nfpilot914

Anybody have a current interview gouge for them? Got asked to interview for a Captain position, figured why not. Thanks!

Joebob21

There’s 5 pages of why not. Look back and read it. They are currently under investigation by the FAA for flying without an approved SIC program, which, subsequently has robbed many SIC’s of legally log-able time. All flights are conducted single pilot now. They continue to lose routes to competitors. Research “essential air service” this company will likely not be around much longer. Management(namely the owner) does not value their employees and will take advantage of any opportunity to chop salaries and push you to break regulations to operate their flights. In the last several years they had an aircraft crash, another with a wheel that fell off and a cargo door that opened during takeoff. The planes are high time and I’ll maintained. It would be worth looking anywhere else in this environment. Be warned.

MostlyHarmless

I rather doubt that Boutique updates their interview questions. When I interviewed, just about everything I needed to know was spelled out in this thread. There's a lot of chaff here, but if you wade through the previous posts you won't get surprised by the interviews.

The HR interview is not much of a concern. If you can come across as mature and competent, you'll get through it. When I applied initially, it was several weeks before I heard anything. Then one evening after I'd had dinner (and a couple of beers it turns out) I got a call from Boutique. I wanted to express that I was interested and that I wanted to schedule an interview, so I answered. Yes, you've reached me, yes, I have so many hours, etc. Was a perfectly nice conversation, just talking about flying. Was probably 5ish minutes in when it occurred to me to say, hey, can we get that HR interview scheduled? "Scheduled? We don't need to schedule, we're just about done." Ah- I can hope that means I haven't been slurring... A few weeks later they offered be a job as a captain.

VOLLU

Skywest has pulled one or more BTQ SIC's from training. Word on the street is other 121 carriers likely to follow.

BurnerPilot

As much as this sucks for the pilot and I feel for him/her, this is good that SkyWest did this, it shows that people shouldn't go to BTQ.

colonials13

Based off of what? Did the FAA come back to BTQ and say “tough sheet”?

SoFloFlyer

FAA said that those hours don’t count, but if those SIC had passed another checkride (i.e. ATP ride) they would be left alone.

Think it was spilled out in the BTQ forum

colonials13

Did not know that. Thanks for the clarification.

otakuphill

I just got a contract and last i heard they are looking for ways around with the autopilot regs and getting sic approved.

As far as the interview the technical was decode weather, and brief a approach and departure plate with unusual minimums.

GoneMissed

Buyer beware. I think it might be wise to hold off going there until they get a PDP implemented and an ok from the FAA.