They brought me back from the sandbox recently, as a mil passenger, I wasn't impressed by the operation overall...

I use to Jumpseat with them regularly out of Hawaii. I know what you mean, Airplanes were in terrible shape. I remember the lunch they served was in a brown bag, I almost gagged on the mystery meat in the sandwich.
On the other hand, the Crews were outstanding, a great down to earth positive attitude - I really liked them. They treated me very well.
As for a bussiness point of veiw, they are making money hand over fist. But I worry about there future since 80% of their bussiness is military.

Even with the recent election results and a presidential election coming soon, I don't think that anybody who flies for a carrier with military contracts has anything to worry about anytime soon.

I fired off a resume to them....waiting......

same, still waiting

Try calling them. Their next class is Jan. 8th.

Is that a PFE class or for pilot?

you got a good extension number, or name of someone to chat with?

I could not agree more. Here are a few tidbits for you prior to making a move towards Omni.

• The pay is extremely low for the amount of work the cockpit crews are required to accomplish.

• Management fosters a negative relationship between their department heads in travel and scheduling. The perception from the home team at headquarters is that “pilots are spoiled and not to be pampered”.

• Lines of flying are 18 days and could be up to 22 or longer if the DO decides to authorize scheduling to hold you out….INVOLUNTARILY. All this after you may have been awarded two lines that back up to each other which has kept you out for maybe 30 days +.

• Bring your disinfectant for the hotels.

• Per Diem is on the low end both domestically and internationally.

• Catering is terrible.

• FA’s overall as a group are some of the most unprofessional I have seen in my airline career (steal food from setups, and give the cockpit what is left etc.)

• Training runs 6 out of 7 days a week. Sometimes up to 7 weeks away from home, and because of the back log of training, I did not start IOE for two months after my sim check.

The only good thing is the home basing, which will save you a bundle in travel, however not enough to offset the cost of the loss of your family, home and finances because of divorce.

Upgrade can be quite quick due to the turnover of Pilots (you would think management would get a clue…not). However despite your qualifications, you might be bypassed for someone better liked or just a plain brownnoser.

If you are single or need something to stop the financial bleeding until something better comes along then sure, Omni is probably a good place for a touch and go. But, in the end my advice is to RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN away from that operation. I did.

WOW! .. I sure hope either World or Gemini hire me soon!

Who to call
 

Hey guys! As far as who to call at Omni? I just called their contact number on the website and asked to talk to the Chief Pilot, but I think his official title was Fleet Manager. Anyway, he talked to me and was really nice. Thats how I know about the class in January. All classes I think they try to fill as a crew compliment (Two FO's per FE) to maximize sim training.

As far as the company and pay, my thoughts, if you want to work at Fedex or some other great place but are still needing some experience, I think Omni wouldn't be a bad place to do a touch-n-go since you are going to get at least 60hrs a month, more than 60 is a strong possibility. I talked to some guys that flew 800 hours there last year. Omni certainly has its negatives, but don't look at it as a long term job.