I think they are ex Commute Air planes.

 

thats always one of my favorite rumors :-)

 

hahahahahahahaha, guess I havent been to CVG in a long long long long time..... bc it was the first time I heard that one

 

the more I can stay away from that place the better. Although im sure the CVG guys feel the same way about jfk!

 

Go anywhere you can get a quick upgrade. Unless, you like being an FO for 5 yrs then sitting RSV for another 3 so 8 yrs at Comair. Sounds worth it....

 

And where is that. The minute a get somewhere else, they will slow hiring and upgrade will go up, and I'll upgrade there the same time I would have here. I'm not going to take a paycut either. I can't live on $22 an hour again. Plus for me, I'm still on reserve, and I'm probably going to get 18 or 20 days off this month, sitting at home! I'm lucky for being one of the more senior reservists though. Others aren't. But that's what this all is. Luck

 

Well thats exactly the problem. Those places dont exist anymore. Republic and Skywest have slowed down to the point that if you jump ship it will still take you 5 years from your hire date at comair until you hold CA anywhere else.

Pinnacle and Mesaba have both stopped hiring CA. Not mention the fact that you will sit reserve there as a CA forever too, because of all of the senior FOs who will upgrade on top of you.

Mesa, well we all know they were going to hire street CAs if you wanted to subject yourself to torture. But I think those plans are on hold now too.


Also there actually are folks at Comair who will upgrade before 5 years. 5-6 years is the current mark, but I can assure you IF(and that is the key word anywhere you jump ship too) things continue to flow as they are now with 15 CA quiting a month. I will be able to hold upgrade in just over 3 years from DOH. You will have to figure out your own situation though because people hired just a few month after me may not be able to for an extra year or two. If you were hired on the front end of the hiring wave in the end of 06 begging of 07 you are not looking too bad right now. If you were hired in the middle to late 07 there hasnt been much hiring after you because of the loss of flight hours and airframes. (Its all about timing so figure out your own situation)

If you can predict the future and know if Delta and NWA are gonna merge and can figure out which regional will somehow gain flying in the mess, then be all means jump ship and head there.

 

You couldnt be more correct... you guys can keep JF'nK

 

Yes at this point every company is in the crapper.... so Id rather be at one with a decent contract and work rules (comair) then be like my friend who just went to freedom to "tough it out" and upgrade quick........ he is REGRETTING HIS DECISION BIG TIME........

ppl shouldnt give advice go somewhere for the quick upgrade.... why? who will hire you when u get the pic time? WHO IS HIRING????? Everything is in the crapper... my advice is go somewhere u can have a decent QOL bc lord knows I am going to be a regional pilot for a WHILE

 

Right on, woman!