Colgan Staffing question
 

Hey just wondering if any of you Colgan guys had any idea of how well staffed your Q's are? I've been getting phone calls and emails from chuck at an ever increasing rate since the beginning of the year... In the last voicemail, he was borderline rude, sounded kinda annoyed I hadn't called him back yet...

Sad he is that desperate for qualified people

That whole hiring process over there is bewildering to me. You apply, get an e-mail to call Chuck Colgan, rarely get a hold of him, when you do he asks a few questions, says he'll call back, then you get a e-mail to call him, can't get a hold of him, leave messages, he doesn't call back, then someone from HR calls who talks super fast and asks the same questions with no further explaination other then you should hear something, then nothing... It goes round and round like this.

I got a Saab type and 3500 hours on the aircraft, not on furlough, degrees, perfect record, etc. It doesn't seem like they're bending over backwards to get me interviewed or hired. What kind of experience do you have that they keep calling you?

Maybe they're like a twisted girlfriend who likes you more if you ignore them?!

I think they are lookin for Dash people now. Rocketman is a Dash guy.

Don't worry, you are not the only one. I've gotten a few e-mails already from Chuck telling me to apply via Airline Apps, which I have. I've also gotten a call from HR to give them a call, but all I get his voicemails.

They are probably overloaded with applicants and short staffed with HR people. Different airline, same story. I'm not going to lose any sleep over it...

Yep, same story. Been going on for 2 months.

It said they were looking for Saab F.O.s when I applied. Don't know why Dash guys would get preference.

Why are you applying to Colgan if you have 3500 hours on the Saab? Seems like a step down. Dash guys are probably getting preference right now since they already have the Dash 8 on their ticket. They might be "easier" to train.

Where would you suggest I should apply? Who's hiring? Very little going on right now.

I was just curious because you said that you were not on furlough. No idea where you work but would Colgan really be a step up? Again, just asking. Not trying to offend just trying to understand.

I've flight instructed and worked for 4 regionals (U.F.S., Mesaba, Eagle, AWAC) as everything from lav cart boy to captain. Inbetween I've done research at the university mostly on my own dime. Of course everytime I leave an airline to do research I have to start over somewhere else when I go back to flying. My timing usually sucks as to when I get back in. I'd like to get back in at the front of the hiring bubble this time.

I don't think of Colgan as a step up. I think of it as a side step. In the larger scheme of things everything in the regionals is a side step. Even if one regional is a better place to be than another regional at a snap shot in time, that will surely change. It's all an exercise in whipsawing and concessions. In the grand scheme of things over a large period of time all regionals are pretty much the same. Colgan has the advantage of being growing right now, however.

For me a "step up" would be doing contract flying on a regular basis overseas. I don't really see any pathway for me to step up in this country... only side step.

Besides, sometimes the ability and mentality to side step is a good thing. I have nothing to lose.