Since there really isn't a section listed for Charter companies I guess it's best to write here.

What are the schedule at world airways like? Are they 15-20 on at a time?

 

This is copied from another board, *************, and is pretty good info. I hope it answers some of your questions.
Cheers,
WG

"As a junior guy you bid on open time lines with 12 days off built into them. Maybe first 6 and last 6 or 12 in the beginning,mid, or end of the month. You can sell 6 of them back to the company for xtra money if desired. Some will just because they did not work on some of the days they were on the hook so to speak so they sell a few days back when they can. The known flying is built into bid lines with anywhere from 12 days to 18 days out. I think the average is something closer to 14-15 day bid lines. The travel day is built into your trip so you are being paid THP/perdium. The THP (trip hourly pay) is paid at 4.8/day on a 65 hour monthly grntee. So at 13.5 days out you are making xtra money. This helps to keep the company from sitting somewhere waiting on a trip as they are still paying you. You are paid the higher of Grntee/THP/Hard time in the seat.

They have announced plans to hire 46 in the near future. This will likely be in the right seat of the DC-10 as we are losing 3 MD11's and gaining 3 DC10's. As well 3+ 747-400F coming in 08. They have started sending Mechs to school and the initial cadre of checks should be going soon."

 

The company owns you for 18 days a month. You get 6 hard days off and 6 soft days off. The 6 hard they can't touch. But the 6 soft days they can use you but you will be paid for it. Most of the bid lines are around 15 days long, all at once except for a few... They go Senior.

 

That's not too bad. I don't really have what it takes to go there as I'm still in the 145 as an FO but I've been curious about their operation. In the future I'd like to submit to Kalitta and World. Don't really want to go Mainline unless these options aren't available. Seems more along the type of flying I'm interested in.

Thanks for the heads up guys.

 

There are no hard/soft days as of the last contract. It is minimum 12 days off unless you consent to selling up to 6 of them back.

Cheers,
WG

 

Does World still have the cargo contract that had them making a pretty regular run from ANC-ORD & back? Just trying to line up some rides for a possible ANC commute from ORD.

 

I gotta tell ya Worldguy... There still preaching the hard/soft days off gig in Indoc. Thought I saw it in our contract too. But am probably wrong. Thanks for the correction.

 

I was up in ANC a few days ago (not with World) and the MX people told me that World closed shop in ANC a couple of months back. But then in Korea about a month ago I was told by "Airman" (A liaison between American crews and the Korean Bureaucracy) that they just signed a deal with World. So who knows. I'll bet the 744's do routes through ANC.

 

They may be preaching it but it has changed from the last contract. There are situations that it could happen to a crew member involuntarily, but it is rare, and only if all other pilots, mgmnt included, are utilized, or the a/c is AOG at some remote location.

Cheers,
WG

 

Dutch what were your times like getting in?