Kalitta Contract
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I flew for a regional for what felt like 10,000 years. I left a few years ago to start a business with a friend. We sold the business for a nice profit and now I've got the flying bug again. ACMI seems like a nice fit for me but there's a few things I'm confused about.
How does scheduling work? It sounds like they buy you an airline ticket and you live on the road for several weeks and then they buy you a ticket back home. Anyone care to share what a typical schedule looks like?
It sounds like everyone ends up in coach on their deadheads. Do you get miles and status for all of your deadheading? Do you get business class for 16 hour international flights?
How does scheduling work? It sounds like they buy you an airline ticket and you live on the road for several weeks and then they buy you a ticket back home. Anyone care to share what a typical schedule looks like?
It sounds like everyone ends up in coach on their deadheads. Do you get miles and status for all of your deadheading? Do you get business class for 16 hour international flights?
#43
I flew for a regional for what felt like 10,000 years. I left a few years ago to start a business with a friend. We sold the business for a nice profit and now I've got the flying bug again. ACMI seems like a nice fit for me but there's a few things I'm confused about.
How does scheduling work? It sounds like they buy you an airline ticket and you live on the road for several weeks and then they buy you a ticket back home. Anyone care to share what a typical schedule looks like?
It sounds like everyone ends up in coach on their deadheads. Do you get miles and status for all of your deadheading? Do you get business class for 16 hour international flights?
How does scheduling work? It sounds like they buy you an airline ticket and you live on the road for several weeks and then they buy you a ticket back home. Anyone care to share what a typical schedule looks like?
It sounds like everyone ends up in coach on their deadheads. Do you get miles and status for all of your deadheading? Do you get business class for 16 hour international flights?
The short answer to your question is that yes, they buy you a ticket to and from your end and start point. Generally you are out 16 days straight but there are usually some split lines that may have a small block (3-6 days) and a big block or equally divided blocks. I don't like them as we travel out on our last day off so you effectively lose a day off by bidding a split line. There is no normal schedule. You could be doing literally anything. We get business class for any international flight (includes HI and AK) over three hours. If it is not available at time of booking we get a financial compensation for having to ride coach. You can also elect to ride coach and take the cash. CONUS is all coach. Normally we collect our airline miles and at some properties hotel points.
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Delta -- Home to ATL to CVG
DH on company: CVG to BAH
Operated over next days.... BAH-HKG-DEL-LEJ-DEL-HKG
commercial to HKG to ICN
Operate ICN - HKG
Operate HKG-DEL-LEJ
Operate LEJ - CVG
Delta CVG-ATL-Home
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especially considering the training pay for what I assume is about two months.
How is extra pay obtained at Kalitta ? (Flying more days? premium pay?)
Thanks for any info!
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