Should I leave ZW for PDT or Commutair?
02-03-2016, 05:12 AM
#61
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Originally Posted by mpet
I'm about 8 months in and am also at ZW thinking of bailing for endeavor. I'm originally from msp area, miss it, and given my relative seniority at awac the 30/hr + bonus could hardly even be considered lateral. Captain today said he'd do it in a heartbeat, sooner the better.
02-03-2016, 07:06 AM
#62
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Go for a quick upgrade. AWAC has failed to obtain any new RFPs in the last 10+years, continually citing labor costs, who is to say that anything will change even if a new TA is reached in time. I don't think that there has ever been an upgrade time at AWAC shorter than 2 years in recent memory and that was when the United flying ended and people were jumping to other carriers.
02-03-2016, 07:57 AM
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If you only had a crystal ball. I remember one of my dads Military buddies who wanted to live in base and not commute which he did. Many laughed at him while they all went on to fly for PanAm, Eastern, Western and a few other airlines flying widebodies with fast upgrades. They couldn't believe he wanted to fly for a small cargo company flying a handful of Falcon 20's.
Oh well living in base "Memphis TN" worked out pretty good for him by the time he retired.
Oh well living in base "Memphis TN" worked out pretty good for him by the time he retired.
02-03-2016, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by billyho
If you only had a crystal ball. I remember one of my dads Military buddies who wanted to live in base and not commute which he did. Many laughed at him while they all went on to fly for PanAm, Eastern, Western and a few other airlines flying widebodies with fast upgrades. They couldn't believe he wanted to fly for a small cargo company flying a handful of Falcon 20's.
Oh well living in base "Memphis TN" worked out pretty good for him by the time he retired.
Oh well living in base "Memphis TN" worked out pretty good for him by the time he retired.
02-03-2016, 11:07 AM
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I heard we're fat on fo's fwiw.
02-03-2016, 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by pitchtrim
I heard we're fat on fo's fwiw.
02-03-2016, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by RJtrashPilot
I have been sitting on the sideline for a while but felt the need to enter this conversation before people make a mistake. Don’t count Air Wisconsin out for the count just yet. I have several friends who landed their after Comair closed and they couldn’t be happier with the work rules and benefits compared to the other places they could have gone. At that same time others were migrating there from the likes of Pinnacle/Endeavor, Eagle/Envoy, and PSA just to name a few. The one thing I know about Air Wisconsin is they are crafty and if I am to believe the rumors I hear they are on the cusp of their own positive announcement later this year that I don’t expect to be an “Agreement in Principle”. When this happens I expect to see FOs flock from the likes of Republic, CommutAir, GoJet, Trans States and others.
Flying with an LCA this trip and he said some of the promotions some people have received, recently, are strange and seem to suspect something happening or is in the works.
This place has a ton of money. Obviously they act stingy as hell (to a degree), but they have enough to make something happen if they want to. This will be a very interesting year here. If something isn't announced, sooner than later, good luck keeping people here (outside of the lifers and maybe some senior FOs).
Originally Posted by prex8390
They let you drop stuff? Quite literally the last 15 or so things I have submitted have been denied due to lack of FO availability. Maybe Orf was a bad choice. Even stupid day trips are getting getting denied. The heck am I doing wrong?
02-04-2016, 03:57 AM
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New rumors for ZW are that were parking 10-12 planes by years end. Probably not a good sign...
02-04-2016, 04:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Fleron270
New rumors for ZW are that were parking 10-12 planes by years end. Probably not a good sign...
02-04-2016, 05:45 AM
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Originally Posted by highflyer0685
Source.............???
Doesn't mean we won't get replacements...
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