Originally Posted by
afterburn81
Lol, the negativity on this forum regarding XJT is nothing compared to the line. During the last 4-5 years I’ve not met one line pilot (seniority over a couple of years) that had anything good to say and wasn’t on their way out. Some brand new guys have a fresh sense of tolerance but realize at a point that it’s a one way road at XJT.
While we are a good group, yes, this is correct. Those that were once "lifers" are weighing their options. Everyone is holding their breath right now in anticipation of possible announcements that are supposedly coming in January. IF we reach the contingency dates and no announcements are made, or if the company asks for more time, XJT is over.
There's too many of us that have been crapped on not only by XJT "Management", but more so Skywest, Inc. Getting out from under Inc is the ONLY way XJT survives. Airplanes or not, who cares. Only a few snot nose brats straight out of flight school would snub their noses at a quick upgrade on a 145 or 200. Sure, would we like 175's? Yeah. I'd rather them be flown at mainline with mainline wages and work rules and not flwon by the cheapest B Scale bidder.
So, getting in at XJT right now MIGHT be a good thing. You could be on the front of a HUGE wave of hiring. Or, worst case scenario, you get good training, a type, and on to somewhere else. No harm, no foul.
As far as the pilot group goes, yeah, we are ****ed, but this is one of the best pilot groups around. We may be upset at the current trajectory of the company, but these are some of the best pilots you could possibly ask to work with.