I know a Captain who is retiring early (before 60) to get the most out of his retirement and pension. Don't think there's enough pilots doing it for AA to start hiring anytime soon though.
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Anyway, we'll teach you how to properly salute once you hit new hire school. (along with taking the donut ring out of your hat for that 50 mission Sky Nazi look.)
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Isn't that exactly how CAL hires people?, or if you bang a wing-tip you get hired, thats how they role down there in H townOriginally Posted by aa73
"Qualifications commensurate with experience" or something along those lines (Cecil Ewell friends&family program). I think the Kude put a stop to that and instituted some kind of hourly min's but I can't quite remember... something around 1500 PIC, maybe?Anyway, we'll teach you how to properly salute once you hit new hire school. (along with taking the donut ring out of your hat for that 50 mission Sky Nazi look.)
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Whats the story behind banging the wingtip?Originally Posted by SAABaroowski
Isn't that exactly how CAL hires people?, or if you bang a wing-tip you get hired, thats how they role down there in H town
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haha just some girl who banged a wing-tip on landing and FO took over went around, she freaked out all hysterical...................................weeks later she is in a new-hire class at CAL............. (this is one of the stories I have heard) Might be off slightly, but basically she smacked the wing-tip on like a 10kt crosswind and ended up at CALOriginally Posted by jdt30
Whats the story behind banging the wingtip?
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I know a couple of Navy/Marine helo guys that got hired by American. the inly fixed wing time they had was as a T-34C instructor with approximately 2,000 hrs.Originally Posted by olympic
Quick question for the AA guys, what were the hiring minimums when hired?
[quote=olympic;304812]Not at all, no worries. I have a few contacts over there and I recently got in touch and they were giving me the scoop on the company. From what I understand there is no more flow from AE and a lot of guys will be retiring??? Retirement seems like the smartest option for some of the guys, who would want to lose there pension just to stay on board for another 5 years?[/quote]
175 of 176 60 year olds @ CAL
175 of 176 60 year olds @ CAL
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175 of 176 60 year olds @ CAL
I saw 2 retirements on the board in Houston two days ago. There pictures were signed like they were the most popular guys ever to fly for Cal.Originally Posted by olympic
Not at all, no worries. I have a few contacts over there and I recently got in touch and they were giving me the scoop on the company. From what I understand there is no more flow from AE and a lot of guys will be retiring??? Retirement seems like the smartest option for some of the guys, who would want to lose there pension just to stay on board for another 5 years?[/quote]175 of 176 60 year olds @ CAL
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Those with absolutely no life outside of their job.Originally Posted by olympic
... who would want to lose there pension just to stay on board for another 5 years?
I would retire at 60 take my pension and never look back. A lot can happen in 5 years, and American is the only company with a pension.
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Cal still has there's, but for how long?Originally Posted by olympic
I would retire at 60 take my pension and never look back. A lot can happen in 5 years, and American is the only company with a pension.
