Silver Airways
01-12-2015, 09:00 PM
#5951
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Joined APC: Sep 2014
Posts: 504
Originally Posted by nkm06
As of the last bid there are 12 spots open for FO in FLL, 12 in MCO, and 2 in IAD. IAD is currently the junior base for FO's. I believe all the new hire FO's that are being sent up to IAD want to be based in Florida. Once the company assigns you a base then you can put in a preferential bid of where you want to be based. They'll move you if there is a vacancy in that base and if the company can staff your position in the base you're leaving.
As a new hire expect to be based in IAD initially and I would say about a month or two before you can move down to Florida as more new hires come on board. As always this is subject to change with airline's hiring activity and movement in seniority.
Also as of the last bid it shows they need 7 more captains which the company said they'll resume upgrading candidates in February. The most junior captain DOH is July 2012. Hope this helps in making your decision!
As a new hire expect to be based in IAD initially and I would say about a month or two before you can move down to Florida as more new hires come on board. As always this is subject to change with airline's hiring activity and movement in seniority.
Also as of the last bid it shows they need 7 more captains which the company said they'll resume upgrading candidates in February. The most junior captain DOH is July 2012. Hope this helps in making your decision!
01-13-2015, 02:06 AM
#5952
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Joined APC: Jun 2011
Posts: 100
Originally Posted by Pilottim79
You can't bid for your domicile during training? They just blindly assign one? That sounds strange to say the least.
You can keep the same bid you fill out in training or you can change it around in flica as you wish. This is considered your preferential bid.
01-14-2015, 08:40 AM
#5956
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Joined APC: Apr 2012
Position: E-175 CA
Posts: 339
Originally Posted by MichiganFlyer
That is correct. No FMS for now. We are supposed to get them back at some point in the future.
For those considering a job at Silver, unless you are dead set on being based in MCO or FLL, I would advise you to look elsewhere. The one shining spot of that company were the great people I got to work with and the many friends I made, but the overall experience left a very bad taste in my mouth. Between the numerous gross violations of the contract by mgmt, the shoestring-budget operation that forced us to make do with far less than we really needed, and the unending abuses by the scheduling department, I couldn't wait to leave last May. I'm now living a better QOL as a junior reserve at XJT than I was as a senior lineholder at 3M. You can do better, folks.
01-14-2015, 03:38 PM
#5957
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Joined APC: Aug 2011
Position: Hoping for any position
Posts: 2,504
Thanks for the replies. I am looking for any company based close to TPA, PIE or MCO. Not sure if non FMS is for me. I don't have a lot of exoectstions but that just seems really crappy.
01-14-2015, 05:32 PM
#5958
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Joined APC: Feb 2013
Posts: 2,940
Originally Posted by fishforfun
Thanks for the replies. I am looking for any company based close to TPA, PIE or MCO. Not sure if non FMS is for me. I don't have a lot of exoectstions but that just seems really crappy.
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