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Maybe Airtran wants to use ERAU as ATPD (Air Tran Pilot Development). With low timers in the planes the union is weakened. That's how Mesa makes it's money off of MAPD.
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Originally Posted by fosters
(Post 143308)
Maybe Airtran wants to use ERAU as ATPD (Air Tran Pilot Development). With low timers in the planes the union is weakened. That's how Mesa makes it's money off of MAPD.
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if they start taking ERAU grads, and they will also will start paying even lower wages
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Originally Posted by sflpilot
(Post 143300)
The NWA deal got axed because NWA sent an email to riddle's aero. sci. chief saying that they were very unhappy with the applicants. Riddle has no admission standards which is widely known. The students will probably also destroy the airtran program.
The plan isn't even on paper yet...its being considered. How many times has anything been considered at one of your airlines, the faa, etc...calm down, it'll be alright. As shown above, its not the whole population of erau kids going to AT...20 a year in the class....and 20 won't make it for sure. It's not going to lower anything...its all PR to get kids to come to erau and to get passengers flying AT. |
Originally Posted by oldveedubs
(Post 143357)
its all PR to get kids to come to erau and to get passengers flying AT.
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Originally Posted by BoilerUP
(Post 143299)
So..........AirTran won't hire 10,000+hr folks with thousands of hours of PIC flying Part 91 or 135 if they don't have 500 Part 121 PIC, but they'll hire no-time, no-experience ERAU wunderkids?
This is especially hard to believe knowing that AirTran has thousands of resumes on file from highly qualified pilots. Source, PLEASE. |
Originally Posted by Andrew_VT
(Post 143362)
I'm trying to figure out the win-win aspect for AT... and I cant follow the above logic. Please explain how this deal will "get passengers flying AT"?
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ERAU Bridge w/AirTran
Okay well it seems that everyone has a problem with low timers in the industry. Why does everyone have issues with them? They can pass the training then they can fly the jet, which obivuosly is being proven if 600 hour guys are at the regionals. We in the US seldom think about this but most European airlines and those in foreign countries hire pilots with extremely low amounts of flight time. It seems that this could be the case with the AirTran Bridge Program if it goes through at ERAU. That is a good deal for a low timer to be able to fly a jet. It says alot about the individual.
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I just spoke with the director of flight ops and he said the AT guys are here for the week to discuss this possible bridge program. He couldnt give me any specifics because they are still goin over them
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Originally Posted by DGFlyer03
(Post 143426)
Okay well it seems that everyone has a problem with low timers in the industry. Why does everyone have issues with them? They can pass the training then they can fly the jet, which obivuosly is being proven if 600 hour guys are at the regionals. We in the US seldom think about this but most European airlines and those in foreign countries hire pilots with extremely low amounts of flight time. It seems that this could be the case with the AirTran Bridge Program if it goes through at ERAU. That is a good deal for a low timer to be able to fly a jet. It says alot about the individual.
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