for FO's and up from there but the union wouldn't let them. In the next breath they said $1600 for 8 weeks of training ($800/mo) and shared hotel room. I'm pretty sure the union didn't keep them from giving us our own room in training.... Really turned me off.
It's $1600 for the first month not 8 wks. ($400/wk stipend). 75 guarantee thereafter. The double occupancy hotel is correct though. However, you don't have to take the hotel room. At my previous two airlines the company didn't provide hotels in training (well, one provided it for 7 days, that was it). You were on your own, so while inconvenient to share a room it is a step up from historical standards of crash pads or finding your own hotel for two months.
And yes. They have PLENTY of people applying for now. With the signing bonus and awarded flying for AA, I suspect they will have plenty of applicants for some time, short term.