Training position AA vs UAL
04-29-2023, 07:48 PM
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Training position AA vs UAL
Hi.
I am in a position where I have received a start date with AA on May 17th, and an interview with UAL on June 12th. It will be at least 4 months from start date AA until I can join UA. I am not interested in Long Haul, did it for 8 years as a captain with Emirates. I am 49 so only 16 years left.
I would like your 2 cents. I am picturing myself in Dallas or Denver as I like to join training department in either job, sick of flying and dream is do to most of my time in Sim as instructor. How are the chances in AA for this? Commuting not an option.
Any advice highly appreciated.
I am in a position where I have received a start date with AA on May 17th, and an interview with UAL on June 12th. It will be at least 4 months from start date AA until I can join UA. I am not interested in Long Haul, did it for 8 years as a captain with Emirates. I am 49 so only 16 years left.
I would like your 2 cents. I am picturing myself in Dallas or Denver as I like to join training department in either job, sick of flying and dream is do to most of my time in Sim as instructor. How are the chances in AA for this? Commuting not an option.
Any advice highly appreciated.
04-30-2023, 03:41 AM
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Hi.
I am in a position where I have received a start date with AA on May 17th, and an interview with UAL on June 12th. It will be at least 4 months from start date AA until I can join UA. I am not interested in Long Haul, did it for 8 years as a captain with Emirates. I am 49 so only 16 years left.
I would like your 2 cents. I am picturing myself in Dallas or Denver as I like to join training department in either job, sick of flying and dream is do to most of my time in Sim as instructor. How are the chances in AA for this? Commuting not an option.
Any advice highly appreciated.
I am in a position where I have received a start date with AA on May 17th, and an interview with UAL on June 12th. It will be at least 4 months from start date AA until I can join UA. I am not interested in Long Haul, did it for 8 years as a captain with Emirates. I am 49 so only 16 years left.
I would like your 2 cents. I am picturing myself in Dallas or Denver as I like to join training department in either job, sick of flying and dream is do to most of my time in Sim as instructor. How are the chances in AA for this? Commuting not an option.
Any advice highly appreciated.
04-30-2023, 05:26 AM
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Hi.
I am in a position where I have received a start date with AA on May 17th, and an interview with UAL on June 12th. It will be at least 4 months from start date AA until I can join UA. I am not interested in Long Haul, did it for 8 years as a captain with Emirates. I am 49 so only 16 years left.
I would like your 2 cents. I am picturing myself in Dallas or Denver as I like to join training department in either job, sick of flying and dream is do to most of my time in Sim as instructor. How are the chances in AA for this? Commuting not an option.
Any advice highly appreciated.
I am in a position where I have received a start date with AA on May 17th, and an interview with UAL on June 12th. It will be at least 4 months from start date AA until I can join UA. I am not interested in Long Haul, did it for 8 years as a captain with Emirates. I am 49 so only 16 years left.
I would like your 2 cents. I am picturing myself in Dallas or Denver as I like to join training department in either job, sick of flying and dream is do to most of my time in Sim as instructor. How are the chances in AA for this? Commuting not an option.
Any advice highly appreciated.
04-30-2023, 05:45 AM
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It probably will be using line pilots as Instructor Pilots with the new contract. Mostly F/Os, but I don't think it is planned to be exclusively F/Os. Pay capped at 12 year F/O widebody rate. That's per the latest update, all subject to change of course, until the ink is dry and the vote is in.
04-30-2023, 05:56 AM
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1) take the AA class
2) if you can move the interview/class so that they don’t conflict, that is better
3) you can absolutely leave AA after 3 months
4) if your goal is to be an instructor, UAL as noted above is the superior choice because of the contractual structure of the sim instructors
2) if you can move the interview/class so that they don’t conflict, that is better
3) you can absolutely leave AA after 3 months
4) if your goal is to be an instructor, UAL as noted above is the superior choice because of the contractual structure of the sim instructors
04-30-2023, 05:59 AM
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04-30-2023, 12:21 PM
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04-30-2023, 12:34 PM
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I didn't know this about AA. Is everybody at the training center non-seniority list currently, or are there non-sim instructor slots for pilots? If I got hired, I would want to live in DFW, and am very interesting in getting involved in training/safety (or ops in general) at some point because I am passionate about both of those things, and being able to be home every night at points would be nice.
04-30-2023, 12:39 PM
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I didn't know this about AA. Is everybody at the training center non-seniority list currently, or are there non-sim instructor slots for pilots? If I got hired, I would want to live in DFW, and am very interesting in getting involved in training/safety (or ops in general) at some point because I am passionate about both of those things, and being able to be home every night at points would be nice.
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