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02-01-2024 | 10:26 AM
#31
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02-01-2024 | 06:50 PM
#32
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From: Guppy Gear Slinger
AS has a great pilot group (I have a bunch of friends who are very happy there.) I'm sure I would have really enjoyed it. But in December they announced that they were "re evaluating hiring for 2024" and that no classes are scheduled after February. I'm sure the Max debacle isn't helping at all...
02-01-2024 | 06:51 PM
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From: Guppy Gear Slinger
I tried, and so did my buddy. We were told Feb class is full and no classes scheduled for rest of year...
02-13-2024 | 09:50 AM
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02-13-2024 | 04:57 PM
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Email CJO group got from Scott Day...OCT 24 is what we are hearing directly from AS so not sure who said they were not starting classes until 25
02-13-2024 | 06:27 PM
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"As of today, we had one class of ten new hires start in January, and have a class scheduled and filled for February. We do not plan to start any new pilots until after what looks to be a remarkably busy summer. The current plan is to resume new hire pilot classes this fall and carry well into 2025."
Email CJO group got from Scott Day...OCT 24 is what we are hearing directly from AS so not sure who said they were not starting classes until 25
Email CJO group got from Scott Day...OCT 24 is what we are hearing directly from AS so not sure who said they were not starting classes until 25
02-14-2024 | 05:38 AM
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From: Engines Turn or People Swim
They could probably retain more newhires in PDX as opposed to SFO...
02-21-2024 | 11:00 PM
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Out of curiosity, from the sounds of the discussions here it sounds like LAX and SFO are junior bases. What makes them so, and what are trips like out of those places (as in average number of days, percent of red-eyes etc) and is there any provision to "satellite base" out of LGB / SNA / SMF etc?
02-22-2024 | 06:47 AM
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Out of curiosity, from the sounds of the discussions here it sounds like LAX and SFO are junior bases. What makes them so, and what are trips like out of those places (as in average number of days, percent of red-eyes etc) and is there any provision to "satellite base" out of LGB / SNA / SMF etc?
02-22-2024 | 08:03 AM
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Out of curiosity, from the sounds of the discussions here it sounds like LAX and SFO are junior bases. What makes them so, and what are trips like out of those places (as in average number of days, percent of red-eyes etc) and is there any provision to "satellite base" out of LGB / SNA / SMF etc?
It's also the junior base for an airline that has taken the majority of our pilots who have made the decision to leave. Which I feel is understandable. A junior AS pilot on reserve can not pick up extra flying to help pay for that crash pad yet at the same time due to reserve staffing rules it is difficult to trade reserve days. It's not a stretch to imagine why SFO will remain the junior base for quite some time. AS mgmt has created quite the problem for themselves. I just wish the pilots would stop trying to solve it.
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