CityWok

I remember reading a while back that some current and former pilots at CP got a strange bill for union dues. I'm wondering did you guys ever find out if it was an error on their part or did you have to cough up the balance?

Thanks

Aviator147

If you get off year 1 probation, they don't start charging you dues from your paycheck till the next calendar year begins. So for example if you got off probation in October, ALPA will send you a bill for dues owed retroactively for October-December.

Slowhawk

Hmm. Be home more often, make 3-4x my current salary, job security, and fly bigger jets? Yeah sounds awful.

Fpmx772

Have you flown for a pos airline before? If you hate the company you work for and everything about it then money won't make a difference. Again, every pilot I have spoken too that either works there or has worked their hated it, just saying


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week

Because I'd much rather stay here where I can make an Applebees server salary, be away from home 200 nights a year, hear rumors that my REGIONAL airline is gonna lose half its jets every 6 months, and check my email every 10 minutes for the email from DAL that might never come. Why would I ever leave such a glamorous life to join a LCC with 6 figure FO pay that can offer me more time with my family?

Fpmx772

Don't hate the messenger sir, just relaying every complaint I've ever heard from every current or ex pilot there, that is all...carry on plz


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poorflyer

Not trying to argue just offering a counter point. Just talked to a guy who's been there a couple years and he says he loves it and won't leave even if a major calls. I think it depends on what you want. It seems a lot of people who want to live at home and be home every night will like it even if management is a revolving door. You can easily have a middle class life and until recently can fly newer airbuses. He's not worried about making 200k, but would rather have a house in an area he likes and have dinner with the family every night.

veewan

Define POS airline? How about one that rolls out software which people cannot log into. How many good vs bad things have to happen to make an airline a POS vs a good company?

Maybe it's just perspective and this guy might like Allegiant. Maybe driving to work will give this guy rose color glasses enough to overlook some of the problems. Compass ain't perfect, but is it a POS airline? No, it's OK, not career airline material, but also not Mesa. Worst case Slowhawk goes to Allegiant and finds that the grass isn't greener on the other side...AA, AS, DL, UA, WN will still hire someone with 2 airlines on their resume, especially if it shows progression.

Major airline interviewer:
"Why did you leave Compass for Allegiant?"
Slowhawk:
"Career progression. Got to fly larger iron for more money with more stability until I could be here for an interview with my career airline"
Major airline interviewer:
"Why us/ leave Allegiant?"
Slowhawk:
"I've always dreamed of flying for (insert company name here)."

So you're right there is a lot of negativity around Allegiant, but if Slowhawk interviews there is no harm. Hopefully Slowhawk does the homework to make an informed decision. My advice would be to seek multiple Allegiant pilots to get a better picture of what's going on, try to get facts, ask why they hold certain opinions, is it based on any hard evidence?

flyingak

^^this^^


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VIRotate

Anyone thinking about using Rainmaker to keep track of flight times? I used to use crewtrack and this seems like a good alternative. Seems accurate enough.