Originally Posted by
Intel33
Where is training conducted? How long and what is the pay? I read it is "Company determined amount" until PC. Is there a list of gateway cities someplace? If gateway travel is unpaid, does it come out of your days off, or is it part of the schedule?
If you PM me your email I will send you a PDF of our God awful contract which contains the gateway cities list in the last few pages.
Gateway travel is done ON work days, not off days. If they have to travel you on an off day you are still paid "callout" (i.e. overtime) which is $250+3.3hrs or block whatever is greater (in the case of gateway which is worth 0 you get the 3.3)
Training used to be in Tulsa and then sims were mostly in Denver at the UAL facility. Now that all the majors are ramped up I'm not sure where the sims are and even our recurrent training sessions are spread out to different places now.
Don't remember training pay, sorry.
And btw for everyone else: the TDY is a 90 day line. That's the best way to look at it since you are provided lodging only where you are overnight and not permanent lodging for the duration at the TDY base. With another TDY starting and rumor of a 3rd on the 767, you will definitely be going to one of them every 12 months...I'm in the upper levels of FO seniority and barely dodged this last TDY announced today.
I wouldn't call it a "great place to work", and in fact the contract and quality of life conditions were much better at my previous regional. However, it does offer some good opportunity to see places you never would (sounds lame but that is worth something), to gain experience in the international arena which is nothing like what you see stateside as far as flying goes, and to get some heavy time. I think it would be hard for any major to deny the value of the experience you could add to your resume. This is proving true as more guys are leaving every month!