InThisTogether

New part of the interview is to sit in the cafeteria from midnight until 9 in the morning. This simulates the red eye flying you'll be doing. M&Ms will be handed out as your only meal, because that is all we have to eat on the plane. You'll then walk from the GO to the airport to simulate the walk in Atlanta (when we land off of redeyes, the trains don't run and is a 45 minute walk to the van.) You'll then sign your 2 year con-tract. Emphasis on con.

Best advice ever. Go to any regional that has flow. You'll make more money and won't have to pay for your own hotel during training.

InigoMontoya

Got the job and despite the previous. Am looking forward to it.

ReserveCA

FYI Inigo........indigo IS the six fingered man!

Arty13

Welcome! Don't let anyone here rain on your parade because you didn't go directly to one of the big three. They didn't either, but anonymous forums empower them to speak about which things they know not.

But you better understand that we will likely strike before we get a penny out of this joint. That is, if we get released and no hotheads screw us over with an illegal work action. I do believe, however, that most all of us get it; we have to play by the rules to be able to exploit all the rules of the RLA (being released to self help). And be prepared for scheduling to trample our reserve rules simply because you're too new to know them all. They prey on probation guys.

All that said, this place is, for me, far far better than the regionals.

NWSteeringArmer

We will never go on strike... I promise you

CantStayAway

While this may be true, it's not a good idea to talk in absolutes in regard to this. We should hope for the best (an industry standard contract without the necessity of a strike) but plan for the worst (a protracted strike that will require personal discipline and savings to prepare for).

I'll never cross a picket line, but personal finance is the number one reason people say they do. I'm prepared for the worst and every other Frontier pilot should be as well. Thinking "It will never happen" and subsequently not preparing for the possibility will harm our pilot group. Pay down debt and save money.

Missed Appch

Because we'll get a contract? When?

The NMB won't let us?

The pilot group doesn't have the balls?

Just curious as to why you say that.

Indigo's previous record would indicate otherwise.

Powderkeg

1) probably in the hours before a strike
2) yes they will, and probably soon
3) not at all, the picket shows the pilots have the cajones
4) hope
5) true, but they also have the experience to know what a strike will take to recover from, thus why would they want to do it again?

Could be way off base, but like everybody else's sentiment, hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Missed Appch

Although I'm ready to strike and almost look forward to it. It would certainly be nice just to be done with this in 2017.

I hope you guys are correct. But I think Indigo has no qualms about forcing our hand.

NWSteeringArmer

All everyone ever posts is how we're owned by an investment bank... how they're here to make money... if we go on strike, indigo loses at least a 7 figure sum every day we're on strike, possibly an 8 figure sum... they lost MILLIONS of dollars when spirit went on strike and that was 4 days... I don't believe indigo will fold until they're forced to... I also believe we'll get released eventually and get a TA at 23:59:59 on the 29th day of the cooling off period...

IF we went on strike, this place would be out of business if the strike lasted longer than a week or two... if you can't support yourself without a paycheck for 2 weeks, your financial situation should probably be your top priority...

Our demands are reasonable and the NMB seems to think we're doing everything the right way... this is my opinion and I just don't see a scenario where it ever comes down to a strike