Originally Posted by
TimeTraveler
So did anyone recieve on-the-spot CJOs from the PAPA event, held in Las Vegas, June 3-5, 2024?
For those who did receive CJOs (From American or other legacy as well as any majors/LCCs) at this event, it will be great to learn how many hours/Total Flight Time etc. you had that made you competitive.
It has been a week since the event, and I know a lot of candidates who did attend the PAPA event, and especially did have the invitation-only meet-and-greet with AA, have not heard anything back (so far).
It will be nice to learn what the rest are up against, if we will have a better shot at updating our apps at AA in time for RTAG, or just readjust our goals to hiring events in 2025.
I recieved CJO at PAPA. I originally had a meet and greet which they cancelled and sent me to the back to interview instead. I know most people focus on hours, but having talked to the other 15 who also recieved CJO's with me, their hours ranged, and their PIC times ranged even more. So I wouldn't scope-lock on just the hours aa the only metric. To answer your question: I am at approximately 3000 Total/Turbine, 2000 TPIC, all Military and mostly jets. However, one of the CJO's had less than 2000 Turbine (I think 1900 and only a few hundred PIC).
AA get tons of applications and it takes AA a bit longer to go thru them than say united. I attended WAI and did meets with both AA and United: United emailed me 48 hours after the conference and I secured an interview a week after. AA took weeks to respond and eventually took until PAPA for me to get an interview/CJO.
Take everything with a grain of salt. Hope this helps / puts your mind at ease.