wjcandee

I have been reading a lot of very-public complaining about the management of the vaunted SHV maintenance facility, and wondering if that has anything to do with why there are 3 Neffmobiles (1 747, 2 MD11) that have been sitting there for months (well, one for a month, two for 3 months) when they should be out there earning money in probably the flushest time for the "36th St carriers" in decades.

KYE, the archetype of 36th St carriers, has been running its two 747s reliably and at a tempo that I wouldn't have bet that that company could sustain, whereas WGN has 8 in the air and 3 on the ground, with the 7 operating MD11s seeming to break pretty often -- and often for days -- during this high-tempo period. Wondering if this says something about the wisdom of hiring the managment they did for SHV.

I understand that heavy maintenance on the two frames that have been there since Peak was probably deferred until closer to when they would be needed for Peak, but WGN has had about two months' knowledge that these aircraft were likely to be in great demand, and yet nothing.

FWIW, Allegiant once had the same problem with its Florida facility -- good work by its next-to-headquarters facility in LV, big problems at its far-from-home facility, with corporate management committed to an individual that wasn't worthy of the position. Finally, under enormous media and regulatory pressure, upper management had a real look at what was going on, cleaned house, and solved the problem.

ImmaAHole

I heard you guys fired the 36th NW st D.O, and now have Mighty Mouse with zero people skills and not enough experience acting as the D.O.

FlyPurdue

I saw on the APC Profiles section that WGA is hiring as of '08MAY' but the FO job listing is not on their website. Just wanted to know if anyone has had success in applying!

Thanks!

PanRobert

I see there website isn’t even coming up. ??

BrazilBusDriver

Not sure if this is double-secret probation level or not, but it seems like you guys are/were running a new hire class at Boeing in Miami. I'm (happily) gainfully employed at a competitor now but was curious - were those poolies or was the class filled by word of mouth? I'd been watching the website since I was ex-Trans States and living in Florida, but I never saw a job posting.

MysteriousMrX

No job listings on their site- but was also told they are indeed running classes. Sent resume in to their email.. crickets. 🤷‍♂️

BrazilBusDriver

Same. Before I got the interview/offer where I'm at, I was considering driving to their offices and knocking on doors. Figured it would have either got me an interview or got me on a TSA list...luckily I never had to find out about the latter.

Edit: punctuation.

MysteriousMrX

if you happen to find yourself in Estero, by the company headquarters... is it worthwhile to pop in and say hello and leave a resume??

BrazilBusDriver

Not sure if you're just trying to bump the thread or see if I ever got any more info - but I don't know, since I wasn't able to talk to any of their guys while they were doing what looked like ground school. I get the impression they don't fill classes based on traditional job postings. Can't tell you if dropping one off would be seen as "being a go-getter" or a "security risk".

MysteriousMrX

Thx.. I doubt it’d be a security risk- unless you’re hiding in the bushes! Lol.
i just thought it might help to drop in- but maybe the resume wouldn’t get into the right hands from the receptionist (?)