Quick question with hiring ... is Eagle bringing folks on with 50 ME TT at all? Also, for those who have had class lately: what were the average times for those in your class?

Thanks for your time, enjoy the evening.

 

Thanks for the info. I knew I would get some good off this forum one day.

 

So after you have recieved the call back from the review board and a date set up a for the physical, how probable is it to be put in the next class date? Are classes full where you have to wait a couple of weeks for the following date?

 

I haven't been to class lately but I can't tell you that some of the guys that are hitting the line now are still around 1,000 hrs. But don't be concerned with your times if they give you a call to interview. That won't be a factor once they call you. I had the lowest times when I interviewed (OCT 10), everyone had over 1,000 hrs Turbine time over me (1200/125). 900 of my hrs were as a CFI with around 75 as an MEI and 0 turbine time. 8 entered the room, 3 got the conditional offer and I was the only one that eventually made it to training. I know of at least 1 of the guys didn't make it past the review board, and he had over 4,000 hrs with PIC types on GA aircraft. If you have 500/50 apply and study your a$$ off. We jut had a vacancy bid posting like 200 vacancies for FO and 50 CA upgrades.

 

Its my understanding that classes are NOT full. The last class had 47 and I was told by one of the instructors at the training center they want more people in the classes then what they are getting.
Unless they have finalized the next class, you have a good chance of getting into it.

 

Well, finally got the "your app is scheduled for review in 2 days".
Applied on 8/26, updated 3 days ago.
Only 51 ME/835 total.
Who knows what this e-mail means, they may just say go get some more multi time for example after reviewing my application.

 

Take this email serious. expect to hear from them in a few days. this is their warning to you that now is your last chance to make sure your application is complete, ACCURATE, and all skeletons have been revealed! Because when you show up to the interview, as desperate as it seems eagle might be...they will send you home for errors made on the application or paperwork, or things that you did not reveal that you should have.

 

not sure if it's been mentioned yet...but i'll ask anyway.

how soon after the interview will Eagle send you to the ATP transition course if you're required to complete it? thanks.

 

Thanks to 'What' for his earlier reply ... and to the above SATCFI: I keep hearing they'll "send you home". But, specifically, what is that normally over? For example, if your TT count is 1.4 hours under or over, are you just immediately sent home? Or is about those who outright lie? I've always wondered what exactly people are talking about with that statement.

Also, aside from filling out your entire airlineapps with everything and it showing you have the minimums, is there anything else one should do in the application process?

Thanks again to all for the help.

 

I interviewed and applied in Oct 10, My first application wasn't completed the way it should have, I filled it out at work on a break just to see what all was needed right after Eagle dropped the 200 hrs Multi requirement, needless to say I published the application. This was on a Sunday night by Tuesday afternoon I had an invitation to interview, no "2 day email". Long story short, I reviewed the application and crossed my T and dotted my i. I called HR explained the situation, they said don't worry about it. Also as we all know airline apps is a huge pain to get correctly when it comes to flight hours because they want everything broken down. I had a discrepancy of 20 hrs in my numbers when broken down the way airline apps wanted it. I called them and they told me not to worry about it. Now, I used a PDF program to fill the form they request you fill out and typed all the paperwork they wanted, I properly completed my airline apps application, printed it and brought it to the interview. All my paperwork was typed and organized, I even gave them the application that I had printed, they told me great, sign it here (you have to sign you app when you show up to interview) and he said we will just keep both, thanks for fixing it. I completed the interview and review board. Make sure your stuff is correct, make it neat, do the paperwork exactly how they want it and you will be fine. Eagle is huge on attention to detail, it's the culture here, it might seem crazy with all the Divestiture, hiring, upgrading and all the other stuff but it's still an organized mess. They want to hire as many people as possible because it's in AMR benefit to flow as many Captains to American as possible. To hold a line as captain it requires over 10 years on most bases. Divested or not AMR will control "Eagle" and the cheaper they can keep the workforce they higher profit they will make. Eagle might shrink, Eagle might be sold, Eagle might be divested but Eagle is going to have the highest movement in the near future. AMR spends upward of 30,000 dollars to train a new hire. Just on the month of October this year Eagle will spend nearly 2,500,000 dollars in training new hires that started class this month.