The order of priority for a bid is ...
***Company's best interest: They do what they want if there is a business advantage behind it! That's business!

That said, everything else being the same benefit/cost for business, the bid order is...
1. In Base (Seniority)
2. Standing Bid Holders (This is company wide but No Company wide bid is posted if it can be filled by a standing bidder)
3. Company Wide Bid (Now, a bid shows up on the portal)

As you can see, if you have a standing bid in place, you will actually get prioriy over EVERYONE else in the company who doesn't have a standing bid in regardless of seniority because the others will never get a chance to speak up if you accept the bid before it even posts to the portal.

Hiring a new metro pilot versus re-hiring an old departed metro pilot who is still current in the metro are two different things. Refer to the first note in the above bidding order.

 

Everyone has choices. If Ameriflight isn't to your liking, by all means go somewhere else! But bear in mind that lots -- not a few, LOTS -- of aviators have gotten their major airline career started with a few thousand hours of experience gained at good ol' Ameriflight, over the 40+ years the company has been in business.

 

trust me, they ARE hiring pilots off the street with no metro experience. but i guess thats in "the companies best interest". Not sure how, but its wrong in my opinion

 

I leave it to others to determine what constitutes "lots," but if anyone reading wants a good unbiased snapshot of what it's been like the last few years, take the list freightdog gave, add a few more for bases he's not as familiar with, then compare it with the number of pilots at AMF (airlne profiles, top right) and you'll get a pretty good idea of where we're at.

 

The people they hired for those positions probably have previous turbine experience. Hang in there I'm sure you'll get in the 99 soon.

 

This! +1

Most of these street hires already have experience in the metro, turbine time, or live near a base where the need is the greatest. (IE. SJU)

 

Things have changed.

It was a min. of a year in the Lance then a year in the Chieftan. Upgrading had a better ring to it back then. Now its "I've been in this recip for 3 months wheres my upgrade"

 

Well put Planewatcher. I remember starting here back in '06 and they were retiring the last of the Lances and timing worked out where people (including myself) were transitioning into bigger equipment every 6-9 months.

 

Which is the most current junior 99 base? Also, which is the most likely domicile for a new hire for the chieften? Thanks guys!

 

Maybe some of the current Amflight guys can help me out, Ive been in Africa on the B1900C for 2 years now one in the left and one in the right 2000TT on type 1000 in the left seat, When my contracts up 2600TT. Seattle is my home and would like to live there, does Amflight hire directly on to the 1900 if your already typed? or is there a seniority system?

Thanks