MoarAlpha

Hotel is paid for in training. Go to post #942 of this thread and it will answer most, if not all, of the above questions.

sky jet

This is going to come off as condescending but I'm going to say it anyway because there are probably others reading this who need to see it. There are literally hundreds of pages on this web site alone discussing every question you have just asked. If you are going to a Kalitta Air interview, or any other airline for that matter, it would be wise to read the available threads on that airline so that you can know what kind of job you are interviewing for and ask intelligent questions while at the interview. There are many current Kalitta pilots who regularly answer questions on these boards but they don't usually answer the same question more than 3-4 times.

I will answer the middle seat question as I haven't seen that one recently. They often buy tickets at the last minute. If you don't have status on a particular airline or alliance you might get a middle seat. Having said that, I live in a very popular Florida city and can count on one hand the times I haven't been able to avoid a middle seat in 8.5 years. Many times just politely asking at the gate will be enough to get a aisle or window as they are often trying to move families together and a single pax in a middle seat is an easy move for the agents. Deadheading for me is about 50/50 domestic/international.

maxjet

Wow!................talk about lazy.

bingo17

Just went to the Pilot Recruitment Page and clicked on the link to apply. When I did, the workforce page it linked to states, "We are no longer accepting applications for this position."

Did the window close already or is this user error?

Thanks!

Locke

I’m going with user error. I clicked on it, and it goes to a “tell us about yourself” page. Make sure you’re clicking on the FO listing since apparently there’s a couple fleet chief pilot positions listed.

TillerThriller

Sorry about the confusion here I was curious if new hires out of training would chime in on their schedules. I was under the impression a lot of the information on those ALPA post was more in line with people having a little seniority. Guess I am just stuck in a regional mindset where reserve for a while means min pay and unfavorable work rules/conditions and no flight time. I flew 9 hrs on reserve a few months back and was just curious what to expect. Got to get used to the fact it is a little different from what I am used to. From the ALPA post it says to expect 80-90 hours a month of credit and was curious is that all at the hourly rate or should you expect 10-15 hrs a month at half rate for deadheads?

Locke

The union put that together specifically for new guys.

Take everything you know about scheduling from the regionals and throw it out the window. None of it applies. Reserve doesn’t mean reserve. Reserve at K4 means for the most part that you get 4 hours of pay for being on the hook 1 day. In almost 3 years I’ve never been called while on reserve. I’m sure it happens, but I’ve never had it. There are reserve lines, but you will fly on those.

80-90 hours is your pay. That means Flying/deadheads/reserve. The 50% is already accounted for.

It’s a different world man. Just plan on being gone 16 days a month, and during that time you will have no idea where you are going. You will generally know the day prior, maybe 2 days if you’re extremely lucky.

Mundergun

Is there an easy way to update an application? I see how to update my resume and profile but I can’t seem to update my hours and etc on the actual app.

Colt45

lmao.. 😂...!!

MoarAlpha

POST#942

Application and Interview
Apply at kalittaair.com and choose “Pilot Recruitment” from the “Pilot Training” drop down menu
To update your application send an email to [email protected]
The first contact is a call from the Assistant Chief Pilot for a phone interview.
If invited for an interview the candidate will need to travel to Detroit at their expense for a one day interview consisting of 2 computer tests (cog/personality) and a panel interview. A Hotel room will be provided the night before the interview. The hotel van provides transportation to and from DTW the YIP training center and the Holiday Inn located in Belleville.