Originally Posted by benzoate (Post 1637197)

Careful listening to anything that comes from a "chief pilot". Jetblue hired assistants to the chief pilots(who are first officers that have been here 4 years or less) instead of hiring actual captains and these first officers introduce themselves as "chief pilots" at interviews.

These people and their information are not what you want to be basing your future decisions on.

Originally Posted by benzoate (Post 1637197)

Careful listening to anything that comes from a "chief pilot". Jetblue hired assistants to the chief pilots(who are first officers that have been here 4 years or less) instead of hiring actual captains and these first officers introduce themselves as "chief pilots" at interviews.

These people and their information are not what you want to be basing your future decisions on.

Originally Posted by Climbto450 (Post 1638578)

They are called First Officer Assistant Chief Pilots hence their information is as valid as the the Captain Assistant Chief Pilots. I know 2 of these three guys and they are as sharp, capable & well informed as any of the Captain assistant chiefs. The chiefs office up until April 22nd was the only advocates we had in management I for one thank them.

Originally Posted by benzoate (Post 1638657)

Your experience has been quite the opposite of mine. I won't knock yours.

I do have an issue with some of them introducing themselves to candidates as Assistant Chief Pilots.

Originally Posted by Wounded Duck (Post 1638715)

The chief pilots that were at the March 11th interview that told me there would be no Europe flying in JetBlue's future were ex-USair. They were both captains.

Originally Posted by Wounded Duck (Post 1638715)

The chief pilots that were at the March 11th interview that told me there would be no Europe flying in JetBlue's future were ex-USair. They were both captains.

Originally Posted by benzoate (Post 1638732)

With a european CEO in line to take over we will see however you can't discount Census Bureau statistics which indicate significant growth(40%) in the US Hispanic population in the next 30-40 years. There is merit to the projected growth in South America although at some point you need a larger aircraft to take full advantage of the markets.

Originally Posted by ghilis101 (Post 1623249)

Well said. Based on my observation of the applicants, Im going to guess 90% are pro-union, and I think most people realize they have a lot to lose over the course of a 30-yr "at will" career. Obviously its speculation.

Food for thought for the new hires: the a321 is coming. Based on FOQA data, JetBlue would have had 4 tail strikes based on the way the current fleet is being flown. That's 8 terminations (4 ca, 4 fo) with a really hard time finding a new job. As far as I know, the rest of the legacies have had multiple tailstrikes in their a321 and 737-800/900 aircraft, and even some 757 models, and none have been terminated, just re-trained in the sim. Its your job. Protect it.

Originally Posted by Climbto450 (Post 1643401)

Not true at all. Pilots have done bad things at JB and not been fired 1 tail strike wouldn't cause it. As I tell everyone "every pilot at JB that has been fired has worked hard earning it". Undercompensated yes but never discharged without a whole lot of cause.

Originally Posted by radar757 (Post 1658942)

Has anyone in the April 8th interview group heard more after Phase 2?

Originally Posted by Samcro (Post 1659154)

Interviewed late afternoon. And heard from a friend of mine on the 190 out of BOS that my name along with 30 or so others was up on the wall in the crew lounge. Don't know if that's a good thing or not. I'm hoping so.

Originally Posted by CaptCoolHand (Post 1659162)

It's a good thing... Unless there's lots of bad names with arrows pointing to yours!

Your on the short list.

Originally Posted by Ted Striker (Post 1659375)

Is the list just from 4/8 interviews? Does being on the list generally mean you passed the phc?

Originally Posted by flymeswa (Post 1677430)

My buddy got an email yesterday saying that he passed phase 2 and is in a hiring pool. Says it's not a job offer of course, but this is the first of such kind of email I've heard of.

Originally Posted by flymeswa (Post 1677430)

My buddy got an email yesterday saying that he passed phase 2 and is in a hiring pool. Says it's not a job offer of course, but this is the first of such kind of email I've heard of.

Originally Posted by Samcro (Post 1682156)

Got the email today! Phase 2 complete, officially in the hiring pool.

Originally Posted by Samcro (Post 1682156)

Got the email today! Phase 2 complete, officially in the hiring pool. Expect a class date in 3-4 months.

Interviewed April 8th @ 2pm.

Originally Posted by Ted Striker (Post 1689293)

:DJust passed phase II! Better late than never!!!:D