Locke

The old one was 17 plus a Travel day, so we got an extra day off with the new contract

HercDriver130

Its worth noting here that there is absolutely NO junior manning or involuntary extension of your schedule... if you want to go home the company must and will send you home at the end of your rotation.

kolt66

How many paid hours per month does an FO usually get at Kalitta?

No Land 3

My first year I averaged 90+

sky jet

I am going to give you some advice. Take it or leave it. A Kalitta Air pilot line guarantee is 64 hours per month. Figure out if you can live on it and decide if you want to work here. People giving you their averages now are giving you exactly that, their average today. There have been many times in the past when there was no or little overtime for months for most line pilots. Those times could come back tomorrow. Four years ago we had pilots on furlough. Most guys didn't work overtime then. One to three years ago we were fighting over a contract and most guys didn't work overtime. Five or six years ago Classic crews might spend their entire 17 days sitting in the same hotel and never turn a wheel.

The point being that the current glut of flying can evaporate in a heartbeat in the ACMI world. Lose one long term customer? Overtime disappears. Park one airplane due to cycles or damage? Overtime disappears. Economy sneezes? Overtime goes away. And finally the big one. We get properly staffed and the Jeppesen program actually works as advertised. Most overtime goes away forever. Plan accordingly.

kolt66

Oh yeah, I know what you're saying. It's a good point. I was just curious how many hours people were averaging lately. Seems like guys at Southwest are often going way beyond their guaranteed hours every month through premium pay and other things that I'm not really aware of and I was curious how it was at Kalitta.

jhugz

Solid advice. My first year here I probably averaged 80-90 but like sky jet states, it probably won’t last.

No Land 3

It’ll last as long as Trump is the president.

Colt45

^^^^ this is good advice.

Gusgus2305

*Advice*

I’m a Military pilot with all the minimums, but I do not have an ATP.

~1,000TT
~500 turbo-jet

Would I even be considered if I got my ATP and then applied? My other option would be going to the regionals and have them pay for my ATP. Trying to avoid the regionals, but not totally against it.

I would really appreciate any input. Thanks!