Originally Posted by
Sammie
Good Morning
I am a 55 year retired minority Fed, and who lives between NYC and the JAX area. BS degree, ATP multi, 10,000 hrs, 2500 Turb/Multi, with a PIC type rating. One Checkride downer 4/5 years passed. Currently working the 135 world.
Questions are……
1) Am I am competitive.
2) Do they pay for hotels in training.
3) What is the training pay, and how long is the training.
4) Where are the new hires being sent.
Any thing else you think important, kind of new to the 121/135 world after Federal Service.
PM me if u are uncomfortable posting anything unusual about the Company.
Thanks
Sammie
1) With your times you would appear to be competitive on the surface of things but Frontier uses the same secret sauce "algorithm" method of screening applications these days that most of the legacy airlines do and very few people have any clue as to how they've programmed that thing. I can't imagine it screening out 10k total with 2500 turbine though. It has been mentioned multiple times by those running the process that having a Golden Eagle recommendation from a current Frontier pilot is the best way to shortcut the big stack. Next best is to have just a letter of recommendation from a current Frontier pilot and/or attend the Meet the Chiefs / job fair events to get face time with the people that count.
2) Currently no, but under discussion.
3)Minimum monthly guarantee of 75 hours at first year pay. Training footprint from first day to line qualified is around 90 days give or take a few.
4) Most recent system bid shows all the openings in MIA, but that shifts and changes each month. Eastern bases are the most junior, western are less junior.