Allegiant Air
#2331
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Joined APC: Jul 2015
Position: on the bench
Posts: 157
posted on the AAY facebook page, inaugural flight for service between FNT and PIE. I think it was an MD83, N891GA maybe. 30 year old aircraft, arrived just about on time. Aircraft's first flight was in May 1986. Previous owner/operators were SAS, Compass Air and Reno Air.
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Last edited by rokgpsman; 04-16-2016 at 12:30 PM.
#2332
If you want to live in Orlando, plan on being in the right seat of the AB or 80 for some time...you're on the back-side of the wave, sorry to say. You could always upgrade to the "homeless base," but they're getting the screws put to them with hotel points evaporating, & rental cars & rental gas being highly scrutinized by desk jockeys in LAS that haven't a clue about the hardships of roadie life!! 😡
#2334
Line Holder
Joined APC: Oct 2014
Position: MD CA
Posts: 97
#2335
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Joined APC: Aug 2015
Posts: 136
If you come here now you will indeed be on the wrong side of this wave. Being perpetually junior and yanked all over florida by screw services, not being home almost every night. Could get worse, Allegiant is currently under certificate review by the FAA for obvious reasons. If they uncover criminally falsified stuff and other forms of malpractice, which is possible at G4 and the media keeps turning up the heat. Allegiant will be facing what happened to the training department a couple of years ago; it got shut down for a couple of months. That happens and you are new on property, look out below.
#2336
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Joined APC: Apr 2014
Position: Da Bus
Posts: 481
If Orlando is your goal and you’re north of say 35 years old, you might stand a good chance of scoring an Airbus out of indoc. Although I hear the next class coming up will be all MD80s like the current one is, ouch. Come hear and maybe score a Bus type and sell it to JetBlue or Frontier, both have solid contracts and an MCO base. Spirit has a contract and at least an FLL base. All of these carriers can put you in Florida and generally have a pretty good east coast presence. If you didn't get MCO or FLL commuting is doable; I believe Frontier has a long call reserve provision in their contract. Something that will never happen at Allegiant.
If you come here now you will indeed be on the wrong side of this wave. Being perpetually junior and yanked all over florida by screw services, not being home almost every night. Could get worse, Allegiant is currently under certificate review by the FAA for obvious reasons. If they uncover criminally falsified stuff and other forms of malpractice, which is possible at G4 and the media keeps turning up the heat. Allegiant will be facing what happened to the training department a couple of years ago; it got shut down for a couple of months. That happens and you are new on property, look out below.
If you come here now you will indeed be on the wrong side of this wave. Being perpetually junior and yanked all over florida by screw services, not being home almost every night. Could get worse, Allegiant is currently under certificate review by the FAA for obvious reasons. If they uncover criminally falsified stuff and other forms of malpractice, which is possible at G4 and the media keeps turning up the heat. Allegiant will be facing what happened to the training department a couple of years ago; it got shut down for a couple of months. That happens and you are new on property, look out below.
If you come here, get your free type and move on as fast as you can. I have serious reservations about the long term prospects of Allegiant.
#2337
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Joined APC: Sep 2014
Posts: 390
To add to that, we won't likely get a contract any time soon. We are too far apart from the company to reach an agreement. I'm 99.9% sure it will take a strike to get a contract. Since they recently TA'd low hanging fruit in negotiations, I expect the company can drag this process out for at least another year or two.
If you come here, get your free type and move on as fast as you can. I have serious reservations about the long term prospects of Allegiant.
If you come here, get your free type and move on as fast as you can. I have serious reservations about the long term prospects of Allegiant.
Same business philosophy with the 757s: burn them out, when the bill comes due (2017, C checks), dump 'em.
These principles also apply to employees.
Last edited by tyler durden; 04-17-2016 at 01:40 PM.
#2339
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Joined APC: Apr 2016
Posts: 116
If things were truthfully as bad as what has been described in this thread, why haven't you guys left? Don't give me the excuse nobody will hire you cause according to everyone here the free type rating is a golden ticket to JetBlue/Frontier/Spirit/whoever else. And if not, regionals are better than what has been described here so why not go there?
I think this thread is full of nonsense and there's nothing to see here. My advice if you're aiming for Allegiant don't let this thread deter you. And don't think I'm saying Allegiant is problem free because nobody is. But I find this thread to be misleading.
I think this thread is full of nonsense and there's nothing to see here. My advice if you're aiming for Allegiant don't let this thread deter you. And don't think I'm saying Allegiant is problem free because nobody is. But I find this thread to be misleading.
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