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Compass Update
Just looking for an update on Compass Airlines...
Are the hiring plans maintaining at 250 for 2008? Is it still a good time to get hired with the planned hiring or has the window of opportunity passed? What is the upgrade outlook at this point? Is it easy to adjust your schedule? i.e. drop trips, trade trips, etc. Are the lines productive? How many a/c do they anticipate taking delivery of in 2008? Will they interview someone with 121 experience but short of the 1000multi req by 300-400 hours? |
Wait a month or two and they'll interview anyone with a pulse...
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please elaborate
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Originally Posted by LIOG41
(Post 268481)
Just looking for an update on Compass Airlines...
Are the hiring plans maintaining at 250 for 2008? Yes. Is it still a good time to get hired with the planned hiring or has the window of opportunity passed? Still a great time to get hired and be a very senior FO. A CA seat would come thru either attrition and/or growth. To my knowledge, NWA can still operate 18 more 76 seat a/c. It's going to be either XJ or CPS. What is the upgrade outlook at this point? See above. Is it easy to adjust your schedule? i.e. drop trips, trade trips, etc. Right now, all this is done manually but hopefully soon, an automated process will come online similar to JetBlue's which I hear is quite good. Are the lines productive? That is the goal. Right now, if you live in domicile, the lines are pretty good. Contractually, the company must try to build 85-93 (something like that) hour hard lines. How many a/c do they anticipate taking delivery of in 2008? 27 Will they interview someone with 121 experience but short of the 1000multi req by 300-400 hours? Best of luck. |
Hey thanks for the reply, I appreciate the honesty. Look forward to any other insight...this would be a lateral move for me from a good regional but not commuter friendly.
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should hire 370 pilots by 2009.
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Originally Posted by LIOG41
(Post 268559)
please elaborate
My remark was basically saying that with the opportunity for a quick upgrade gone and a pretty lackluster contract, there aren't many really good reasons for experienced people to come to Compass anymore so I suspect they'll be hiring lowtimers rather soon. |
Originally Posted by JungleBus
(Post 269024)
sorry...the info aircraftdriver gave you is pretty good except I think it will be less than 250 in 2008 because they hired more than 110 in 2007. My buddy that started class friday before last was in the mid-150's.
My remark was basically saying that with the opportunity for a quick upgrade gone and a pretty lackluster contract, there aren't many really good reasons for experienced people to come to Compass anymore so I suspect they'll be hiring lowtimers rather soon. Again, best of luck! |
What if NWA starts parking 9's?
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And replacing them with what, exactly? Even if they get the maximum number of E175s allowed by the scope clause, the E175s AND CRJ900s have less than half of the seats of the DC9 fleet. Given how vigorously NW defends their market share, I rather doubt they're going to give up so much capacity so readily. The DC9s will solder on until replaced by E190s, C-series Bombardier, or similar - hopefully at mainline!!!
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New Guy
I start at compass soon. Can anyone give me info on the training? What is the home study like? What does the week of ground at MSP cover? How long is the training in Montreal? I have heard 30 days to 65. Any info would be great.
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Originally Posted by Starting Over
(Post 276225)
I start at compass soon. Can anyone give me info on the training? What is the home study like? What does the week of ground at MSP cover? How long is the training in Montreal? I have heard 30 days to 65. Any info would be great.
Sorry I don't have any answers for you, just a question: When do you start? I also am starting somewhat soon (Feb 1st) was and wondering how many classes are starting before mine. Thanks |
Jan 18th (it was Dec 14th and they moved it up)
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Originally Posted by Starting Over
(Post 276225)
I start at compass soon. Can anyone give me info on the training? What is the home study like? What does the week of ground at MSP cover? How long is the training in Montreal? I have heard 30 days to 65. Any info would be great.
