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Old 03-16-2019, 07:14 PM
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What TT is competitive for this program? Are you offered FO position after 2 years?
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Old 03-16-2019, 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by mkitrn View Post
What TT is competitive for this program? Are you offered FO position after 2 years?
It used to be that you needed to have been a 121 CA somewhere before, so prob at least 3,000 or so. I'm not sure what the current competitive mins are now.

My understanding is that if you hold a medical and are capable of being a pilot (under 65) you get a number immediately. That's not positively confirmed though.
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Old 03-20-2019, 06:25 AM
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It used to be that you needed to have been a 121 CA somewhere before, so prob at least 3,000 or so. I'm not sure what the current competitive mins are now.

My understanding is that if you hold a medical and are capable of being a pilot (under 65) you get a number immediately. That's not positively confirmed though.
I know someone who’s doing this. Just talked to them about it. I’m not sure the qualifications for getting hired, but...you sign on to teach for two years minimum. Your seniority starts your first day on the property. Starting pay is 70k first year, then you go up as on the FO pay scale. You teach sim-only. One event (6 hours). Get 12-13 days off a month.

After the two years is up, you can go to the line if you want.
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Old 03-20-2019, 06:36 AM
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I know someone who’s doing this. Just talked to them about it. I’m not sure the qualifications for getting hired, but...you sign on to teach for two years minimum. Your seniority starts your first day on the property. Starting pay is 70k first year, then you go up as on the FO pay scale. You teach sim-only. One event (6 hours). Get 12-13 days off a month.

After the two years is up, you can go to the line if you want.
Did they change the program? The couple I talked to didn’t get seniority numbers until their 2 year instructing commitment was up.
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Old 03-20-2019, 06:57 AM
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Did they change the program? The couple I talked to didn’t get seniority numbers until their 2 year instructing commitment was up.
Used to be 2 and then they had to reinterview. Then it changed and they got a number 1 year in and their initial interview was all they had to do. And as was posted above, I heard they get a number right away now.
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Old 03-20-2019, 09:53 AM
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Did they change the program? The couple I talked to didn’t get seniority numbers until their 2 year instructing commitment was up.
They get a number right away now due to the CBA requiring a certain percentage of seniority list pilots. It's a way around having to bring people off the line to instruct because it's cheaper to hire a guy at $70k and let him go to the line 2 years later. Rinse/repeat.
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Does anyone know if jetBlue hires over age 65 folks for permanent full or part-time sim instructor positions? How often? Starting salary, etc.

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Old 03-20-2019, 01:24 PM
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Does anyone know if jetBlue hires over age 65 folks for permanent full or part-time sim instructor positions? How often? Starting salary, etc.

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I know we do. Or at least in the past we did. A lot of our guys are over 65 but not sure now
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Originally Posted by Octaflugaron View Post
Does anyone know if jetBlue hires over age 65 folks for permanent full or part-time sim instructor positions? How often? Starting salary, etc.

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Yes, we do, but keep in mind that there are now CBA limits on the number of guys who aren't on the list. Also, there are CBA limits on check airmen/APDs who aren't on the list.

Scope:
a. An Instructor Pilot shall be on the JetBlue Master Seniority List.
b. A minimum of 75% of the total JetBlue Instructors shall be an Instructor Pilot or a JetBlue Pilot Retiree. Adjunct Instructor Pilots will not be included in this calculation.
c. Simulator checks to Pilots shall only be performed by an Instructor Pilot or a JetBlue Pilot Retiree.
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Old 03-24-2019, 04:13 PM
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Thank you for the replies!

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