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06-18-2006 | 10:03 AM

#61

BigBeerBelly

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Originally Posted by quaileman

Just checked out their "mins" if you want to call them that. 5k total time with 2k PIC and an A320 type. If they are going to build an airline with any size those are going to have to come down some. All the "established" companies hiring now are all asking for about 1/2 that much. I wonder if these mins are for the first six pilots to work with the FAA to get certified? Thoughts?

Those times are not very high. That is about the average time of a pilot hired at JetBlue, Airtran, UPS, Fedex, World, Gemini, Atlas, Cathay, you name it. With the continueing low moral at US airlines, they will always be able to find pilots with those numbers.

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06-20-2006 | 11:12 AM

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crewdawg52

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Originally Posted by quaileman

Following SWA's "Need a 737 type before we see ya" idea maybe. If someone can get a 737 type, why not a 320 type?

Just a thought.

07-03-2006 | 09:47 AM

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flappy

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I had no idea VA was getting 319s as well. Check this out :

http://planepictures.net/netshow.php?id=503166

07-03-2006 | 09:51 AM

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hatetobreakit2u

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is there a paycale out for them yet, asking for mins like those they better have decent pay

07-06-2006 | 05:36 PM

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Eric Stratton

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Originally Posted by crewdawg52

Following SWA's "Need a 737 type before we see ya" idea maybe. If someone can get a 737 type, why not a 320 type?

Just a thought.

It may be a thought but it's a bad one at that. What's next having to buy a type before you transition to another airplane.

07-09-2006 | 05:20 PM

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MalteseX

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Originally Posted by hatetobreakit2u

is there a paycale out for them yet, asking for mins like those they better have decent pay

On an earlier post in this thread, they applied for and received $10M from California for training ...... and people commented on it.

As part of the filing for the funds, they had to specify the hourly wages of trainees 90 days or more after completing training.

In documents that Virgin America filed with the state of California, the hourly wage of pilots after being fully qualified will fall in the range of:

$41.00 per hour starting to $126.00 per hour maximum. (With a note that says most employees will start at the minimum wage).