?????

Care to elaborate?

 

The issue of a maximum of 80-90 who are eligible to flow to Delta each year is a big one. That's not very many in the grand scheme of things.

I keep hearing rumblings of Compass being stapled to Delta's new seniority list and the company being absorbed, so they can also fly the EMBs on the mainline list.

I am doubtful that Delta wants this to happen, but it would relieve some scope issues too.

Is the stapling thing just a bizarre dream by some of the pilots? Or is it even a remote possibility?

 

Seriously! I hear guys complain about everything...everything! It's a regional airline, not Southwest Airlines. I think it's a matter of expectations. If you expect to come to Compass and get 18 days off with commutable trips and back rubs from the chief pilots between flights you will be disappointed. If you expect it to be pretty much like your last regional airline with different airplanes and bases you will get what you expected.

Maybe I'm jaded because I'm at my third regional airline...

 

A little bit of both. It's extraordinarily unlikely but worth pursuing. Worst case scenario is things are exactly as they are now.

 

I am also curious about this statement????

 

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Our understaffing is really going to catch up near the end of the year... last Nov/Dec were horrible; we were canceling upwards of 10-15 flights a day some days. This fall will be much worse. We've already given up a lot of our allocated DL/NW flying to Mesaba because we simply couldn't staff it. DL wants to get rid of a DCI carrier... CP is the smallest, cheapest, and easiest to do away with.

 

Interesting, I was under the impression that this was one of the more desirable regionals to work for...

 

For the first half of our pilots, it was desirable due to the instant or very short upgrade.

For the second half of our pilots, it was desirable because it was one of the few places hiring when their former airline furloughed them or went TU.

There is nothing about Compass itself to make it desirable other than those who are attracted to flying a shiny new E175. Well, I guess some consider the flow desirable, but that may yet turn out to be either a pipe dream or our worst nightmare.

 

Hi!

Hmmm....where to start....

I didn't interview at Compass because it was definitely a step backwards. If I had, AND I was hired, I'd be VERY, VERY happy with my airline career and my job, today.

My buddy has been there since Aug, he commutes, and does NOT have a crashpad. He says that MAYBE 1 or 2 days a month he has to stay in a hotel. He was previously at Trans States and Spirit. He said it is WAY better than TSA.

If you go to Compass you can't go to DAL? With the current rules in place, as I understand them, the ONLY way I could EVER go to DAL was to be hired by Compass.

Now, let's compare the ****ty Compass job with my current one: Only 11 days off and a HORRIBLE schedule?

I am currently at the beginning of a 165 day trip. Yes, you heard that right. Or, compare it with another buddy. He's had EVERY day off since last Jul, because he can't find any type of flying job at all.

A shiny E-175? SIGN ME UP!!!! I fly that, get 500 hours and a type rating, or buy my type rating, and I'm off to Asia, making 6 figures on a commutable schedule, or I can move my family there for a great adventure.

If you have type ratings and experience in modern in-demand aircraft, like the E-175 (or even ATR!), there are jobs BEGGING for pilots overseas. They are DESPERATE and there are very high-paying jobs everywhere.

I have a job, for which I am grateful, and I'm making the best of it. Compass would be light years better for me.

cliff
NBO
PS-I forgot to mention the family travel benefits. My CEO and kids would be using them ALL THE TIME and saving TONS of money. She would be doing travel now that she just can't. Oh, and you can save all the "it's too crowded" and "Standby sucks" and all that...my CEO has been doing it for the last 2 years and she loves it.

 

atp, Well said! The rest of you, grow up, or get out!