Chautauqua, waiting time in pool??
03-26-2006, 06:19 PM
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Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2006
Position: B777 FO/IRO
Posts: 264
Bring your floaties :)
Well, good to see that you're in the pool. I've heard that guys are waiting up to a few months. However, I just got my friend hired over there last week and they called him within one day with a class starting 2 weeks later. So, I don't know what to tell you.
Back when I worked there, the guys going into the pool would wait anywhere from 1 month to 18 months. So, take that with a grain of salt. It's up to whatever they want to do. They are so backed up with Emb-170 training right now, when you get done with systems training and the sim, you'll have 3 weeks off before you do your IOE. It's that crazy right now! Also, on a side note, the master plan is to dwindle out the Emb-145's, so I hope that you don't have your heart set on going into that plane. We hadn't done any new hire IOE on that jet in over 8 months.
Just to make you rest a little easier, I along with about 25 other guys just left within the past 2 months, and many more are headed out the door. It truly is a great place to work and learn, so enjoy your time there and have fun!
Former 145 Chautauqua
Back when I worked there, the guys going into the pool would wait anywhere from 1 month to 18 months. So, take that with a grain of salt. It's up to whatever they want to do. They are so backed up with Emb-170 training right now, when you get done with systems training and the sim, you'll have 3 weeks off before you do your IOE. It's that crazy right now! Also, on a side note, the master plan is to dwindle out the Emb-145's, so I hope that you don't have your heart set on going into that plane. We hadn't done any new hire IOE on that jet in over 8 months.
Just to make you rest a little easier, I along with about 25 other guys just left within the past 2 months, and many more are headed out the door. It truly is a great place to work and learn, so enjoy your time there and have fun!
Former 145 Chautauqua
03-27-2006, 03:09 PM
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Joined APC: Feb 2006
Position: B777 FO/IRO
Posts: 264
Actually no new hire classes for the 145.
Originally Posted by racers2207
I know they ran two new hire classes for the 145 in February each with about 25 people. I do not know how many people are currently in the hiring pool.
Also, on a side note, Chautauqua won't be doing any Emb-190 flying like they had hoped for Airways and others. They're simply too expensive on the pilot's payscale. If you don't believe me, look at what mainline Airways & JetBlue will fly it for, and then compare it to Chautauqua's payscale on the 190.
I seriously believe that this coming year will be a trial as negotiations are due to start in November. I think that it's going to end up being one of those things where Chautauqua's payscale is like the old Comair, too expensive and so they'll be losing out on flying, hence my departure and other's like myself.
03-27-2006, 04:27 PM
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thanks for the quote
Originally Posted by Free Flyer
Unfortunately, they cancelled all of those new hire 145 classes in February. I was looking forward to having some new hires to work with, but such wasn't the case. Chautauqua cancelled the classes due to the fact that they're reducing the number of 145's we have because Delta is drastically reducing our flying out of MCO & FLL and giving it to Mesa because they're cheaper.
Also, on a side note, Chautauqua won't be doing any Emb-190 flying like they had hoped for Airways and others. They're simply too expensive on the pilot's payscale. If you don't believe me, look at what mainline Airways & JetBlue will fly it for, and then compare it to Chautauqua's payscale on the 190.
I seriously believe that this coming year will be a trial as negotiations are due to start in November. I think that it's going to end up being one of those things where Chautauqua's payscale is like the old Comair, too expensive and so they'll be losing out on flying, hence my departure and other's like myself.
Also, on a side note, Chautauqua won't be doing any Emb-190 flying like they had hoped for Airways and others. They're simply too expensive on the pilot's payscale. If you don't believe me, look at what mainline Airways & JetBlue will fly it for, and then compare it to Chautauqua's payscale on the 190.
I seriously believe that this coming year will be a trial as negotiations are due to start in November. I think that it's going to end up being one of those things where Chautauqua's payscale is like the old Comair, too expensive and so they'll be losing out on flying, hence my departure and other's like myself.
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