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04-29-2007 | 06:40 AM

evilboy

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Comair interview

Going to an interview with Comair very soon. Can anyone tell me something -whether good or bad- that has not yet been posted about this company?. I'm very interested in Comair for various reasons, the main one being the chance at the CRJ700.

04-29-2007 | 07:14 AM

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We have lost quite a few of the 70's to Skywest/ASA lately. Expect getting the 50 seat out of JFK to start. Not sure of the ease of getting to the 70 seat as I live in NY and don't want to move out of JFK (70 is based in CVG).

04-29-2007 | 08:05 AM

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Expect us to lose all but 2 70 seaters and we did not get any of the 900's yet and wont. We are losing flying to Mesa, CHq and that stinks

04-29-2007 | 09:05 AM

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Thanks for the replies. Is it true then that DL is trying to scale down or sell Comair?. How long before one can bid out of JFK -MCO for instance-?.

04-29-2007 | 10:16 AM

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Alot of guys easily get back to CVG or GSO within months of starting in JFK. MCO is a bit harder but not unheard of.

04-29-2007 | 11:57 AM

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Expect us to lose all but 2 70 seaters and we did not get any of the 900's yet and wont. We are losing flying to Mesa, CHq and that stinks

Is DL only leaving you with 2 70 seaters? And is it already set in stone that OH will not fly the -900 for DL?

04-29-2007 | 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by evilboy

Don't get hung up on the airplane too much. Spend a few months in this business and you'll soon learn that quality of life and money are what really matter. Personally, I'd fly a 152 dressed like Ronald McDonald if it meant lots of time off and a big pile of money.

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Everything I've heard about Comair is that it is more or less a dead end. Delta has kept shrinking the operation and taking aircraft away to give to Slywest. No growth/shrinkage + fairly senior pilot group/lots of lifers = stagnation.

04-29-2007 | 12:18 PM

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They are recruiting fairly aggressively though...I guess just for attrition, perhaps.

04-29-2007 | 12:33 PM

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They are recruiting fairly aggressively though...I guess just for attrition, perhaps.

Probably a lot of FO attrition and because its hard to convince people to stay there. Just speculation, but if I was in the job market right now I'd be very wary of Comair.