Compass Hiring?
 

Is Compass still hiring or are they done? If so does anyone know how many planes they have and how many more they are getting?
Thx

They are taking resumes and hiring for the pool. 36 aircraft ordered and 36 aircraft on property.

Nice name.... ALPO(A).

Eh, just so nobody misinterprets this...the 36 aircraft that were ordered are now on property. There are no additional orders, just some options that probably will not be exercised as Delta is already at (or above) the upper limit of outsourced 76 seaters.

Maybe he enjoys the taste of dog food..

I know i do!

FO pay YAAAAY

Unfortunately there's a BIG difference between needing to hire and actually hiring. Right now we are stagnant, understaffed, and thanks to that (and PBS) there's plenty of guys in the top 20-30% of the list only getting 11 days off... :mad:

Don't get me wrong, it's otherwise a good company, but now I'm starting to see why Independence went under.

I'd like to add to that by mentioning the fact that we are "Best in Class.":rolleyes: Who came up with that crap.. Cracks me up everytime i hear it....Best in Class.. Should be more along the lines of "Characters Welcomed"

What's that suppose to mean?

"BEST IN CLASS" I love it. That is so funny and lame! I think you and I flew together, I recall just riping on how much the train seems to be coming off the tracks here at compass. Or was it ever on the tracks to begin with.

Heyas,

Compass will probably be "hiring" from the top down here in a few months.

Nu

What?

Dude i read this like 5 times and still don't understand the words that are coming off your mouth...

What? Compass will probably be "hiring" from the top down here in a few months. What are you trying to say!

Try again! HAHAHAHAHA

I just don't get how you start up and airline and declare it the best! What!:D

Dont get me wrong. We have a lot of great people here but i just cant justify our slogan of Best in Class...That's the cockiest thing I've heard my whole life..

I think he's implying that Delta will furlough and there will be flowbacks.

Oh no kiddin' huh?

Sorry - didn't mean it as a shot to Independence at all; I'd just hate to see another otherwise good company with great employees go under for a few bad management decisions.

I don't think there will be any furloughs at CPS, NW or DAL. Doesn't seem to be in the cards. But our fate at CPS is anyone's guess.

I wish we would hear something concrete from our union and from management.

All we get is BS from mgmt and a weekly safety e-mail from alpa and in DTW, a weekly e-mail from Council 20 that doesn't even pertain to us.

But at least have flying jobs and are making the big bucks.

Easy big killer. I wasn't predicting Delta will furlough. I was just trying to interpret the post for someone who seemed like they didn't understand it.

Alright, I understand.

I hope E-Flyer understands too though 'cause from his posts it looks like he works there.

And don't call me big killer. I'm not that big. :p

I understand... I was just trying to figure out what that one poster was talking about. He guess he was hinting towards Delta possibly furloughing but it was not clear...

There are currently more factors pointing to NO furloughs than there are that furloughs will happen. Lets hope the economy at least stabilizes so we can limp through this year unscathed. The flowback is a thorn in mgmts side in regards to furloughs. It is costly to furlough for them now and lets hope it stays that way.

Amen!!!!!!

Exactly! Furloughs are expensive by themselves, and when you mix a flowback in furloughs cost EVEN MORE. Don't even expect the possibilty of DAL mainline furloughs until we hear(IF WE HEAR) a FURTHER capacity reduction. Even then furloughs are not certain.

I just got done checking loads to about a dozen different cities in Europe out of JFK and ATL and in the spirit of keeping this thread positive, I simply will not say any more. Hopefully it's just February off-season loads. :eek:

It's NO secret that Europe loads are VERY weak right now. Asia is doing well though.

Any thing new at compass... Last time I read this post it seemed as if hiring was stagnant... today compass post a job ad on some website for FO's... If they are hiring any ideas on when the next class is?

I think every regional out there is "collecting" resumes. Don't expect much, and you won't be disappointed!

I dont even have a resume in at compass so no expectations just curious since like everone else in the industry I have furloughed friends looking for jobs...

Im just curious of everyones take: I assume eventually that things will turn around, be it 2010 or 2015, what I wonder is if they keep collecting resumes to not get caught with their pants down when the cycle heads back the other way? And since I'm experianceing my first furlough, early in my career, my other ? is what is the amount of time (assuming a long furlough), before my only option is the carrier im furloughed from...ie has anyone experianced say a 1,2,3 year furlough that resulted in no one wanting to talk to them when hiring picked up again because theyd been grounded for so long? im tired of dropping off resumes, Im gonna wait it out...

I don't think it will last that long but some companies cal just cut you off and never recall you after a period of time.

I wish I was as optimistic as you. Historically speaking, down cycles usually last about 8 to 10 years. This is the worst economy I've seen during a down cycle, I'm surprised there aren't more furloughs.

Tprop, my advice to you would be this: Keep flying. Options are scarce especially for a furloughed Regional pilot(I presume you do not have 1000 turbine pic). The options you have do not pay very well. Maybe as a 2nd job you could look into instructing or jump pilot. Hopefully you can fly enough. Most regionals(late 90's era) liked to see 75 hours in the last 3 months. I think when hiring starts again you will see similar requirements, so be prepared. There will also be a lot of competition for a few opportunities. Hopefully you can find a way to "check boxes" on your resume, this starts with current flying.

Networking is also very important while furloughed. Spend time at your local airport, you never know who you will meet.

As for being recalled, if you really liked the company then stick it out. But keep looking for another flying job in the mean time, you may find something better. I don't know how long your recall rights last, be familiar with them!

Unfortunately, there is not much you can do about who's hiring during a downward cycle. It just has to play it's course. But, you need to work harder then the next guy if you want to get through this downturn sooner.

Hopefully next down cycle you'll be sitting comfortably in the middle of a stable major airlines seniority list.

I just tried to update my application on the Compass web site and kept getting an error. Turns out they removed the Pilot position on the jobs available page. I guess they are not hiring then...

Job is "no longer available". However, I got an "approval to review" on the training scheduler post.
Anyone knows how much this pays, and the "schedule"?:o

Thats crazy, For the FUN of it, I just filled out an app (was submitted and approved EARLY on the 10th), they must have just taken it down! Maybe the open date expired and they have to repost it, I would check back often because I too have seen an add for them hiring just this past week...

**edited for horrible spelling**

Per a Chief Pilot's weekly email last week, Compass was not hiring, but looking to collect resumes for any future hiring needs.

As of a month ago Compass is hiring for "pool status."

FYI for those looking at Compass. The general status is we are drastically understaffed!!! Management disagrees...but I will tell you that the crews all working 90+ hours scheduled a month with 11-12 days off and critical captain trips daily all will agree with me!

Currently we have I believe 12 finishing training, and then 6 upgrades to occur soon. As for anything else...nothing has been said.

I think it will be a great wake up call to management when crews start refusing the good old junior man via acars. REMEBER: FATIGUE!!! THEN THEY CANT TOUCH YOU!!!

If captains would stop picking up critical trips, it might force the the brainless wonders in DC to figure out that the Independence air staffing model works as well here as it did at Indy

what sort of hours are they "really" looking for...
I have 2,900tt 1,100ME and 400 turbine PIC but i won't turn 23 till July. Should i apply and would they hire me?

... Ooh and I don't have a Bachelor, and I'm living in Portland but moving and not a problem.

You have to meet all of the eligibility requirements for an ATP. You should apply if you want to though but must get an ATP in initial training. I don't know if they would hire you a month or two in advance so that you would be turning 23 just before your checkride.