Comair is going to be in Phoenix next week holding interviews. I don't know too much about this company and this forum hasn't discussed them much. What is the take on Comair?

 

They're doing a lot of hiring - 3 interview classes a week, New Training class every monday. If they call, they WANT to hire you.

Future uncertain right now because media is getting on their soapboxes and saying Delta is going to sell them (Comair is a wholely owned subsidiary), possibly soon. If you want more info, Google News: "Comair"

DAL has been very vague on the subject, saying they haven't ruled out the possiblity of a sale, meanwhile they (DAL) are outsourcing some of it's flying to places like SkyWest, and being very vocal on their intent to focus on the international market.

You'll be based at JFK out of training, and reserve time seems to be on the order of a few months (4-8).

Note: I'm not an expert, I don't fly for them, but i've interviewed and done some research.

 

Yes! We are hiring a lot! I'd recommend to check out the Comair web site and do a little research. That goes for any company you plan on interviewing with.

 

I interviewed with Comair on Tuesday (8th) at CVG. It was my first interview with an airline, so I really have no basis for comparison. But, their headquarters was very impressive. Overall, the people were all very nice, and very professional, which I think says a lot about the company. We were told that most pilots stay an average of 12 years with the company as well, which tells me that QOL is good in the long run. As was said before, everybody starts out at JFK for about the first year. Upgrade time is about 4 years. Payscale on this site is accurate.

The interview gouges you'll find online are dead on. The HR and Tech interviews are done in a single 2-on-1 session, and there is absolutely no way to prepare in advance for the cognitive test other than getting plenty of sleep the night before.

The only inaccuracy I can remember in any gouge I found was regarding accomodations during training. One gouge I found said that they only paid for the hotel for the first week. We were told it is covered for the entire duration (which is about 2.5-3 months, including IOE). And, in the near future, they're working on providing furnished apartments for the pilots in training rather than a hotel (makes financial sense to me). If you're in a hotel, it will either be the Holiday Inn or the Ramada. Hope for the Ramada since there's nothing else around the Holiday Inn.

It takes 7-10 days to find out if you got the job or not. Phone calls are good. Letters are bad. If you get the call you have two business days to get to a local LabCorp location to take the pre-employment drug screening.

Right now I'm just waiting on a phone call, hopefully.

Good luck!!

 

Actually you'll stay at the Radisson, not the Ramada. I don't think you wanna stay there. You could also stay at the Hilton during training as well. All accomodations are paid for during the entire training. They only pay for IOE hotels if you do it out of CVG which is likely. Some cases you may get to do IOE out of JFK, therefore your off days will be on your own. I got a little less than 2 weeks of training left in the sims. Going good so far.

 

EXACTLY . . . . . . ! Many of you on this site shoot from the hip when looking for an airline to work for . . . Who has the lowest mins . . . How fast is upgrade yada yada.

You need to do A LOT of research before deciding to fly for a specific airline. I would even hang at the airport and ask pilots which companies they work for and what they like/dislike about them.

 

But then again, that's what this forum is for. To ask pilots that work for different airlines what they like/dislike about them. So ask away...