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Old 05-08-2012 | 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by What
Because mainline outsourced the flying to Colgan, they paid Colgan to do the flying. With Silver it sounds like a code share where Sylver will assume all costs and share revenue with the mainline by the mainline selling tickets on Silver aircraft. Slapping a United code on that flight, there is a difference between code share and outsourcing to a regional!!!
We've seen how well that works for other regionals.
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Old 05-08-2012 | 11:43 AM
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wouldn't this be a more respectable business model from a pilot perspective?
I'd say yes, in ways. But the risk is pretty high, doing it on a new fleet type we've never flown. Hopefully with a CEO and chief pilot who've both dealt with Saab's, this won't turn into a scene that resembles Thomas the tank engine falling off the tracks...
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Old 05-08-2012 | 05:25 PM
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I just checked their jobs page. They now want 1000 hours for FO?? A few weeks ago it was 250.
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Old 05-08-2012 | 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeB525
I just checked their jobs page. They now want 1000 hours for FO?? A few weeks ago it was 250.
Raising their standards?

The nerve!
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Old 05-09-2012 | 02:53 AM
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Originally Posted by MikeB525
I just checked their jobs page. They now want 1000 hours for FO?? A few weeks ago it was 250.

The thinking is that all FOs will need an ATP by AUG 2013, which means a minimum of 1500 TT by then. If they hired pilots now, with less than 1000TT, they would not have 1500TT by next Aug.
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Old 05-09-2012 | 06:46 AM
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How is a place like silver going to attract pilots with over 1000 hours?
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Old 05-09-2012 | 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by flysooner9
How is a place like silver going to attract pilots with over 1000 hours?
It's one of two airlines right now that I can think of that upgrade is in the foreseeable future.
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Old 05-09-2012 | 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by v1valarob
It's one of two airlines right now that I can think of that upgrade is in the foreseeable future.
The other being....? Please dont say Blowjets
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Old 05-09-2012 | 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Fly782
The other being....? Please dont say Blowjets
For a new-hire?

Nah...
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Old 05-09-2012 | 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by flysooner9
How is a place like silver going to attract pilots with over 1000 hours?
It seems that Silver is having no problem attracting pilots...at least right now. Lots of Colgan pilots were at the job fair. Lots of pilots are out of work, or their jobs are threatened.
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