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Old 01-05-2020, 10:00 AM
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Smoothlanding
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Here is more info to help fellow pilots wanting to apply from a current Eastern line pilot. Not an official company press release. To apply send your resume to [email protected], not the Chief Pilot. Direct Entry Captains are focus for January class, but classes every month in 2020.

Official website: www.goeasternair.com. You can also follow the company on LinkedIn and Facebook.
Ownership: privately held, no longer any affiliation with Swift.
Aircraft: 8 x Boeing 767-200/300’s owned by the company. All in passenger configuration. 3 in a retro Eastern paint scheme with white tail, the rest in the old Swift scheme and 1 white -300.
Flying: Mix of scheduled (see website) and Charters. We recently obtained DOD approval.
Schedule: 18 consecutive days on. Lately you either start at the beginning or middle of the month. Bidding is manually not PBS and by seniority/your preference. Known flying has been published on the bid otherwise your on home reserve.
Pay: see rates below, 70 hour minimum guarantee. Incentive $200/day + 4 hour min if you stay out past 18 days at companies request.
Paid by the Company: uniform, KCM and Ipad.
Aircraft: No ACARS, CDPLC or FANS. ETOPS being worked on and several ETOPS ready aircraft coming.
Deadheading: Economy Class.
Training: Is in Miami, full pay and hotel in training and per diem unless you live in Miami.
Jumpseat Agreements: Limited but being worked on. Any FAA 121 pilot can jumpseat on our scheduled or some of our charter flights

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