Compass Update
11-25-2007, 09:30 AM
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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?
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?
11-25-2007, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by LIOG41
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?
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.
11-26-2007, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by LIOG41
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.
11-29-2007, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by JungleBus
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.
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!
11-29-2007, 08:26 PM
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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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