Airline Pilot Central Forums - Thank You CommutAir!!!

An incredible, professional, personable, transparent application experience.

Marie reached out to me on LinkedIn, and it is in my nature to thoroughly consider opportunities when they are presented to me. I loved that Marie has a professional background in recruiting and it was cool to see on LinkedIn I have a friend who could vouch for her :-). I knew it would not make sense to move to another regional and reset my seniority unless I knew I was moving into a much better opportunity. I had so many questions about the company's background, culture, vision, strategy, and everything else beyond every regional's promise for pay and upgrades. Marie was fantastic with giving straight answers that gave me great insight into the airline's identity. I spoke with many recruiting departments when I decided to come work for the airlines and there is something about talking to someone whose full-time job and professional background is helping people understand the unique value proposition of their organization.

After a couple phone conversations with Marie I completed the application and quickly received a response back inviting me to an interview with Marie and a seasoned captain, Kourtney. They gave the run down of CommutAir, where they are, where they are going, and what they have to offer. Very conversationally we talked about what I was looking and I gave them a chance to be on the spot too.
Kourtney was great about answering many more questions from me to get a pilot's perspective as well. In all, no games, or gotcha's. Straight forward technical/knowledge validation (yes, you better know how to read text weather products and know when you need an alternate etc...).

I am trying not to make this a complete overview of the entire process, but every step along the way was so refreshing. While I was at HQ in Cleveland I got to talking with another senior captain who had nothing to do with my interview; he was just there to validate my prior 121 time and happy to talk it up with me. I toured the offices there and met several people in just about every department. With each person we met, it felt like I had already been working there and had developed friendships with them. It was just so cool to me to have such a personable experience there.

Pilots, you have to understand, even the strongest contract does not hold a candle to a company that cares about its employees, and the best laid career progression programs fail if the culture does not support your intrinsic progression. Hands down, CommutAir has this covered and is phenomenal airline for this.

It was incredibly difficult for me when for personal and familial circumstances I decided against continuing to pursue a position with CommutAir. Even after I informed them of my choice they were so cordial, and happy for for me. What a world class organization!

Thank you to everyone at CommutAir with whom I had the chance to interact, and all the others who make it a great contribution to the airline industry.

Best Regards,