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Originally Posted by Bassman1985
(Post 1197838)
I'll be seeing you in FLL next month, bro. Just celebrated my last day up north yesterday. Been in BFD nearly a year now, going over to the Saab in the class on the 4th. See you at the Springhill Suites.
To all you junior guys, enjoy Florida while you can, the staffing bid will probably throw things in a blender as far as where you are flying. There are lot of senior pilots who have just been waiting for TPA and ATL to pop up and become crew bases on the Saab. But the good news is, if you get displaced, you get moving expenses. The northeast is nice, as long as you don't mind snow and small towns. The people up here are tops, and it's like a family with the crews, ramp agents and managers. BFD is a great base, and the experience you accumulate up here will be invaluable to your career and your flying skills. Pay attention and always be ready to learn. |
Originally Posted by gold
(Post 1197909)
Are you going over to the saab as a captain or FO?
Like I said, for all you new pilots here, be prepared to get shuffled around. Those who have previous 121 experience will know this song by heart already. |
I just checked the website, it looks like Silver raised their mins from 1000TT to 1500TT and added the requirement for the ATP written.
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Originally Posted by gold
(Post 1197982)
I just checked the website, it looks like Silver raised their mins from 1000TT to 1500TT and added the requirement for the ATP written.
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Originally Posted by Bassman1985
(Post 1198224)
Already up to 1500TT? They just upped it to 1000 a couple weeks ago. Must have a thick stack of resumes...
Yeah, Good Luck to them on finding bodies now. I wonder why they went to 1500 now? I hope someone in HR doesn't think the new law goes into effect August 2012. |
Originally Posted by Tzuk95
(Post 1197406)
They are taking the 1900 out of the schedule. They are not going to train the new hire class in the Saab to displace them into the 1900 after training... That's twice the training for a plane they are going to park. I think the thing here is timing... They have 2 Saab's hitting the line every month and not enough people to fly them. There isn't time to train the new hires in the 1900 and then do the transition training. Why train someone to fly something that is going away? The answer is they're not going to. EVERYONE is going to the Saab it's just a matter of getting them on property and getting the flights started ASAP... If this weren't true then why the street captains? I know it stinks for those in the 1900 right now but I think the fact that they're doing it this way shows how much growth they are ramping up for... I'm excited to be on board...
Congrats and that's really good news to hear concerning the growth and what's perceived as the potential stability of this (new) company. atp |
Originally Posted by coryk
(Post 1123637)
It's hard keeping up with the thread on a daily basis. I went ahead and made a Facebook group for those of us waiting for an offer, an interview, or those in class. It's called "Silver Airways interviewees" - feel free to join! :D
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Well I got in the class on the 4th with only 1300 tt, and 110 me...so I guess some of us were lucky to get in before they changed it to 1500.
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Glad to hear bassman, cruz and some others with recent experience with the training phases will be joining us in the saab class! Look forward to meeting you guys!
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I am in on the 4th too. Definitely look forward to seeing all of you in FLL! Thanks to all you silver folks who helped with advice etc., along the way.
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