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Old 11-11-2013 | 11:10 AM
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Are there breaks during training? Or are you living in the hotel for two months straight? I was considering driving in lieu of flying out so I'm not stranded at the hotel.
Old 11-11-2013 | 11:53 AM
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Are there breaks during training? Or are you living in the hotel for two months straight? I was considering driving in lieu of flying out so I'm not stranded at the hotel.
Let me re-phrase, the ground school will be held in Phoenix at the training center. You should have the weekends off and can expect about a month of ground school. The EMB SIM only will be in St. Louis I heard, and the schedule is all over the place. (The CRJ is in PHX) You might not have one break until your check ride. Depending on how far you have to drive from, it is nice having a car. I think they still keep us at the hotel south of the airport, can't remember the name off the top of my head. Not much right around the hotel for sure, if it's still the same hotel. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
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Originally Posted by Jason5
Are there breaks during training? Or are you living in the hotel for two months straight? I was considering driving in lieu of flying out so I'm not stranded at the hotel.

If your training has holidays during it you will have breaks. As far as I know you'll have all weekends off. Except when you have sim and thats if you have sim scheduled on the weekends.

I would highly recommend taking a vehicle if its feasible. There is a lot to do in Phoenix and the guys without vehicles either, a. stayed at the hotel during pretty much any non classroom time or b. we're always asking the people with a car for a ride places.
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We stay at the Sleep Inn while in PHX. If you are able to have a car while you're there, I'd reccommend it. There isn't much around. The CRJ sim in PHX is backed up due to all the hiring and upgrades. Some crews are being sent to Toronto for sim training. In my case, I have had some breaks in training. It all depends on sim availability and stuff like that.
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for pilots hired that complete training and IOE, what is the range of time from submittal of a complete application and all required information to DOH.....then from DOH to line flying?
Old 11-11-2013 | 03:13 PM
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for pilots hired that complete training and IOE, what is the range of time from submittal of a complete application and all required information to DOH.....then from DOH to line flying?
Average is 70 days.
Old 11-11-2013 | 04:06 PM
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Does anybody know anything about the 750,000,000 dollar loan Mesa has secured and what they might do with it? I was told this loan was secured in August. United owns the E Jets, 10 new CRJ 9's would only be 320,000,000 if Airways wanted us to buy the aircraft. Not trying to set up flamebait, this was told to me by a few credible sources.

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Old 11-11-2013 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by skillett
Does anybody know anything about the 750,000,000 dollar loan Mesa has secured and what they might do with it? I was told this loan was secured in August. United owns the E Jets, 10 new CRJ 9's would only be 320,000,000 if Airways wanted us to buy the aircraft. Not trying to set up flamebait, this was told to me by a few credible sources.

Public company, right? That sort of info should be available.
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Old 11-11-2013 | 04:54 PM
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If this information is true. No confirmation other than rumor. You think a possible buyout? Skywest and Republic have been aggressive in cornering the regional market. You think Mesa will make a similar move? I assume it will be known after the court hearing with US Airways and American on 11/25. I guess if we don't here anything several months after that it didn't work out, or was not true.
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