Allegiant Air
07-06-2016 | 10:28 PM
#3551
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Well, Allegiant must not be hurting too bad for Pilot Apps. I filled one out a few days back and just got a TBNT email from them. My Resume shows 7200 hrs, 4000 Multi Jet PIC (part 135), 3 types, Company FAA 135 Check Airman, 10 years at the same part 135, and an MBA. Oh yeah, a Vet too...not sure what they are looking for but apparently I'm not it..
I got the same email you got, guess they are not hurting..
07-07-2016 | 06:22 AM
#3553
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There are commuters, but I can't imagine their home life is all that great! FLL is about the only base you can really commute to directly. All other bases, you'll likely have to commute to the nearby 'major' airport: RSW for PGD, TPA for PIE, & MCO for SFB. Pay for parking, airport car, & Crashpad that you'll spend a LOT of time in are all considerations. In SFB, crashpads aren't cheap, compared to what I used to see around JFK.
07-07-2016 | 07:41 AM
#3554
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If a base has 2-ish planes based there then I'd worry about bases closing. FLL had been here for years. PGD has 5-6 planes and most likely is here to stay. Bases like AVL or any newer small bases that open I'd be concerned.
07-07-2016 | 08:09 AM
#3555
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very good info. Thank you! I live about 2 hours from FLL and an hour from PGD. I would probably have suck it up until i got PGD? and from what i've read on here they close bases quite often with this company so PGD could go away. 90 min call out wouldn't work for FLL so i would have to drive up there and wait around the airport on reserve? Thanks for the insight. i'm just trying to wrap my head around commuting lol. Thanks!
Having said that, you would have to get the Airbus and not the MD80 to have a shot at PGD (or FLL for that matter). In the recent past, they were running mixed classes and you needed to be above age 35 to get the AB as it went right in seniority order. Lately though, it seems the classes they are running are either all AB or all MD80.
Now having said that, it appears that our new TA, if passed, will no longer used age for class seniority. Instead they will be using the last 4 digits of your SSN. Technically there is nothing to stop them from doing that right now as we have no agreement.
07-07-2016 | 08:28 AM
#3556
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07-07-2016 | 11:20 AM
#3557
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What's senior 0 or 9?
07-07-2016 | 03:12 PM
#3560
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Joined: Jun 2016
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Las Vegas road show JB answered questions and explained TA
He did mention when asked what happens if TA gets voted down. He smiled said well we continue as before and he would talk to us again in about two years!!!
He did mention when asked what happens if TA gets voted down. He smiled said well we continue as before and he would talk to us again in about two years!!!
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