SEPfield

Still no Manuals, still no Training, still no Flights. The revenue issue is being addressed however. There is currently a plan to use the airplane as a billboard since it's not generating any revenue as a paper weight. They are trying to determine which parking spot gets the most exposure while at the same time taking bids for advertisers. I have heard that a bail bondsman has the current highest bid, but that a divorce lawyer is about to make a big pitch due to the high exposure to pilots.

Czpilot

What about the 767 ? any up coming classes ? thinking making the jump from 135 world. thanks

SEPfield

No word on up coming class. Although we do have more resignations to add to the growing list.

Chief Operating Officer resigned about 2 weeks ago
and
Officially announced today The Chief Executive Officer Tim has resigned effective September 17th.

The same Tim with all the experience and connections that was supposed to take Amerijet from being in "flux" to a place that the "credential looks good on a resume"

wjcandee

It's always hard to read the tea leaves, but...

It looks like there is at least the possibility that the Board pushed Strauss out. This happens sometimes when they bring in a guy/gal with a vision who moves quickly to do things his/her way, which way is more confident/aggressive/successful than the gang on the Board. Example: Karjian took his time deciding about additional aircraft, and missed opportunities as a result. Strauss went right to where he needed to and secured new aircraft. Karjian was happy continuing Amerijet's place as a partial-initiator of cargo; Strauss wanted to go much-more ACMI. Strauss seemed not to focus on the Islands and non-core activities.

The wording of the press release seems consistent with a forced departure.

Sometimes, seeing the new person confidently making changes scares people, and sometimes they bite back. OTOH, maybe they weren't accustomed to paying for new assets to sit around because the groundwork for their integration hadn't been laid before their leases started. Hard to know.

I have no idea whether this is what happened, but things like this have happened in the past.

wjcandee

Well, it appears that I was on the money or at least close: whether the Board made working there intolerable, or explicitly pushed him out, plainly they weren't ready to let him do what he came to do:

"Insiders have indicated that executive chair Vic Karjian, previous CEO, had been unable to leave behind day-to-day control of the company, while Mr Strauss was keen to implement his own strategies. Mr Karjian is now taking over as interim CEO – but the worry for any new chief executive will be that a similar story could play out." https://theloadstar.com/tim-strauss-...a-year-as-ceo/

Good luck getting anybody strong and imaginative ever again as CEO. Back to plodding along...

This is Not Good, IMHO.

GoldenEagle

Hello all,

Does anyone know if Amerijet is still hiring/ interviewing this year? And if I would even meet their mins, i.e competitively? I am currently at 2700TT, 1500 part 135, 1025 turbine, 925 turbine PIC. I have submitted an app for the 767 FO.

Thanks for any info.

woog315

Honest question, why would you go to Amerijet when you can go to ATI, ABX, Kalitta, or even Atlas now? Amerijet is *way* behind. Everyone is hiring, and the standards arent exactly high at those other places if you have a skeleton or two.

GoldenEagle

I have applied to all the others as well and haven’t heard a peep from anyone. Really just increasing my chances of getting a call back.

I’m not sure why im not competitive or getting call backs. I fly air ambulance in a king air single pilot, not a single failure, violation or black mark against me. Idk what mins companies are wanting.

woog315

Ah, fwiw I have the exact same background and when I decided to jump to 121 no one would call me (except regionals of course...) until I had a direct referral from a current pilot. That was my particular circumstance anyways. I think they look at things like single pilot king air time as just a guy with no crew experience and no jet experience, and you have to get their attention some other way... but I could be wrong.

SEPfield

I have no idea what the competitive minimums are at all the above airlines, but after looking at your qualifications I would say there are some potential gaps.

How much Multi-Engine time do you have? Even the regionals still require/desire 50 hours I believe, although that may be less now
Do you have any jet time? Single engine turbo prop is turbine time and will help to bolster your resume, but jet time is usually still preferred.
Your total time is somewhat low for an ACMI, That isn't always a deal breaker, but with little to no ME or Jet time there isn't much else to go on

Internal recommendations also go a long way, or in the case of Amerijet try submitting your resume in Spanish. (tic: Some of our company emails are sent out in both English and Spanish)

Also it could just be bad timing. Most ACMIs reduce or stop training over peak so it's possible they all have full pools of pilots to fill the next couple of classes. Amerijets next new hire class will be in November and I would assume they already have enough applicants to fill that class and the next one. Although that could all change if the applicants get better offers or Amerijet succeeds in chasing away pilots as fast as they chase away executives.

On a side note, What are your ultimate career goals? I realize your goals will change over time, but unless you plan on making your next airline your last airline then an ACMI may not give you the most benefit. You seem to be lacking in ME, jet, and 121 time all of those things will be acquired much faster at a regional airline. The average flight time at Amerijet is about 50 hours per month, I would guess it is similar at the other ACMIs. You need 1000 121 hours before you can upgrade. So with Amerijets complete catastrophe of a training department even if you started in November you wouldn't start flying until February and it would still take 2ish years before you could upgrade and then another 2ish years to get to 1000 hours 121 PIC.

These are just some general thoughts without me knowing anything about you, your life situation, or your career goals. You're welcome to PM me if you would like.