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11-01-2016 | 08:04 PM
#9881
On Reserve
Joined: Jul 2016
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From: EMB CA
If the company really wants to take on as many jets as advertised I doubt they will downgrade a dash captain and spend the resources to get them through Jet FO training just to have them upgrade right after. That would be working backwards. They will need captains.
11-02-2016 | 04:29 AM
#9883
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Joined: Feb 2008
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You never answered how much notice you gave them on the no show. If you gave them plentry of notice to fill your interview slot then I don't see a issue. If you called them the day prior I suspect you won't get another interview.
11-02-2016 | 04:47 AM
#9884
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Joined: Dec 2007
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With the Dash 8 incentives locking most people in the dash for 12 months, the company certainty wants more new hires to the jet hence 6 months is a very plausible upgrade time assumption if you have prior 121 time.
11-02-2016 | 05:03 AM
#9885
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Joined: Mar 2016
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From: Sitting and waiting
I've been here 6 months, hoping to get jet captain by year one. I have the time, and am passing up the dash program to try to secure a seat in the jet. Time will tell. There was hinting last night via teleconference that a situation could occur where we would need street captains. They are trying to avoid this which would mean as a new hire coming here now, you should be able to upgrade pretty easily within the next 6-12 months.
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11-02-2016 | 05:12 AM
#9886
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Joined: Mar 2016
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From: Sitting and waiting
I hope we can avoid street captains. I've enjoyed sitting right seat longer in order to learn stuff they don't teach in training. There are many folks here who spent 6 years right seat before upgrading and know the planes and operation inside out. 10 years ago the uograde times were very high, and after 2 years at colgan I couldn't even consider upgrading. Times have changed, and we could very well hire good street captains. However, I think sitting right seat for a year is a good thing everyone should have to do.
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11-03-2016 | 06:19 AM
#9887
New Hire
Joined: Oct 2016
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If we are on property does that offer us any protection if AA decides to shutoff the flow program? A "grand fathered in" kind of deal that the flow stops after those on property get the chance to go. I would hate to be 4 years in to this and get the carpet yanked from underneath me.
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11-03-2016 | 06:42 AM
#9888
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Joined: May 2012
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From: FO
If we are on property does that offer us any protection if AA decides to shutoff the flow program? A "grand fathered in" kind of deal that the flow stops after those on property get the chance to go. I would hate to be 4 years in to this and get the carpet yanked from underneath me.
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11-03-2016 | 06:55 AM
#9889
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From: ERJ
I hope we can avoid street captains. I've enjoyed sitting right seat longer in order to learn stuff they don't teach in training. There are many folks here who spent 6 years right seat before upgrading and know the planes and operation inside out. 10 years ago the uograde times were very high, and after 2 years at colgan I couldn't even consider upgrading. Times have changed, and we could very well hire good street captains. However, I think sitting right seat for a year is a good thing everyone should have to do.
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11-03-2016 | 07:07 AM
#9890
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