Comair Street Pilots
 

who is waiting for things to turn around at comair and who is moving on just trying to get a feel of the vibe at comair

I'm waiting cuz nervous about going to another regional I would be on 2nd yr pay now at Comair December. This is my 2nd regional airline and just don't want to make another horizontal move . I applied to tons and tons of companies including one airline. Most of the flight schools aren't hiring. I applied to a few flight schools/academies that I'm still waiting on. But the industry is a cycle, no one knows where Airline A or B will be in a week, month or year.

Movin' on, but the optimistic side of me is hanging on to my seniority number.

It's really hard to have optimism right now and the things management has done over the last six months haven't exactly made me a cheerleader.

I am waiting.

work on the grammer first

How about your spelling? :D

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I haved worked for many 121 carriers, cargo and pax... Trust me, Comair is not the worst. I think they do what they do because the mngmt has no real control. They have been polite and treated me with respect. Sorry to hear about others bad misfortune with this company, but I have seen worse. I'm sticking it out.....

I'm planning on moving on. I want to position myself in the best spot possible for the future, and I just don't believe that is at Comair. Even if we all get called back we'll be at the bottom of the list at the same crappy company. And God only knows what the upgrade will be then. Good luck with whatever you decisions, but I just can't take it anymore.

I got news for you, you'll still be at the bottom of the list at the next crappy company with even lower pay, and god knows how long the upgrade3 will be at the other company as well. The times of spending a few years flying commuters and moving on to bigger things is over. You're in it for the long haul, might as well save the seniority.

Personally I am done with Comair, and frankly the regionals in general, at least for the time being until the clowns running these places get their ******* together. And all the bickering that goes between the pilot groups, unions, management etc etc is embarassing. Reserve sucks, commuting to reserve sucks even more (not breaking any news there I know). All the best to those of you that want to continue to do that, I hope things turn around for you. Ok a little too much ranting there.....point is I'm moving on, trying to get back into instructing, then look into corporate/charter/fractional flying and not lose any sleep over getting furloughed from Comair. The latter will not be much of a challenge at all...

I would think hiring should start happening in middle of 09. The majors will soon be needing pilot with massive retirements schedule over the next couple of years. I would bet by 2012 the majors will be running a windmill hiring operation. But whose to say, the economy will dictate the future of most of us. If that happens the regionals will go through a shortage like they did this past year. I also think some are fed up and leaving the industry all together.
keep your head up because better days are about 1 year away. But if one majors falls then forget it, then it will be time to look for a new career.

I'm trying to peace out, I don't feel as if Comair is going to survive, I got furloughed just after a year, and don't want to sit and wait for a "maybe" recall at best.

Good luck to all. I will miss it.

Currently I'm flight instructing again, I plan on staying with the flight school for a while, they're in the process of getting a 135 op certified too. When the industry comes around again, I'll see who is hiring and who isn't and go from there to determine which company looks best for me. Another factor is where all the dust will settle post merger and what the economy is doing. The recall is always there, but I'm not putting all my eggs in the Comair basket.

Where you workin?

My plan was to wait for recall for the summer schedule...but in light of the recent additional furloughs, I am sending out resumes now.

I not sure what I'm going to do yet. I applied at several places, no luck yet.

I am trying to get a new flying job which will allow me to hold on my senority number....I have interviews soon. if I get recalled cool, if not.... I have a new job (if I get it) I have always worked part time at the family bus, and will continue to.........Ideally I Would like to get recalled whether it is in summer or two years...but I am not counting on it at this point........ no more regionals for me. Onto bigger and better things.... with more stability

I am moving on. For some reason, I just dont see Comair surviving this post merger environment as well as the other DCI carriers. Even if Comair survives the merger, we wont see much if any growth... They are already stripping away at us, all the while Mesaba is getting our last 900. Actions speak louder than words. But hey, look on the bright side, our ground handling and MX rules.

On the bright side, I kinda feel like Comair did me a favor. They effectively saved me from working there for 10 years and possibly wasting my time. I feel bad for the 7-8 year guys that have to go back to the right seat with indefinite upgrade times now, and then if Comair goes under, thats 8 years at a regional wasted. I feel like the furlough saved me from wasting another year at Comair to just get kicked to the curb when they close the doors.

Clearly, I don't think Comair will be able to bounce back after this. To me it looks like they are slowly liquidating the airline, until no one will notice when they just pull the plug.

I'm going to look at applying to Mesaba or Compass (since they're the only other regionals hiring), and possibly flight instructing again, or if I'm lucky a descent corporate job, or move onto a different career all together, maybe ATC.

But giving up on the airlines is easier said then done. I recently did my recurrent MV/LOE and during it I realized how much I love the job. The company and the career kinda suck, but I really like job. I hope I can find something else that will make me just as happy.

Maybe I should change my name from HopefulHarry to DownerDebbie lol.

I think most of you have really good ideas. I like the idea of landing another job while holding on to your seniority number. It's probably useless, but you never know. Think of it this way, you are now ahead of the rest of the pilots at Comair in searching for a new job. Once this place tanks pickins are going to be extremely thin.

leaving:rolleyes:

Cape air dec 1st. Not making me give up my seniority at Comair, and there's no training contract. well see what happens

What are you times? Just want to get an idea of what they're hiring with...are they hiring to put you in HYA?

I just handed them my resume at a recent career expo they said 1000/100 for times and will put you in the Caribbean for now then move you north. Seems like a good gig, I'm crossing my fingers on it.

Ok, but if you change your mind and move on, leave your avatar.

I applied to Cape Air with 950/160. Got shut down :(. But I guess I'll update them when I break 1000 total.

Reading posts is a full time job.

I've got 1520/800. Applied with 1400. I'm pretty sure they're looking for 1200tt as their mins, cause they'll train you as a captain and put you on the mail runs. Pm if you want any info on the interview or anything else

What about training and base? Thanks.

training is in hyannis mass, and i believe is roughly 4-6 depending on class size etc. Bases are everywhere but most of the operations are in the carib during the winter months... for the best info go to www.flycapeair.com and click on pilot jobs

Thanx, Smithee. Unable to send PM yet for some reason.