Originally Posted by Starting Over
(Post 276607)
Jan 18th (it was Dec 14th and they moved it up)
Thanks. Sorry to sidetrack the question. I want to know this stuff too. I’m also interested in knowing what seniority numbers the new guys are getting right now. I’ve been told anywhere from 150-200 but lets see if we can narrow that down a bit. |
seniority numbers
Well, I guess it is your lucky day...They just sent out an updated email with the seniority lists on it. Aug 8 is the most junior CA at seniority number 73. As far as FO's go number 82 is the most junoir FO that is out of IOE and listed as line qualified his/her hire date was 8-17-07. As far as the most junior guy on the list? Well that would be number 152 hired 11-17-07. Hope that helps some. We also just recieved acft #7 and I heard today that #8 is waiting in Brazil for a crew. ;)
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Originally Posted by Starting Over
(Post 276225)
I start at compass soon. Can anyone give me info on the training? What is the home study like? What does the week of ground at MSP cover? How long is the training in Montreal? I have heard 30 days to 65. Any info would be great.
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Thanks for the info. I was told my class would be in the 160's. Is the training done by flight safety?
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The Training is done by CAE contract instructors.
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2-15-08 here... How many are there in each class? I'd like to start earlier but I think the classes are full. Can't wait to start!!! :D
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I think there is six in each class. That is what it says on this site if you go to Compass.
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I was going from SEA - YEG the other day and heard Compass on the radio. Are they flying to YVR or do the routes go to SoCal? Thanks.
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MSP to YVR and also MSP to MSO are about the furthest west they go.
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Originally Posted by matlok
(Post 276931)
2-15-08 here... How many are there in each class? I'd like to start earlier but I think the classes are full. Can't wait to start!!! :D
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I was told I'd be in the 150s, but the 160 seem more likely. I just want to get started!!!
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Originally Posted by matlok
(Post 277378)
I was told I'd be in the 150s, but the 160 seem more likely. I just want to get started!!!
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Originally Posted by bizzum
(Post 277473)
You maybe in the 150s.....The most junior guy in my class was number 152....We go back for our 5 MSP days on Monday, and I don't know if there was any classes after us, so your class may be next?
What's the home study like? They said it was fairly intense. Any chance it will work on a Mac, or is it Windoze only? |
Originally Posted by matlok
(Post 277635)
What's the home study like? They said it was fairly intense. Any chance it will work on a Mac, or is it Windoze only? |
any body know where to get a copy of the contract
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Originally Posted by Starting Over
(Post 277774)
any body know where to get a copy of the contract
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They changed our class date from Dec 14 to Jan 18. Anyone out there have a class date before that?
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Originally Posted by Starting Over
(Post 277783)
They changed our class date from Dec 14 to Jan 18. Anyone out there have a class date before that?
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Sure, I wounder if we interviewed the same day. They were all good guys.
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Since I can't send you a PM....when you get a couple more posts, you can PM him....he posts on here as G2TT.
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I have a friend who was hired to start on the 21st of Dec, but his date was pushed back a month. I finished training in Montreal last week and start IOE on the 17th. Training was not to bad be prepared for changes to the schedule as they move things around due to instructor schedules. Some of the instructors you will deal with are straight CAE, while some will be Compass instructors.
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Originally Posted by mario
(Post 277867)
I have a friend who was hired to start on the 21st of Dec, but his date was pushed back a month. I finished training in Montreal last week and start IOE on the 17th. Training was not to bad be prepared for changes to the schedule as they move things around due to instructor schedules. Some of the instructors you will deal with are straight CAE, while some will be Compass instructors.
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Originally Posted by bizzum
(Post 277801)
Since I can't send you a PM....when you get a couple more posts, you can PM him....he posts on here as G2TT.
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What does that mean?
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Originally Posted by BoilerUP
(Post 277884)
Glad to see you both are fully "competing to win"!
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Originally Posted by BoilerUP
(Post 277884)
Glad to see you both are fully "competing to win"!
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If you guys fly the 175 into SDF (and I know you will cuz CPS is supposedly building a mx facility there) lemme know; brews for fellow AWAC alumni are on me!
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