Great Lakes or American Eagle
11-13-2010, 04:30 PM
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Great Lakes or American Eagle
So lets say you have a friend who has a class date for American Eagle as well as for Great Lakes and an Interview with Colgan. Should he interview with Colgan? Should he take American Eagle and fly a Jet, sit on reserve for a while and hope to upgrade in the next 5 years? Get on with Great Lakes and probably upgrade in a year? Goal is to move on to the majors... help a friend out!!!
11-13-2010, 04:41 PM
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Where do you live? How will the commute go? Will you get ****ed if you go to Eagle and see friends at Great Lakes or Colgan upgrade years before you do? Nobody knows how long the upgrade will be at Eagle/Lakes/Colgan if you are hired today, so its a crapshoot in the end.
11-13-2010, 05:00 PM
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Don't pick an airline based on Bases or Upgrade time! They come and go and can change on a daily basis.
Look at the contracts, workrules, pay, figure out QOL and also ask yourself this question. Could you see yourself staying at airline X for the rest of your career, because you never know!
Look at the contracts, workrules, pay, figure out QOL and also ask yourself this question. Could you see yourself staying at airline X for the rest of your career, because you never know!
11-13-2010, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by AtlCSIP
Eagle is the best of the 3, but upgrade will be longer.
11-13-2010, 06:10 PM
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If her choice is Eagle, Great Lakes, or Colgan, do Colgan hands down! One thing is for sure at Eagle: long upgrades. Their most recent vacancy went to a 09/2004 hire, so they are "down" to a 6 year upgrade. Meanwhile at Colgan, the latest preliminary award shows a Saab Captain award of a 2010 hire! Add the fact Colgan is getting multiple Q400s from now until April 2011, your friend WILL upgrade at Colgan in less than a year, provided he/she has the time.
11-13-2010, 06:46 PM
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Keep chasing the upgrade! Who cares about pay, workrules, etc., right?
Before you start bragging about short upgrades, hiring and new aircraft at Colgan, you should be asking yourself why it's happening at Colgan!
Before you start bragging about short upgrades, hiring and new aircraft at Colgan, you should be asking yourself why it's happening at Colgan!
11-13-2010, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Spoilers
Keep chasing the upgrade! Who cares about pay, workrules, etc., right?
Before you start bragging about short upgrades, hiring and new aircraft at Colgan, you should be asking yourself why it's happening at Colgan!
Before you start bragging about short upgrades, hiring and new aircraft at Colgan, you should be asking yourself why it's happening at Colgan!
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