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Originally Posted by MrMustache (Post 1409694)

Ya, My understanding was Eagle has a 1 year ride that if you fail your done. Didn't know if that was a carry over from AA.

Is not a fail and you are out at Eagle, but if you are found unsat in the PC and have question marks in your first year at the company, missed assignments, being late and multiple sick calls then after a board meets and your probie reports are examined you could be sent packing.

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Originally Posted by MrMustache (Post 1409694)

Ya, My understanding was Eagle has a 1 year ride that if you fail your done. Didn't know if that was a carry over from AA.

I don't think the AA "observation ride" is really a check ride. More of a formality. I could be wrong though. AA training is all AQP and "train to proficiency." Lemme check on it...

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Originally Posted by 727CA (Post 1409676)

I don't know, but US Air has a weird hiring process. They just rejected me, because I didn't meet their requirement of going through a newhire groundschool within the previous 4 or 5 years.

If true, this would eliminate every military guy applying.

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Originally Posted by 727CA (Post 1409676)

I don't know, but US Air has a weird hiring process. They just rejected me, because I didn't meet their requirement of going through a newhire groundschool within the previous 4 or 5 years.

You would think the company would want to hire somebody who has a stable employment history instead of bouncing around from job to job.

Maybe when AA starts hiring, they'll have more reasonable requirements.

There is a good explanation for why they want this. They want someone who has proven that they can excel through a 121 ground school in a glass cockpit aircraft. There have been new hires in the recent past that have only flown one AC type in the last 10 years and/or steam gauges and they struggled and fell behind in ground school. They are trying to prevent this by asking the 5 year question, as requested by the training department. It's a currency of training experience question.

BTW congrats to AA for opening the new hire flood gates!

Think they may use airlineapps or a third party company like US?

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Originally Posted by aa73 (Post 1409597)

OCT start date, estimating 600 new hires (thru next year.)
App window most likely opening in August.
No more 3-day process like it used to be.
All this from several sources at the school house, including union folks. (still not 100% official but pretty close to it.)

Good luck to all, gonna be great to have new hires here again.

Thanks for the update, 73. Was the "600" estimation including Eagle flows or just striaight street hire numbers ?

Considering Eagle's "824 agreement" provides for at least 20 pilots per month minimum and as many as 50% of a class maximum, that could add several hundred more pilots coming aboard and theoretically doubling that 600 figure if they got 50% of every class from Eagle and the 600 number was a street hire figure only.

eaglefly, I have no idea... but I suspect it's 600 total, meaning, everyone - street, eagle, etc. Bring it on!

"Recent training event"

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Originally Posted by 727CA (Post 1409676)

In the past they wanted to see a new rating, not necessarily ground school. A new type would suffice. According to one of the guys on the hiring board this is being removed in the near future, do not let this stop you from applying. Keep the app updated and keep applying every window.

Through these doors pass the best trained crews in the world.

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Originally Posted by D B Cooper (Post 1411110)

Through these doors pass the best trained crews in the world.

Just dont tell anyone that Eagle pilots walked through that door too! ;)