Originally Posted by
batman
Haha, hey dude. I was hoping to hear from you again sometime soon, we talked last week about me jumping ship over that way. Can you clue me in better about trip trading there?
Im supposed to upgrade in Dec.. but do I really want to live like this for another 2 years? Also, even though I have about 800 turbine, I have 0 jet time- where does that put me in getting an interview? Ive had my app in for 3 weeks now and no call.
I'm a CA at Colgan and if Xjet had a base where I live I would consider leaving my left seat to work at a better company in my hometown. It wouldn't even be a lateral move, Colgan is not on the same plane of existence as Xjet.
I enjoy flying don't get me wrong, but I think it's important to work at a company you are proud to be a part of, and want to help make successful. Plus, you don't want to get stuck at Colgan if you really don't like it. Keep in mind United even said if age 65 goes through, they will most likely only hire a handful of pilots next year. 1000 PIC meets the mins, but not competitive mins. We have over a 100 captains at CJC with over 1000 PIC but they are still here.
Having said that, Colgan has potential to be a great place to be. hopefully some of the management will be on their way out and ALPA will get voted in. The Q400 will either make or break this place.