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Old 01-17-2022 | 08:15 AM
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Anyone heard of this airline intending to start flying in March 2022? https://www.connectairlines.com

CAE Parc Aviation is recruiting for them: https://www.cae.com/civil-aviation/a...captains-25012

Pilot info: https://www.connectairlines.com/about-pilots

The minimums/requirements vary slightly from Connect's website vs. CAE's listing.

Some quick info
- starting with a Q400 fleet (former Flybe aircraft) and planning to move to A320s in 2023/2024
- CEO is John Thomas, former CEO Virgin Australia
- Pilot bases in PHL and BOS, maybe ORD? Connect website states BOS. Job listing states ORD. ?
- Compensation
- $1500/month (tax free) commuting allowance
- Signing/retention bonus up to 3 years ($72,000)
Training Bond
- Training bond to cover $19,800 initial training
- Deed of trust over a 12-month period
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Old 01-17-2022 | 08:47 AM
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ALPA had concerns about them running some sort of stealth cabotage with a hub in Toronto

but a 3year training bond and turboprops are bound to be super attractive in this environment
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Old 01-17-2022 | 11:40 AM
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Nothing says smooth fleet planning like Q400s to A320s in two years...
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Old 01-17-2022 | 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by ninerdriver
Nothing says smooth fleet planning like Q400s to A320s in two years...
Pretty sure if you can fly the dash the airbus will be no problem.
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Old 01-17-2022 | 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Myfingershurt
Pretty sure if you can fly the dash the airbus will be no problem.
Filling them up could be an issue i guess.
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Old 01-17-2022 | 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Kingfisher
Anyone heard of this airline intending to start flying in March 2022? https://www.connectairlines.com

CAE Parc Aviation is recruiting for them: https://www.cae.com/civil-aviation/a...captains-25012

Pilot info: https://www.connectairlines.com/about-pilots

The minimums/requirements vary slightly from Connect's website vs. CAE's listing.

Some quick info
- starting with a Q400 fleet (former Flybe aircraft) and planning to move to A320s in 2023/2024
- CEO is John Thomas, former CEO Virgin Australia
- Pilot bases in PHL and BOS, maybe ORD? Connect website states BOS. Job listing states ORD. ?
- Compensation
- $1500/month (tax free) commuting allowance
- Signing/retention bonus up to 3 years ($72,000)
Training Bond
- Training bond to cover $19,800 initial training
- Deed of trust over a 12-month period
Run far away
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Old 01-17-2022 | 04:03 PM
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Hopefully it's not a scan site to harvest your personal data and application fee?
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Old 01-17-2022 | 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Hopefully it's not a scan site to harvest your personal data and application fee?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/simplef...-airlines/amp/
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Old 01-17-2022 | 07:49 PM
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Don’t walk. Run. Run away from this shady low-life operation. Too many better regionals in the US to stoop this low.
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Old 01-18-2022 | 04:59 AM
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A training bond? Is it a 2022 or 2002 start up?
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