ExpressJet
 

Wow. 500 tt/100multi for mins.....that is awesome. Are people really getting hired with this low of time? Anyone get hired by express lately with extremely low time? Let me know im interested.

From what I have heard, they are hiring a bit higher than that. I am not that far away from their mins, so I will be applying there fairly soon, and I think I can get my old instructor to walk it in. I hope they are still going to be this low for a while.

I think that they are at 600tt only if you do somthing at ATP you wil be able for the lower mins.

Here it is:

http://www.atpflightschool.com/image...t_Alliance.jpg

Aren't you guys at all concerned about the potential problems coming to ExpressJet? Just curious.

I understand that it APPEARS to be extremely glamorous to fly an RJ, but I really think that you low time guys should go learn to fly an airplane first(and I don't mean sitting right seat in a seminole at ATP). Try 135; you will actually fly the airplane, learn weather and how to fly it, and build character that will last you a lifetime. More importantly, it will humble you so you don't walk around the terminal like you are Lt. Pete Mitchell (ie Maverick)

Great advice! 135 freight is a great experience builder and a way to humble the cockiest of pilots. I'll admit when I got my first 135 gig, I thought I was the next Yeager. It only took two engine failures, uncontrolled loss of altitude due to icing that the deice boots couldn't keep up with, and a good friend (flying 135 freight) dying in an airplane. While not much compared to a 20 – 30 year career in flight, it was a lot of pucker time for a relatively new pilot with only around 2500 hours at the end of it all.

When I was done with my 135 stint, I left with three things that I was thankful for, my life, great flight experience, and knowing humility as a pilot.

What problems are you talking about?

Aren't they losing some cal flying? Maybe I missed something?

Yes. 25% of ExpressJet's airplanes will not be flown under the CAL colors starting in 2007....however, ExpressJet will be flying those airplanes in other areas. They are upgrading and hiring 32 pilots per month at least through the end of the year so anyone interested in applying shouldn't be concerned about being furloughed.

You should instead be concerned about being based overseas!

XJT Dirt
 

Alright, as a current XJT FO, here's what I see happening. All that is posted is fact, I'll get to the speculation later.
-Dec 28, 2005, Continental Mainline announced, per our capacity purchase agreement (CPA)with them, they were going to be taking back 69 of our a/c and having someone else fly them in CAL colors.
-Under the CPA, ExpressJet had the option to sublease any of the airplanes that CAL was taking away from us.
-CAL awarded the flying of our airplanes to CHQ.
-in April 2006, XJT informed CAL that they would be keeping ALL 69 airplanes in the CPA.

Now, for the speculation... There are so many rumors going around, and I do not know all the details of the CPA and the CHQ contract. I do not know if CAL is putting out a new RFP for the flying AND the airplanes, or what. The rumor that I heard is CAL was going to try to cover some of the lost flying with their 737s. (A carrier taking back flying with bigger planes! what a concept!)

We have heard just about every rumor for what those airplanes are going to be doing, and going along the original timeline, suppossedly we should be finding out where those airplanes will be going in the next 30-60 days. They are good ERJs (LRs and XRs... XRs are the ones with the wingtips and as far as I know, we are the only ones flying them. Embraer finnally got it right on the XR.... It is hardly ever weight restricted.) Until then, everyone here is in limbo. Like I said, the last two paragraphs are SPECULATION! I know NOTHING other than hearsay. But, everyone seems upbeat on what we will be doing

How can you say that they shouldn't be concerned with being furloughed? Are you a member of the hiring department or something. They, as of now, have NO plans for those planes.

Actually they DO have plans for those airplanes...you just haven't been told what those plans are...YET. And I would say I am close enough to the hiring department to say any XJT new hires should not be concerned about being furloughed.

On a side note, I see you are a 170FO...I am speculating you work for CHQ and you are pi$$ed you will not be stealing XJT's flying from CAL so instead you spread BS rumors about XJT. Is that about right?

Not spreading rumors, just don't see how you can tell potential applicants not to worry about getting furloughed. I must say though, that you did get awfully defensive, which makes me wonder(as should others). btw chq has no 170's

I'd be defensive too if my company was going to base 69 airplanes in HONG KONG and send my junior behind over there for 5 on 2 off reserve!!!!!!

Articles in journals and papers as early as Monday claim that ExpressJet is still trying to place those aircraft and they are working feaverishly on closing a deal for the Chinese flying.

Mesaba told all of us that there would not be furloughs and our flying would increase if Northwest went into bankruptcy. Now our airplanes are going to the desert and we have 146 on furlough. DON'T believe ANYONE that tells you about job security in this business.

Have any links to back this up? I'm just curious.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...s/3958649.html

If one of them (looks like Saturday instead of Monday.) I am looking for the other that ran this week. It spoke clearly of a "team" of managers from ExpressJet that are over in China working to close a deal similar to or competing with Mesa's plan I assume. If I find it, I'll post it...I know I read it somewhere just the other day.

It is driving me NUTS that I can't find the ExpressJet China article. Did anyone else on this board see it the other day? I think it was a sidebar link off of ALPA's website, but I can't find it now. I remember it specifically talking about the "team" ExpressJet had overseas trying to lock in a deal.

If anyone else has the link, please post it!

Can you explan how CHQ is stealing XJT's flying.

Welcome to the world of the lowest bidder and whipsawing.

Appreciate the link.

Hopefully XJ can get their act together. It's horrible how the legacy carriers are dragging the regional guys down with their junk.

From the article posted above:

Ream said he is optimistic that ExpressJet will be able to deploy the aircraft successfully.

"We feel that there's a reasonable chance that we can come out as a stronger organization as a result of Continental's decision," Ream said.

Classic CEO comments. I sure hope he does have something, if not, he and a few other people will be out of jobs.

He probably has a "golden parachute!"

China???

I thought the flying was going to be done in Ireland? Stop switching rumors or rumours on me how am I going to look cool infront of the guys if I dont have the latest story?

(sarcasim)

Having worked at ExJet and now CAL, we dispatchers are in the middle between managers and pilots (we do take the written ATP and many of us having private pilot license). We see and hear managers on a daily basis since their offices are next to SOCC and/ or one floor above.

The overseas flying is a strong option and ExJet has been approached by at least one other carrier to do flying for them.

BTW, ExJet SOCC is one floor below CAL SOCC in the downtown Continental building...