Latest Class Drop
 

Here is the drop from the Oct 9 class:

FLL - 4
PGD - 7
LAX - 4
OAK - 1
PIT - 1

By "drop", you must mean "new hire awards". Because that's what it's called here.

Wow!!! I knew there was most of the attrition was junior , but I can't believe we had all those guys "drop" out of class already. I wonder what their "new hire awards" would have been?

This isn’t the squadron, nor do we wear Caps.

I think he thinks he is working for Delta.

:D Be nice fellas. Thanks for the info OP. I was curious about where the new hires were headed. PGD still adding peeps. How many planes are there in PGD again?

It’s funny how many feathers get ruffled over the term “Drop” there are worse things to pout over.

Your reference to ruffled feathers is appropriate, since the term “drop” has a fowl origin: :D

https://www.globotreks.com/destinati...-chicken-drop/

It's a stupid term for starters. More importantly, it isn't used in Allegiant vernacular despite a few peoples attempts to integrate the term into the airline industry.
I find it annoying in the same way as when people refer to the taxiway as the "tarmac" or the "runway". There is certain terminology you need to use in order to avoid looking like an idiot.
This ain't the military Maverick.

I bet you sit for the national anthem

Why would you think that? Normal people don't sit in the cockpit and use the terms "clear port" and "clear starboard". There is civilian terminology and their is military terminology. Keep them separate please.

Oo snap. Take that to private conversation and post the results for all to enjoy later!!

I bet you have lots of friends

Nope. Everyone hates me. Will you be my friend? What are you doing this weekend? Wanna go bowling?

Sure, we can hang out and discuss what we think future Drops will be. We can sit on the starboard side of the bowling alley- order some pitchers of beer and get FUBAR.

SFB base
 

Anyone have any idea how junior the SFB base is? Can a new hire hold it out of training on the bus? Won't qualify for at least another year, figured I'd get a perspective before putting the app in!

Ryan

Very senior. Some people get it out of training but you will be junior a while.

I suggest you continue to use the term drop as much as you can here. Nothing funnier than seeing everyone’s nipples get twisted over a word. #trollaway


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Seriously, you guys need to give it a rest... Everyone knows what people mean when they say "drop." Are you guys that envious of delta/military guys that it really bothers you? Do you get that upset when someone says "coke" or "soda" instead of "pop" or "soft drink?" I think all of us (well, most) are intelligent enough to realize people from different backgrounds have different vernacular. Just the same as people from California speak differently than people from Georgia or New York. Its the same thing. As the company grows there are going to be tons of people from a much more varied background, including military and off the street Joes. Time to put the big boy inclusion britches on....

It makes our pilot group sound like a bunch of whiny babies or jealous ex-girlfriends when you have nothing better to ***** about...

FYI, don't think military guys say clear port or starboard either, especially USAF guys, they probably don't even know what that means... Also, did you mean that if you served in the military you aren't normal?

I mean "normal" people will let go of their old habits and adapt to where there are. Do you really want a former F-16 guy pretending he is conducting single pilot operations in an Airbus? It's great if you served in the military or came from another airline. You need to adapt to and adopt procedures a standard phraseology of where you work now.

Some people need to learn to let go of the past.
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Wow!!! I knew there was most of the attrition was junior , but I can't believe we had all those guys "drop" out of class already. I wonder what their "new hire awards" would have been?


Took 1 day to say my verbage was wrong. But 1 month to give the correct wording. I will now use “new hire award”. If you had only said this back in August, you would have saved yourself all this anguish.

Ref: 14AUG class thread.

Hello,
Does someone on mind telling me how senior BLI is?
Thank you in advance.

For captains, I believe the most junior is 9 years. New hires held it on the first officer side this past summer, but they grew the base from 12 to 15 fo’s so that would be the reason it went to new hires. On the 757 displacement bid one fairly senior guy got BLI and from what I’ve heard there are a few guys that are seat locked on the 80 in Vegas that will bid BLI during the displacement bid in November. If that happens, plus no further growth planned in BLI, I’d expect it to go much more senior going forward.

Thank you!

Hello,
New to this thread. My question for you guys is if you see any more SFD hire awards, I know it is pretty much the needs of the company, just looking for internal guesses. Just retired from the mil and living in Sandford, FL. After all my time away from family I am ready to give back some time to them and really like what G4 is doing. I have done my homework,study the company and read all threads and it looks like a very attractive business model,
Thanks in advance amigos.

Hello,
New to this thread. My question for you guys is if you see any more SFD hire awards, I know it is pretty much the needs of the company, just looking for internal guesses. Just retired from the mil and living in Sandford, FL. After all my time away from family I am ready to give back some time to them and really like what G4 is doing. I have done my homework,study the company and read all threads and it looks like a very attractive business model,
Thanks in advance amigos.

Lots of "d's" you don't need. For your interview it's SFB and Sanford. SFB is our biggest base right now and there will always be openings there. Even if junior guys in a class before you get assigned there, they are usually able to bid out in short order to get closer to home. This is true for most of our bases. If you don't get it right away, you'll get there in 6-12 months. Class seniority is by last 4 of SSN, lower numbers are senior.

Thanks for the info, just got the invite for the video interview.

Welcome, Ferviz.

What was said above is good info. However, yesterday, the LAS displacement (MD80 retirements) bid came out and it's possible that some pilots will be displaced involuntarily to SFB. And still no word on what they are going to do with 80 VBD. If what they did in LAS is any indication, they are going to reduce staffing there too as we transition to Airbus. SFB may become more senior as people move around. However, the other FL bases are all nearby, and as said above, eventually you will get what you want. New hires move up quickly here.

I can't imagine there will be a lot of 80 new hires going forward. But you never know, they ran a 757 class last December, well after its demise was announced. If you get 80, it will be SFB. PGD and FLL seem to go to new hire classes frequently on the Bus. PIE isn't super senior.

On your video interview, here are some pitfalls and advice I've heard from recruiter friends:

Spend some time ahead thinking about why you want to work HERE as opposed to somewhere else. As a military retiree, especially. "Why not a legacy airline"? Study up on our business model, "company values", and company operations. What will you do if you don't get SFB?

Dress for success

Find a quiet spot with solid internet connectivity. Some people have had issues at hotels.

Follow the directions closely.

Be open and honest about your flying record.

What's the time frame for getting into AVL as FO?

New hires got it a couple of months ago. But I think a lot of pilots in that base live nearby, and once you're in a base near your home, you tend to stay. Except for the bottom few spots, that base doesn't seem to have a lot of turnover.

Currently AVL is in transition to the Airbus, so there's a lot of VBDs holding down the fort. As pilots who were seat locked on the 80 get qualified on the bus, they may have an opportunity to bid the AB bases they couldn't bid before, and that may open up some spots too.

When will IND open up? Will IND be a longtime base?

Thanks Ecam,
I've been reading a lot about the company. If I don't get SFB, I will try another of the Fl bases and eventually try SFB. I currently live in Jax, but have family all over Fl. Unfortunately, my last four are very high, so most likely be the last one selecting, if everything goes alright. All good.

Allegiant love Indy longtime start in spring.

That was really stupid

I thought it was awesome.

Thanks for keeping it alive. I was afraid this thread would die. Any word on the latest drops?

All 4 pgd.