The hiring is a big surprise to me as well. They told a recurrent class that it isn't going to happen for awhile, and things have been very slow. Perhaps they are hiring for a pool? They never tell us nothin!

>Q: How much are you really gone. They said up to 20 days a month.
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>A: Up to 20 days when we're busy is a good estimate. Some lines are out 2 >weeks and home 2 weeks. Seniority rules however. As a newbie you'll be >more subject to the whims of scheduling. I suspect that's true at every >airline."

Conversely when things are slow, as they are now, you are home a lot. I worked 6 days in March, and have worked 4 so far this month.

>Q: How much can a new hire expect to make first year?

With the new contract first year pay has increased to 57.88/ hour. 65 hour guarentee means $3762/ month or $45144/ year. When things are busy you'll make a lot more - I had 109 hours pay in Feb. Scheduled lines with higher pay always go senior, at least in LAX.

>What kind of flying does World do more cargo or charter? Do pilots get to fly >both ops or are they just limited to one? Seems like it would be cool to be >able to do both.

Right now I think our mix is 11 pax to 5 freighters with the one DC-10 going away. You'll fly both, which is really nice. I prefer cargo, but that's just me.