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Old 04-01-2018 | 07:22 AM
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AllOva736
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Originally Posted by cf105
I still find it insulting for an airline with such a vocal ambition and growth plan to refuse to provide health insurance for 90 days, and alike that other cargo company, not pay their new hires in training (because $1,000 before tax + $700 per diem/month for 90 days is equivalent to not being paid. it's coffee money, doesn't support a living), what you would expect from Mesa or Great Lakes.

It's a big hurdle to new hires and really doesn't express any warm welcome feeling.

I still find training unrealistic for an airline that wants to be considered a major player, having low time ex-regional FO's rushed through training just to save money on sim time, while other similar airlines take time to train you properly, in a timely manner, is surprising.

Not only being rushed through but having to learn flows and call outs for both seats and go through training in the left seat to end up having a check ride in the right seat is a bit... cost efficient but counter intuitive somehow.

But, hey, it works. So why change anything
Pretty accurate except the check ride is also left seat. The changes that need to be made are cultural and management is who has control over that. I don't think training is unrealistic but it is only designed to get you trained to a legal standard. That said anyone who fails the oral in my opinion doesn't deserve to be here in the first place because besides lack of effort there is no reason to fail it with all of the information available in the oral exam guide and other material.
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