American Eagle
 

Are they still allowing to choose your base.

yes (this forum makes you type in at least 10 characters)

Cool. I guess with the shortage AE has to give you what you want minus the pay.

Pay is among the top for most regionals. Only thing that really sucks is the upgrade time.

Good point, upgrade time is affected by so many variables that I am not sure how muc to weight in a decision. AE is the largest carrier, and if they add the senority list with american that could make a huge difference in time. If the demand is there for more pilots I suppose the time will shorten. A little hope!

My best advice is go somewhere that you will be happy to live in base. There will be tons and tons of BS at any regional, but remember happiness depends on how long you have to drive to get to the beer in your fridge at the end of a crappy day. ;)

Very true. I am looking at DFW or Mem, I am from ky and would like to stay in the south or west. AE, EXJET seem like the top picks.

Don't expect that AE/AA list-merger anytime soon ;-)

DFW is rather senior on the EMJ for AE, and IAH is for XJET. Buy you can get hired on the Saab in DFW no problem. You've got the NW feeders in MEM - Mesaba and Pinnicle, but I think they have some real QOL issues there.

Other than the staffing issue, I mostly like Eagle, the CPs are good guys, MX is sharp, schedules are not bad. Even the staffing is a two edged sword... on the plus side you fly like 90 hrs a month, and credit near 100. On the minus side, you can't get an extra day off, paid or unpaid. On the plus again, your time on reserve is greatly reduced. Zero in ORD, three months in the NE, a year or so in DFW...

The biggest downside to Eagle is upgrade time, but it will average out to somewhere around 4 years for guys hired today. (Unless the economy goes in the toilet, and even then you'll be at a decent regional, instead of stuck in the right seat at a Mesa wannabe.)

If you are put on the SAAB, how long at DFW to get on the emb. or crj?

You will be seatlock for a year. (same pay prop or jet 1rst yr.. Barely any reserve on the prop)
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hey at american eagle you can bring your clubs on board. we all love to golf. cheers mjmuel0!

There is a Pilot Job Hiring event in Albuquerque Sept 15th. I have my application on Airline Apps mostly filled out and ready to submit.

The biggest thing I am having trouble with is finding a complete driving record. I have had no offenses in my current state, but at least 2 (possibly 3) in Texas and Florida. It is the one thing preventing me from submitting and being ready to interview at their event. I have ran a search on google "Driving Records" and get a lot of different companies to search for you. Does anyone here know which outlet Eagle uses so I can get an exact replica of the information they will end up getting? I am not intending to slip anything past them, I just want to make sure all my info is in perfect agreeing order.

I can not remember every information Airline Apps wants me to input before excepting the line item, otherwise I'd have at least something in there.

I think they still want a copy of your driving record from the state which has issued your driving license. Most, if not all, states now have access to a unified database, so your speeding ticket in ME shows up on your CA record. If the record you supply them, (which you must acquire ($7(?) for the TX 5 year record) andbring to the interview) shows less info than you disclose, bueno! If there's something on the record which you did not disclose on the AirApps form, woe is you.:(

The background check will find all of your dirty little secrets (traffic court or worse), so the key is to provide as much as you can to them in the begining. The recruiting department can help you if you are honest from the begining and since they are good people, they will. The problem you run into is if you give them a clean driving record and you have issues on another one. The background check will look at the National Driving Registry (NDR) so I recommend finding a record service which references the NDR so there are no surprises. I know of people who's records have gotten switched and there are things on their record they didn't do. Better to find out before AE does

Why move, The SAAB is awesome.

Maybe so, I'll tell you if I get to fly it.

does anybody knows if Puerto Rico is included in the National Driving Registry? I still don't meet the minimum to apply for a regional but Im starting to put everything in order now to avoid any problem to when I apply. I just went today to the Driving Registry here in Puerto Rico and they told me they only keep records for the last 3 years for any driver, but I dont know if the National Driving Registry keeps a record for the people down here in PR. PR is not a State but we are a commonwealth of the United Staes so I dont know how that works with the National Driving Registry. Anybody knows?:confused:

Dunno what the HR guys want, but if the only D.L. you have ever had is the one from PR, then the PR record should be kosher.

I went to consumer reports to check out services for back ground checks. They gave Net Detectives a good rating. I purchased it and found nothing on my self. Driving records cost extra. I guess I would not recommend using it. I will go to my local DMV and just get the record they have and see what comes up.

I would still purchase an actual background check just to see what they come up with, but I highly suggest NOT googling and going with a random company. I wasted 29 bucks :(

By the way, there is a thread in this back ground check issue in pre interview section. The reason I am posting here is that it has been getting a steady stream of replies.

It's a year seat-lock until you can bid on different equipment. However in the last 6 new hire classes (since about 6/25), all DFW based FO's have have been getting jet slots. I think DFW is fat on Saab FO's for the moment.

Good thing about the Saab is you will spend less time on reserve and then can bid for the jet when you know you can hold a line.

Good point, its not that I dont like the saab. Its a nice plane, I do want the turbine time though.

So the Saab isnt turbine?

Two engine turbo prop considered turbine? Do you still get the time for it? I guess youre pointing out something I don't know. You can tell me then.

basic rule: if it burns jet a it is most likely turbine.


cheers!

Now dat dare is funny, I don't care who ya are. :D

What a know it all, if it burns jet fuel? Yes the saab does give you turbine time my mistake.

why thank you. mjmuel it seems that you want a quick fix to get to a cargo carrier without paying your dues. i think you should instruct and get to know how good of a pilot you are before jumping to a regional. it seems you want to do time building with innocent lives that do not know any better. please tell me who you fly for and when so i make sure to stay out of the skies.



cheers!

I fly for myself, but still always keep your eyes outside the windows.

i trust my instruments!

If you can see them over your extended ego. Just like he-man always getting into trouble.

im sorry i didnt have wild man teach me how to fly!

I can't believe you wouldn't he's the most expirenced here, he was in nam. Have some respect for the elderly.