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Old 02-23-2017, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by RonWeasley View Post
Buddy is just wrapping up indoc in IAD this week spotted four dance cards, for indoc beginning on the 27th. According to his meeting with the COO last week, they simply don't have the applicants.
That's a head scratcher. I can't speak for everyone's situation, but if I were a 1500 hour pilot about to look at regionals to apply to, CommutAir would be at the top of my list. No, the money isn't as great as Republic or Endeavor. But you will upgrade in less than 2 years. That's what the regionals are for, getting your time and moving on. Like I said, everyone's situation is different, and some people are more concerned about pay or bases.
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Old 02-24-2017, 03:41 AM
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Originally Posted by flysooner9 View Post
so how is it possible to have people making captain before they even finish new hire training? Who flys as FO's then?
The majority of current FOs are holding out for ERJ CA. So the company is filling D8 vacancies with new hires.

Looks like we lost 6 folks in February to the majors.
Once the ERJ backlog is reasonable I would expect the company to announce some new bonuses aimed at both attracting new folks and retaining those who are thinking about leaving to LCCs.

We are still in good shape staffing wise, but we need to stay ahead of the curve.
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Old 02-24-2017, 10:53 PM
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A new hire CA in the D8 would have how long before they got displaced to the right seat of the jet?...Assuming they would be displaced with the first few parked..
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Old 02-25-2017, 02:33 AM
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Originally Posted by csucbrown View Post
A new hire CA in the D8 would have how long before they got displaced to the right seat of the jet?...Assuming they would be displaced with the first few parked..
There is a 30% gate for D8 captains leaving to the ERJ. They should hold D8 captain until the very end. The attrition right now says they won't be sent to the right seat.
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Old 02-27-2017, 02:41 PM
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AWAC joining the CPP party. So, how are we planning on staffing this growth, when wiscy is offering 33k bonus and the same career progression we have, but with a good contract and actual soft pay? Bases are close enough that anyone who would choose c5 to live in base would have almost no issue going to ZW.
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Old 02-27-2017, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by startfeather View Post
AWAC joining the CPP party. So, how are we planning on staffing this growth, when wiscy is offering 33k bonus and the same career progression we have, but with a good contract and actual soft pay? Bases are close enough that anyone who would choose c5 to live in base would have almost no issue going to ZW.
The only advantage that I can find right now is C5 is still growing. AWAC already has the fleet in operation and they are just changing the paint on the side of the planes. There should be faster upgrades at C5 than at AWAC.
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Old 02-28-2017, 08:49 AM
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The pay and base locations is going to hurt us. ORD alone is temping. It will be interesting to see how this shakes out. But yeah, we need something more than CPP to get people to come here. This kind of hosed us.
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Old 02-28-2017, 12:13 PM
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Good for the AWAC guys, they deserve it. Not good for C5! Recruiting has already been dreadful, and this isn't going to help.

I think this was a clear sign that UAL had to cover their a$$ in regards to their 50 seat market. My guess is that they don't have much faith in C5 right now......and rightfully so. I wouldn't be surprised if we see the 40 erj's and that's it. Hope I'm wrong.
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Old 02-28-2017, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Jimbobcooter View Post
Good for the AWAC guys, they deserve it. Not good for C5! Recruiting has already been dreadful, and this isn't going to help.

I think this was a clear sign that UAL had to cover their a$$ in regards to their 50 seat market. My guess is that they don't have much faith in C5 right now......and rightfully so. I wouldn't be surprised if we see the 40 erj's and that's it. Hope I'm wrong.
I'm not buying this…
Their contract starts about a year from now. I don't believe for a second United made this decision based on commutair...
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Old 02-28-2017, 01:29 PM
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I'm not buying this…
Their contract starts about a year from now. I don't believe for a second United made this decision based on commutair...

The announcement says it will "commence NO LATER than Feb 2018".
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