American Eagle to hire
02-17-2010 | 11:34 AM
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HR knows that some of the higher time people will probably leave sooner than some of the lower time guys. Also, being furloughed might actually be a disadvantage. I am noticing more regional are stating they want the applicant to give up their seniority at their furloughed airline. Might be too risky to hire someone that is just going to leave once the economy turns around. Lets face it, there is no shortage of pilots and the numbers are getting worse.
02-17-2010 | 11:59 AM
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Roughly 2800 total pilots. Junior CA is about 9.5yrs if that gives you an idea of how long most have been there. About 600-700 CAs have been here 18+ yrs. Some of our most senior CAs have 25+yrs seniority. We have about 530 CAs with AA seniority numbers (flowthroughs) and about 33 AA/TWA furloughees who flowed back to AE, then were displaced from their CA seats at the end of the Letter 3 agreement(but will be really close to upgrading again in the near future).
02-17-2010 | 12:11 PM
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To the last poster: Do you think they're making decisions based on quality of flight time (e.g. 135 flying/121 experience/turbine experience) or do you think it's all at random? I'd like to hear from some folks who got the job offer.
I've heard that when the minimums are higher and they're picky, a lot of airlines "weed out" based on the HR questions, more so than the technical side of things.
I've heard that when the minimums are higher and they're picky, a lot of airlines "weed out" based on the HR questions, more so than the technical side of things.
The majority of my group didn't even do the HR portion, so that wasn't the reason we got let go. They didn't really have a chance of getting to know us and asking us questions.
02-17-2010 | 06:02 PM
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Again, they are interviewing guys with various backgrounds. Nobody knows what Eagle or any other airline is looking for right now. Eagle has given out conditional offers to CFIs, corporate and furloughed guys. And yes, they are being picky, just like everyone else that is hiring right now...
The majority of my group didn't even do the HR portion, so that wasn't the reason we got let go. They didn't really have a chance of getting to know us and asking us questions.
The majority of my group didn't even do the HR portion, so that wasn't the reason we got let go. They didn't really have a chance of getting to know us and asking us questions.
02-18-2010 | 12:53 AM
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HR knows that some of the higher time people will probably leave sooner than some of the lower time guys. Also, being furloughed might actually be a disadvantage. I am noticing more regional are stating they want the applicant to give up their seniority at their furloughed airline. Might be too risky to hire someone that is just going to leave once the economy turns around. Lets face it, there is no shortage of pilots and the numbers are getting worse.
a few times during the interview. You don't have to be perfect,just consistant. I missed questions in the tech.
02-18-2010 | 06:15 AM
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There hiring furloughed guys. I interviewed with 6 applicants. They sent 3 home. Two of us were 121. One with higher time and one with low time and one CFI that did an RJ transition course. The 3 that were sent home struggled in the sim. Seems like a cool place. Long day interviewing. Claudette,told us she was retiring very soon. Nice lady. The Colgan crash was mentioned quite
a few times during the interview. You don't have to be perfect,just consistant. I missed questions in the tech.
a few times during the interview. You don't have to be perfect,just consistant. I missed questions in the tech.
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