Smoothlanding

Hello all,

I’m a Pilot at Eastern. Happy to answer any questions. The Chief Pilot asked you email [email protected] going forward with your resume. Please do not send resumes to his email address. We are running classes every month. We have a Facebook page and website is www.goeasternair.com. I can add the following:

1. Schedule is 18 on/12-13 off. Pilots are home based. Day 1 and 18 are commuting days.
2. We currently operate 8 x 767’s. All passengers. More aircraft coming.
3. Scheduled flying is out of JFK to start other routes to be announced.
4. In addition to scheduled flying we do a lot of charter flying.
5. Airline is privately owned.
6. Their is a domicile base option coming pays a little more .
7. Domestic per diem is $56.40 and $76.14 international.
8. There is no union.
9. We do allow jumpseating to any Part 121 pilots.

Post your questions, happy to answer.

Smoothlanding

I am working on an airline profile with more info. But happy to answer any questions.

Boats and Hos

Do you use Acars/Fans/Cpdlc?
Etops approved?
Old flight decks or LCD mods?
Boeing Procedures?
How much LMS?

Bidding?
Uniforms, color, hats and paid for?
What will be covered in training! hotel, per diem, pay?
If you dead head/commercial, what class?
KCM/CASS?
New paint job coming?

PM is ok with discretion.

And thank you for the info!

Smoothlanding

Here is more info to help fellow pilots wanting to apply from a current Eastern line pilot. Not an official company press release. To apply send your resume to [email protected], not the Chief Pilot. Direct Entry Captains are focus for January class, but classes every month in 2020.

Official website: www.goeasternair.com. You can also follow the company on LinkedIn and Facebook.
Ownership: privately held, no longer any affiliation with Swift.
Aircraft: 8 x Boeing 767-200/300’s owned by the company. All in passenger configuration. 3 in a retro Eastern paint scheme with white tail, the rest in the old Swift scheme and 1 white -300.
Flying: Mix of scheduled (see website) and Charters. We recently obtained DOD approval.
Schedule: 18 consecutive days on. Lately you either start at the beginning or middle of the month. Bidding is manually not PBS and by seniority/your preference. Known flying has been published on the bid otherwise your on home reserve.
Pay: see rates below, 70 hour minimum guarantee. Incentive $200/day + 4 hour min if you stay out past 18 days at companies request.
Paid by the Company: uniform, KCM and Ipad.
Aircraft: No ACARS, CDPLC or FANS. ETOPS being worked on and several ETOPS ready aircraft coming.
Deadheading: Economy Class.
Training: Is in Miami, full pay and hotel in training and per diem unless you live in Miami.
Jumpseat Agreements: Limited but being worked on. Any FAA 121 pilot can jumpseat on our scheduled or some of our charter flights

Smoothlanding

Continued:

Hotels: usually a Marriot, IHG or Hilton chain. Some of the times you get the points.
Medical: Single: 80% paid by company, 60% otherwise.
401K: Match is 50% up to 10% of pilots salary with $10K cap.
Profit sharing: In 2020 there is a plan in place, details to follow.
Pay scale:

Pay Rates:

HOME BASED (70 hour minimum guarantee). Domicile $10/hr more, no info on domicile but expect JFK.


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Smoothlanding

You will also be able to apply on jsfirm.com very shortly as well, so visit that site.

MNPS 50N50W

This is the information that I was looking for, and to hear it from a fellow pilot that works there. I especially like the part of matching 401k, and profit sharing for those like me wiling to go where more appreciation is shown for their work. Is it too late to interview for DEC January class, and still give my current employer the required standard notification.

Triggs

Tempting,,, very, very, tempting. Especially for a DEC position

Jeff90

I do wonder how many swift guys put in for this

Riverside

What's so special about the 401k? That's industry low.