Yet another Colgan thread
11-14-2010, 11:08 AM
#2
Furlough line holder
Joined APC: Jan 2007
Position: CRJ2, ATR, CRJ7, E145, 737
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Originally Posted by exnavy
Have an interview for Colgan coming up real soon. As a CMR furloughee does anyone know if Chuck is firm on making one resign their seniority number?
11-15-2010, 07:17 AM
#8
Gets Off to Weekends
Joined APC: Jan 2007
Position: A320 FO
Posts: 649
Originally Posted by DLAJ77
yea there are a couple decent airlines out there hiring like eagle and wisky where you can make a decent wage
11-15-2010, 03:33 PM
#9
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2008
Position: A320
Posts: 661
A friend of mine just finished class at colgan....we figured out after insurance and parking costs for commuting (not including a crashpad) he will be taking home around $9400 for the year! Throw in a crashpad in EWR at $250/ month that number drops to $6500!!! Do you really want to fly THAT bad? You can work almost anywhere else including fast food, be home all the time, and make way more than that. Don't people understand this? Why make the sacrifice just to tell your friends you fly a Q400? $6500 people!!!!!! My wife makes way more than that collecting unemployment!!!
11-15-2010, 03:49 PM
#10
Banned
Joined APC: Jan 2008
Position: Furlough/Gun Driver
Posts: 437
Originally Posted by JetBlast77
A friend of mine just finished class at colgan....we figured out after insurance and parking costs for commuting (not including a crashpad) he will be taking home around $9400 for the year! Throw in a crashpad in EWR at $250/ month that number drops to $6500!!! Do you really want to fly THAT bad? You can work almost anywhere else including fast food, be home all the time, and make way more than that. Don't people understand this? Why make the sacrifice just to tell your friends you fly a Q400? $6500 people!!!!!! My wife makes way more than that collecting unemployment!!!
This is why all flying needs to be at mainline. If the profession doesn't turn around with UNICAL's JCBA and scope recovery I'm pretty much done with this POS profession. Let the hateing begin, I almost just don't care about this career anymore.
I just turned down a JFJ position with skywest because it just wasn't worth it to me and my wife for me to commute again, even for second year pay.
My wife works part time answering phones at a small business and makes way more than than $6500 per year. It's pathetic that someone flies a turboprop with up to 70 people in the back for these wages.
Last edited by dosbo; 11-15-2010 at 03:50 PM. Reason: grammer
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