jetBlue April 8th interview
05-06-2014, 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by benzoate
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.
These people and their information are not what you want to be basing your future decisions on.
05-07-2014, 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by benzoate
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.
These people and their information are not what you want to be basing your future decisions on.
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05-08-2014, 05:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Climbto450
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.
I do have an issue with some of them introducing themselves to candidates as Assistant Chief Pilots.
05-08-2014, 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by benzoate
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.
I do have an issue with some of them introducing themselves to candidates as Assistant Chief Pilots.
05-08-2014, 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Wounded Duck
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.
05-08-2014, 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Wounded Duck
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.
05-13-2014, 01:27 PM
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Got called today. Update on the process. Looks like a fall class date is the tentative plan for folks interviewing on the 8th. They said 1 class per month ... June July and August. Then ramping up a bit 2 classes September / October. My buddy showed me the results of the recent system bid. He said it looks like 125 A320 seats and 25 E190 seats to be filled by new hires throughout the rest of the year. That's the way I understand it anyway. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. I'm very interested as people start going to class - what the size of the class is and what the split between aircraft types is then being assigned.
05-13-2014, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by benzoate
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.
1) Rapid Growth
2) Underserved markets
Also, i believe companies can create markets and demand as well [to some degree] ... as market leaders. So, now I wonder if they do acquire a wide body, will it be an airbus product? I googled it a bit and the results indicated either a 350 or 787... but if my memory serves me correctly, that was former CEO talking 1.5 to 2 years ago.
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