Originally Posted by
RedGuy
Then why are they interviewing us for street CA's?
If 121 is a requirement they should tell us!
I know they interviewed my friend with no 121 time, and one of my co-workers has an interview with them next week for street CA and he has no 121 time.
What are the CA requirements BTW? Just ATP mins? I thought I'd heard they wanted 2,500hrs.
Here's the bottom line. Your hours exceed the street CA requirement. I am assuming you already have your ATP. Apply now. Why, because Mesaba is hiring like crazy and you want to be on the front wave of the hiring wave. Even if you get hired as an FO, you will upgrade in less than 30 to 60 days for the Saab. Guys right now are being awarded even before they finish their ground school even though they were initially hired as an FO. If fast upgrade is your goal, tell them at the interview you would like to be assigned the Saab and they will try to accomodate, especially with your hours.
QOL at Mesaba is better than most regionals because I have friends at all those mentioned by others including Pinnacle and Compass and I have compared them all before I decided on XJ.
Another thing that you should keep in mind is flowthrough with NWA is being finalized as we write so if you are willing to wait a few years, you can flow up to NWA without even interviewing.