Originally Posted by
flycrj200
Questions you need to get answered before you work for any airline:
1- Can you work for this particular airline for 5 + years and be happy?
2- What is guarantee during and after reserve?
3- Where are you going to be based?
4- Do you have to commute and spend $300 for a crash pad?
5- How much is per diem pay?
6- What are the reserve rules if any?
7- Does the company have cancellation pay?
8- Does the company pay block or better?
9- What are the health benefits?
10- Are the work rules at par with the rest of the industry?
11- Does the company have an excellent training program?
12- How safe is the operation?
13- What is the financial strength of the company?
14- Is your certificate and safety will ever be compromised?
15- What is the sick or Fatigue policy?
16- Vacation time?
17- Company 401K match?
Do not chase a quick upgrade; it will never happen in this time and age. Upgrade time changes so quickly. Look at Mesa, upgrade time used to be less than 10 month.
Good Luck
This is very wise advice and these points are very valid. I do not work at Colgan and have no opinion on Colgan. But not all airline jobs are equal. Not even close.
All this information is out there and anyone would be wise to run a comparison chart on this stuff.
These are not, and should not be, the only factors when choosing a job. But they are not unimportant by a long shot. Compound interest is HUGE and small things early in your career may have a giant impact later on.
Just run the numbers. Maybe Colgan is the best place for someone based on their own situation - geographic location, contacts, etc. Who knows? But do your homework.