I am an ex military guy like Rouge so I understand the deployed perspective

AirTran interview was great. Easy going friendly, I thought they were genuinely interested in the person I am.

One on one with 2 pilots 1 HR.

Questions like "what was the best decision i ever made?" My answer lead to a 20 minute friendly discussion.

I asked one interviewer about the pictures on his wall and we had a 20 minute dicussion of his carreer and mine.

5 of 6 who interviewed here were hired. I have heard it go the other way too.

The 737 training department here is sharp. I have never felt better prep'd for a checkride in my life. They had a interest in me being a good FO.

I intervied at SWA, Alaska, and UPS. I thought the UPS interview went wll too. (but here I am) Alaska was almost hostile ( like I was trying to hide something),

SWA was interesting they seemed more concerned about picking me apart than trying to find out what kind of person I am and whether I fit their coorporate culture. I would re-apply there to get a second look. I would like to be a fly on the wall there to understand the way they interview.

Life at AAI. I held the line after 3 months of reserve. Life would be good if I lived in ALT but I commute 3 hrs (+ time zones) makes it tough. We need new domiciles, one per time zone.

There are some problems here too. I like 95% of the people I work with and fly with, that said I see no vision.

Big surprise but the Union and Management do not get along. Both sides have major failings. The union is more right.

This company is managed, some might say very well. The management has turned AirTran from a sows ear into a silk purse, that said this place is in dire need of leadership. There is none. Neither union or company.

You manage assets, you lead people.
The company is interested in cutting costs.
Thats it....

Management only concern should be leading the workers toward prosperity. They quickly squander all good will with stupid little S*&t.

Hey most costs are fixed, the only major one that is not is people. People are not going to work for free. The company wants good will, hard working inspired workers, with great ideas at zero costs.

The union has conflicting interest that does not seem to involve the members, that is why they were voted out. The problem seems to be that when we vote in people who have our best interest the company undermines them (fires, suspendeds, investgates).

If this company had some leadership and vision it could make huge strides.The company wants good will but offers nothing in return. There are a lot of little things that could create good will but the company seems to turm a deaf ear to any ideas. There seems to be no strategic vision. I have no idea were the company is going so even if I want to help it get there I have no idea which way to pull. I am just another employee number working in the trenches with no inspiration. I am just a guy doing the best job can because that is who I am, but others need to be inspired to give there best.

Too much rumor, too much uncertainty about the future.

This company has great potential. Management and the union need to lose this old school train of thought and move on. There are a lot of great ideas in the minds of our people who only need to be inspired to give them up.

Hey I know there are no guarantees, but I could be very happy here if I felt the Union / Company shared a vision and had our best interests and the companies at heart

The company could stand to spend some money and make some inprovements in the quality of the lives of the people working. (no new planes are not enough). Hire more schedulers and innovate the scheduling process to avoid the continual break downs we seem to have. Invest in facillities, infrastructure, and people.

The union could look to the future of all not a few, and gain the confidence of the membership agian. If the membership has dead weight in its ranks it has a duty to eliminate it to the betterment of all.

I know I will get some greif for not being a 100% behind the union but it has lost the confidence as the company has by not leading us "the great unwashed." ( last two TA's as example)

Sorry about the rant, I really hope we pull it together.
On the whole this is a good place to work but it could be far in advance of where it is.
Hey things change every day, maybe some vision will come tomorrow

GOOD LUCK ON THE INTERVIEW
Boogie

Hey if you have a lot of 320 time try Virgin America too.