What’s going on at Compass?
 

What’s going on at Compass? Reading this thread has made me rethink applying, here’s my post that I started on another thread that doesn’t look like it’s getting seen:

I’ve read through quite a few threads about upgrade time but with how fast things change I thought I would try and get the most current info I can, here’s my question(s):
What’s it looking like for upgrade time in any of the bases (I’ll be commuting from Sacramento so domicile doesn’t make too much difference) for someone with the required upgrade mins already?
My back story:
I have about 3.5 years of previous 121 time, right and left seat, I’ve been chasing the paycheck around at charters and now air ambulance trying to support a family on single income and now I’m possibly in a position to get back into the airlines doing whatever it takes since the majors don’t seem to want to pay much attention to someone who’s recent aircraft is a king air, understandable. The only thing is I don’t know that I could swing second year FO pay without the bonuses since I would already be looking at about a 40% pay cut with the first year bonus. I really want to get back into the airlines and I feel like if I have to go back to regionals Compass or SkyWest is the place to be for someone living on the west coast. I could probably make FO pay work a little longer at SkyWest but really don’t want to be commuting to DTW or DFW for ever after upgrade there. Also how long on reserve after upgrade at Compass?

Thanks for any advice anyone may have.

So if they need Captains and FO’s are “bypassing”. Why wouldn’t they do what there Sister companies do... hire street captains???? I bet they would have enough takers...

I can tell you all this. Hiring is full steam ahead. Actually thinking about adding some more classes in July. Right now we are full until August. Just seems like with all the R-ATP and summer here, a lot of senior FOs that are eligible don’t want to be the plug when they could have a nice summer schedule.

A lot of the R-ATPs want to upgrade but can't, even though they have 1000 in the jet

Senior FO's don't want to fly with their favorite captain? :confused:

Remember that time in late 2016 when a good number of senior FO's were bypassing waiting for better seniority and suddenly Compass stopped hiring and upgrading for 6 months? I'm not saying it's going to happen again, but it certainly could...

Bypassing at an unstable regional is a huge mistake. Get those PIC hours, that’s what matters. Not to mention DL and UA have specifically said at hiring events that they “want to see that you’re taking that upgrade as soon as you can”.

Get onto the seniority list at your dream company, then drop to min hours as a senior FO all you want. This isn’t the place for that :)

Look at me, east coast commuting to a crashpad instead of doing 2 commutable 6-day trips a month. Of course it’s awful but at least I’ll leave compass with something worthwhile in my airlineapps

Official word from Planning is they didn’t have eligible bidders for a class.

Ha that's exactly when/how I upgraded. Even though I'm still a CA-in-Training and sat reserve for a good bit, it was worth it. But... I'm still here so there's that.. lol. When UPS turned me down, I was in a bad place emotionally. So I applied to Atlas one night at 3 am. They e-mailed right away, but I was feeling better by then so I didn't respond.

Big mistake homie. You could have turned their entire (pilot) snack basket program around, increasing morale and applications. Once the big 5 caught wind of your results they would have been fighting for you.

Ha! Thanks homie.. We just gotta keep trying and enjoy the ride. It's too bad IPA doesn't hold the keys to the hiring.. I had a whole pitch ready to deliver about starting a snack basket committee within IPA..