Originally Posted by
F9 Driver
About a year after I was hired at F9 (4500TT, two types, FE, degrees, etc. - all civilian) the US was attacked and the airline industry didn't know how to react. We were just beginning to take delivery of owned Airbi, and the knee jerk reaction from Potter and Tate (CEO & CFO) was to furlough.
My fellow FAPA pilots stepped up and offered a temporary 11 or 12% pay cut to avoid the furloughs. The vote passed in the 80-90% range - I, and a large lump of new hires, was/were on probation and couldn't vote but would have been the ones on the street. It turned out that we didn't need to furlough and the company made a show of repaying the pilots with stock options (that never managed to be in the money
), but the camaraderie of senior pilots giving up some of their money for guys they hardly knew bonded the pilot group and turned a stepping stone carrier into a career for me.
I don't have any info about current or future hiring for you. I just want to thank you all for returning APC to what it's supposed to be - pilots helping pilots get ahead in this effed up industry.
Cheers, mahalo & good luck!
Oh, I don't know if this indicates the status of the hiring window, but the flyfrontier.com site lists pilot as a position we are currently hiring for:
https://rn21.ultipro.com/FRO1003/Job...4FA606B0440A11
F9 Driver, thank you for posting your perspective. I have a good friend that was here at that time and always expressed the same sentiments. I've been here just 3 months, but our Captains consistently reflect the same attitude and culture. The pilot group is a reason why a guy like me (military, regional, fractional, corporate) can look at an interviewer and honestly say that he's not leaving if UAL calls.
Hope the business model works, but until proven otherwise, F9 is a great place to be.
--Jeckyl
P.S. The hiring window is open, and I need
another 5% below me on the seniority list!
