ASA Travel to Training
 

Trying to decide whether or not I should take my vehicle with me to training. I guess my main question is: Does ASA give you a standby authorization for traveling to training or are you on your own to get there.

With gas as exp. as it has been getting an airline ticket would def. be cheaper, but I would like to have my own vehicle while I'm there.

Your travel benefits go into effect after 30 days of employment, so you will have to find a way to get to training, wait for 30 days, and then begin commutting if you want......our you can just drive.

Good Luck!

OK-yea I was just talking about travel there not there and back. Probally wont be leaving ATL until training is over or at least until everything gets settled down, I'm not married and will be single while I am there, seems to be the best way. Thanks for the Info!

It's nice to have your own vehicle during training, but it's not necessary. There oughta be a letter that authorizes you to non-rev to ATL in the new hire packet that ASA mails to you before class starts. If you don't have a car, you can bum rides from the other guys in your class, or use the hotel shuttle.

Not with ASA but I had my car at training and it definately made the experience more live-able, not saying you can't hitch rides b/c my car was full almost everywhere I went, but theres something to be said for living on your schedule. At PSA they provide space positive travel to and from training events, not sure if ASA is similar.

They give you a space available on Delta voucher to get to training. It should be with your training packet. I remember when I was going to training and I tried to use that thing. For some reason that day was completely overbooked and I didn't know that till I got to the airport. After being there and not getting on 4 flights to Atlanta I decided to bite the bullet and buy a ticket on Airtran just to make sure I got there. I needed to be there on a Monday and I was trying to leave on a Sunday and when I look back on it I would have tried to head down on Saturday and just pay for the hotel as it would have been cheaper than the ticket. The voucher lets you travel 3 days before or three days after the date of training.

When I was in training I guess it was a little different than it is now but we were in the CASS during the 1st week of indoc and encouraged to jumpseat when ever possible. Evidently now you are not allowed to do this except for on carriers other than Delta and the connections. Kind of seems backwards but what ever. I think people were getting screwed up when they would jumpseat and it was getting put in the system as Non-Rev instead which is definitely not allowed for your first 30 days in training. Oh well, good luck. Hope that helps.

I brought my truck to training and it got broken into and banged up. Another guy's got stolen. If u have a real nice vehicle leave it at home.

The deal with jumpseating on other than Delta flights before the 30 day's is simple. You're Delta privelages are not valid until 30 day's after hire. Even though you can jumpseat on delta flights with your CASS privelages which become valid very fast, it's too big of a risk to try and fly a Delta flight. If you reserve a jumpseat on a Delta flight right when you start training and the gate agent put's you in the back of the airplane as a non-rev you get a good size fine. They'll do that because it's easier for them. If the airplane is full and you get to actually ride up front and the paperwork shows that you'd be fine, but it's a big risk. Jumpseat airtran or something until your 30 day's come up. If there are seat's available they'll put you in the back as well. Used to charge you if there were several jumpseaters on the plane but I think they've stopped that. Good luck with training and remember if there's something you don't know, ask before you just try it.

You can't jumpseat until you are a qualified part 121 crewmember, even if you are in CASS.

People in my class jumpseated throughout indoc and systems.

I defnality dont think thats true...everyone in my class jumpseats?