Originally Posted by
Njflyguy
ABX career page says they want 1500TT and ATP (among the other usual qualifications) as prereqs. Airlinepilotcentral (yes, I know...not officially airline verbiage) says "The training takes 7 weeks, culminating in a 767/757 type rating and an unrestricted ATP". So question is - what is the likelihood of a 1550 hour pilot with no 135 or 121 time, but all the other boxes checked with only ATP-CTP/Written done but no ATP rating (yet), to be considered?
Show up. Interview. If they like you, they'll hire you. Just don't overestimate your skills and be ready to work when you get into training. You will be given every (and I mean
every) opportunity to succeed, but your success is entirely up to you.
What are the typical trip times? Is it something like 14/14? Do all trips start and end in OH, requiring commuting in day of or night before? How far in advance do you know what your actual flying in terms of cities, layovers, etc. will be in your 14 (or whatever the number is) day trip?
14 days off per month, may be in a single block, two blocks, or three blocks. CVG is your domicile. There are sometimes (rarely) trips that start or end with a commercial deadhead, and you can get a ticket to/from home for those. Otherwise, yes, you begin and end at CVG and it's up to you to get there. Trips may be one day out & back, or several days. Rarely more than a week.
What is the current state of the airline with regard to trips/destinations? I've sifted through this thread, though it goes back quite a while and information changes frequently.
Yes, it does change frequently. That's the nature of this business. We fill holes and go where the customer wants us to go. Today it's Allentown, tomorrow it's Baltimore, then something else. Don't get attached to any particular destination. The places we pretty much stick with are Miami, JFK, Seattle/Portland, Phoenix/LAX, and Bogota (Colombia). We're also currently doing Chicago, Greensboro, Panama City (Panama) & San Jose (Costa Rica). I know there are others but they're not coming to mind at the moment. No idea what's next.