Originally Posted by
b3181981
Planespotters shows allegiant having only four 737 on property with only three more with tail numbers on order. Currently it looks like they have enough typed pilots for ten 737's.
Well at least you got a CJO, I only made it through the first part of the process and couldn't get a time slot for December due to my recurrent training. Then after reaching out for interview time slots in January, they sent me this message. I wouldn't expect to be in a class until either pilots on property leave for other places or they get more than ten 737s.
"Thanks for keeping an eye out and for your continued interest. At this time, interviews are complete, and we have closed our First Officer application. Due to this, we will not be able to consider your application further. Our team is actively working on updating processes and getting everything ready for pilot hiring initiatives in 2025. We cannot say for certain when the application will go live and open back up again, feel free to stay connected with the link below for updates."
sorry to hear you didn’t get that interview. It’s really hard out here for a future FO :/. I applied back in June and did not get any traction for a long time. Some others I’ve talked to mentioned that they have CJOs with Allegiant but have actually started classes with other carriers just using Allegiant as a safety cushion. Hopefully when they do open the doors back up they’ll give you a call.
with the retention bonus building up to staggering numbers (I estimate), I think apart of the strategy at this point is to wait it out until the majors start hiring again and allegiant pilots make a mass exodus which would then forfeit those retention bonuses. Contract closes and Allegiant avoids a $100m+ bill to pay out to their pilots. This is all theory in my head