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07-29-2014, 06:08 PM

#1191

NEDude

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Quote:

Originally Posted by OCCP

I think we've only lost about 12 or 13 guys to attrition so far this year. I was expecting it to be more.

I was number 13 on the year when I left in early spring. I know at least one person recently left for Delta. But I find it hard to believe only one person has left in the last four months.

07-29-2014, 08:04 PM

#1192

ShyGuy

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Originally Posted by NEDude

I was number 13 on the year when I left in early spring. I know at least one person recently left for Delta. But I find it hard to believe only one person has left in the last four months.

Since you left, I can think of 2 FOs who went to US Airways and this recent Delta one you mentioned. Attrition is still limited. The one airline no one has yet gone to is AA (excluding US Airways). AA hiring has been separate and they've taken a bunch of JetBlue and Spirit Airbus pilots, but none from Virgin.

07-30-2014, 10:43 AM

#1193

NotTellin

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Position: Upright & Breathing

Posts: 317

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Originally Posted by full of luv

Do the pilots get a cut of the IPO?

A very small piece. Enough to buy a boat. So long as your boat comes with oars.

07-30-2014, 11:12 AM

#1194

biigD

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Posts: 1,728

Quote:

Originally Posted by NEDude

I was number 13 on the year when I left in early spring. I know at least one person recently left for Delta. But I find it hard to believe only one person has left in the last four months.

I think people forget how early it still is in the legacy hiring process. At my former national carrier, there are tons of guys with apps in elsewhere, but only a handful are getting calls right now. And then you have all the guys that say they want out ASAP, but only put in a half-assed effort: "Oh yeah, I'll be gone as soon as I can - just gotta get the last eight years of my logbook in order." or "Damn right I'm leaving, but there's no friggin' way I'm gonna spend money to attend some stupid job fair."

I bet the attrition will pick up, but it's still early.

07-30-2014, 11:39 AM

#1195

biigD

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On that note, I've been doing some jumpseating on you guys lately (as always, thanks!), and it seems like the pilots I've been running into are happy and staying put. Hell, with the FAs I've been seeing, I'd have a hard time leaving too!

07-30-2014, 06:03 PM

#1196

NEDude

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Joined APC: Mar 2007

Posts: 1,067

Quote:

Originally Posted by NotTellin

A very small piece. Enough to buy a boat. So long as your boat comes with oars.

That is one of the problems with the IPO, nobody really knows for sure because the company and BOD have been intentionally vague about what the employees might get. Some guys have speculated the senior pilots will get in excess of $50,000 grand, while others think at most the senior guys may get very low four figures, perhaps $1,000 to $2,000, with the more junior pilots getting a few hundred dollars at best. But again, unless something has changed in the last few months, during my nearly five years there management was always very vague about IPO windfall and I think it was intentional.

07-30-2014, 06:55 PM

#1197

gloopy

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Position: window seat

Posts: 12,522

Quote:

Originally Posted by biigD

"Damn right I'm leaving, but there's no friggin' way I'm gonna spend money to attend some stupid job fair."

You are so right about that mentality. I've never understood it, but its a good thing its there because it gives anyone less lazy a huge leg up.

07-31-2014, 07:45 AM

#1198

ATLRJDrvr

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Joined APC: Jul 2014

Posts: 5

Does anybody have any advice on listing for the jumpseat? Is there a number I need to call or can I just list at the counter?

The reason I'm asking is because I plan on flying out to San Francisco to visit a friend on Thursday the 7th. From what I've been reading in the gouge it seems that a common question is "have you ever flown on us" and being based in ATL I obviously have not. So I figured I should try and make an effort. Are there routes that are more empty than others? I was thinking about flying to ORD and then to SFO but if anybody has any other suggestions I'm open to them.

Thanks in advance!