Omni interview
01-17-2019, 06:38 AM
#251
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Originally Posted by jcolon
Hello everyone; just wanted to share my decision regarding my interview with OMNI. I decided NOT to go and simply cancel the interview so someone else can get that spot on the same day (according to OMNI they take 10 candidates per day). My decision not to go was based on the fact that Puerto Rico (BQN or SJU) can't be used as a possible base or gate way. I cannot move for the moment to the continuous US for now. By the way first year pay is NOT a six figure pay, according Airline Pilot Central info on OMNI, pay is about $7,232 per moth X 12 = $86,784 first year; minus about 2 months of training pay and minus income tax, social security 401K, medicare, etc.
01-17-2019, 09:52 AM
#253
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Originally Posted by silver fleet
You could have made MIA your gateway and j/s to SJU; people have done that in the past...
01-17-2019, 12:08 PM
#254
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Originally Posted by jcolon
Hello everyone; just wanted to share my decision regarding my interview with OMNI. I decided NOT to go and simply cancel the interview so someone else can get that spot on the same day (according to OMNI they take 10 candidates per day). My decision not to go was based on the fact that Puerto Rico (BQN or SJU) can't be used as a possible base or gate way. I cannot move for the moment to the continuous US for now. By the way first year pay is NOT a six figure pay, according Airline Pilot Central info on OMNI, pay is about $7,232 per moth X 12 = $86,784 first year; minus about 2 months of training pay and minus income tax, social security 401K, medicare, etc.
Next April 1st, pay will increase to $123/hr for new hires.
I’ll also take the hotel points and airline miles.
01-17-2019, 03:26 PM
#255
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Originally Posted by jcolon
Hello everyone; just wanted to share my decision regarding my interview with OMNI. I decided NOT to go and simply cancel the interview so someone else can get that spot on the same day (according to OMNI they take 10 candidates per day). My decision not to go was based on the fact that Puerto Rico (BQN or SJU) can't be used as a possible base or gate way. I cannot move for the moment to the continuous US for now. By the way first year pay is NOT a six figure pay, according Airline Pilot Central info on OMNI, pay is about $7,232 per moth X 12 = $86,784 first year; minus about 2 months of training pay and minus income tax, social security 401K, medicare, etc.
Just a point of reference... the highest paying of the legacies starts around $88 an hour, for 75 hours is $6,600 a month. Your first year base pay at Omni would be $7,522 a month. 12 year top step CA B763 pay at American is almost $13 an hour less than at Omni. No, it’s not a legacy, but it’s a darn good job.
With the step raise it would be hard not to break $100k. If you add in per diem (which I don’t) it’s over $100k for any new hire starting and getting the step raise in April without a single day of overtime.
Jumpseating around is easy when you have to, but as others said you just pick an expensive gateway, then alternate travel from PR.
You might find an ACMI that will positive space you from PR, but it will be for much less pay, or worse working conditions, and you’ll work your nuts off flying 70-90 hours a month.
I think you just blew a great opportunity. I hope others learn from it. Most airlines do not provide gateway travel at all. If that is your deciding criteria, you’re going to be very disappointed in this profession.
Last edited by Cujo665; 01-17-2019 at 03:37 PM.
01-26-2019, 01:59 AM
#259
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Originally Posted by Cujo665
Just a point of reference... the highest paying of the legacies starts around $88 an hour, for 75 hours is $6,600 a month. Your first year base pay at Omni would be $7,522 a month. 12 year top step CA B763 pay at American is almost $13 an hour less than at Omni. No, it’s not a legacy, but it’s a darn good job.
With the step raise it would be hard not to break $100k. If you add in per diem (which I don’t) it’s over $100k for any new hire starting and getting the step raise in April without a single day of overtime.
Jumpseating around is easy when you have to, but as others said you just pick an expensive gateway, then alternate travel from PR.
You might find an ACMI that will positive space you from PR, but it will be for much less pay, or worse working conditions, and you’ll work your nuts off flying 70-90 hours a month.
I think you just blew a great opportunity. I hope others learn from it. Most airlines do not provide gateway travel at all. If that is your deciding criteria, you’re going to be very disappointed in this profession.
With the step raise it would be hard not to break $100k. If you add in per diem (which I don’t) it’s over $100k for any new hire starting and getting the step raise in April without a single day of overtime.
Jumpseating around is easy when you have to, but as others said you just pick an expensive gateway, then alternate travel from PR.
You might find an ACMI that will positive space you from PR, but it will be for much less pay, or worse working conditions, and you’ll work your nuts off flying 70-90 hours a month.
I think you just blew a great opportunity. I hope others learn from it. Most airlines do not provide gateway travel at all. If that is your deciding criteria, you’re going to be very disappointed in this profession.
01-26-2019, 05:16 AM
#260
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Originally Posted by captjns
Agree about base pay... How about benefits... such as retirement, health disability, per Diem example. One needs compare total packages. The career comes to fruition at retirement... total accumulation in one’s retirement account.
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