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Old 09-18-2007 | 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr Spooner
Ask SAAB and he will tell you things are a little scary with Newark and XJET.
How so? I'm leaning pretty heavily toward just going with the Q400 with Colgan, but I also have an interview scheduled for October 15 with XJET. (I'm planning on cancelling all my other interviews, as being based at EWR is a VERY STRONG positive for me, and Colgan and XJET are the only ones who offer that as a possibility as far as I know.) I'm scheduled for the 11/7 class with Colgan. I can't imagine getting a much-earlier class from XJET if I'm not even interviewing until mid-October. I figure not having to sit reserve, having seniority on the Q, and pretty much knowing I will have EWR out of training are all pretty strong positives. What am I missing? I'm also pretty eager to be able to get on to the majors, being a 40-year-old - would XJET provide me with a fast-enough upgrade path to make it faster than Colgan to the majors? Also, does it make much difference to the majors if you flew an ERJ or a Q400? I'm curious for everyone's feedback.
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