I'm sure that Omni had to pick up some of the AMC flying that World was doing. We had 2 MD-11's flying that alone.

 

Unless something has changed since I left the big O, there is no training bond or training contract.

 

Who is the jr capt now on both fleets?

 

I spoke to a friend from my new hire class from April 2011 who is still there at Omni and he says he is approx. 50 away from upgrade.

 

Currently junior captain on both fleets have a hire date of 5/2008. The first four of the 12 upgrades where filled thru standing bids. The last eight were put out for bid. The junior captain on the 767 will change to a hire date of 6/2008 from the first four. IMHO the junior captain date will change to Sept/Oct of 2009 on the 767 from the last eight. Now this depends on how many of the senior FOs decide to bid upgrade. IMHO most of these captain upgrades will go to previous captains that were downgraded when we parked the DC10. Currently there is no training contract/bond. The junior captains will be going to the Madrid TDY if we continue to have it. The rumor is we have it to Aug/Sept this year with an option to extend it. I know we have already picked up several trips due to the issues with World and NAA.

I was told there was around 15 folks in the pool and that we will be interviewing by the end of April to fill the pool again. I have also here rumblings of more growth this year which is a change from the last few years.

We have no pilots on furlough. There are 44 PFEs on furlough. They have around 6/7 years to come backnfrom when they were furlough in the spring of 2012. I only know of one so far that fas tried to come back and they failed training. They were advised to go to a commuter for a few years before they come back.

Hope this helps!

 

When I left I was 8 away from it (07/2010 hire) but that was before the downgrades and furloughs, I honestly would have stayed if there was going to be movement and the fact that they moved the MTX base out of ATL sealed the deal for me as I was getting lots of time at home living there on the 777.

 

There are still some of us Oct 2012 poolees around, but no news if we're flushed or still swimming!

 

Email or call Adam Ramsey and find out your status. He's pretty good about answering those questions. I would just call the main Omni number and ask how to be put into contact with him.

 

Just looked into the crystal ball. Interviews any day. If I were you I would make contact just in case the flush handle was activated. Good luck!

 

Its official (according to the grapevine). Omni bought the NAA IAD operation.