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
I agree with you BUT
Do you really think a kid looking for some turbine time is going to ask himself all those questions???
We've all been there before.... You instruct or fly checks, take the first regional job that is offered to you. Then you apply at the majors and the good corporate flight departments, and you take the first job that is offered to you....when you're 25 years old, you're not thinking safe operation, benefits, QOL, 401K and all that stuff, you're thinking G550 or 777.
I see where you're coming from, and that's the way it should be, but it isn't, and we know that...