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I have an interview at the end of the month with Compass . I was wondering if they were hiring people into the left seat ? Also do you think they will get off the ground and survive? This is a very hard decision to make as I just started a new job and asking for two days off might not go over real well. I was just wondering if anybody been to a job fair and had some intel.

FlyerJosh

They aren't hiring into the left seat per se, however upgrade is based wholly on seniority (and meeting the minimums to upgrade), which are their posted preferred minimums.

As I understand, they will be type rating all of the new hires through the summer during their initial training, and running them back through a short course for left seat qualifications as more captains are needed. Essentially everybody in the first few classes will most likely be flying from the right seat for IOE, then making the transition to the left seat pretty quick.

Don't know for sure, but there is probably a provision in the pilot contract that will establish dual seat qualification for a set number of junior guys. As the list grows behind them, they will move out of this "zone" and fly solely from the left seat.

I'd expect everybody hired into the first few classes to be a captain by mid summer, and everybody hired this year to be a captain by the end of next year (at the latest), based on the current/projected delivery schedule.

haveshavenots

Please keep in mind that NWA management is being very vague about what is going to happen to the DC-9s. If they park a bunch of them, then people like me will be flowing back to Captains positions at Compass. Management has said that the growth in A330's, B787's, and B757 plus retirements should alliviate the need to furlough, but who knows. Remember this is an organization (NWA and Compass) that either can't plan ahead more that a day in advance or they have a plan and just won't tell anyone. I believe the former is true since they are decreasing some DC9 flying next month because there aren't enough crews. Yet there are 600 pilots still sitting on furlough.
My advice to anyone thinking that there will be quick upgrades at Compass and who has a good job now, wait until you see how this company works. If it works anything like NWA, you best get a cushy job flying Caravans for Fedex or someone like that. It's just not worth the frustration and dealing with the incompetence.
Best of Luck.

POPA

Didn't I just see NWA pilots on the cover of the ALPA magazine?
What was it their signs said....

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I did't see I have been out of circulation So I guess people who goto compass would be considered a scab? Dosn't sound to good if that is the case.