Colgan or Republic?
#23
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Interview with both, and see who hires you. If you get offers from both, you're probably beter off at Republic. Our CEO has already made it clear Colgan isn't making any money, and if we can't get relief rom United, our Colgan flying is done for.
#24
While Shy brings up the dreaded and absolute worst case scenario; he's not wrong.
But United has made it clear they want the Qs. I would put money on it that they're not going anywhere. And I'd say with confidence that we'll get more when we start parking the super-slaabs ... Whenever that may be.
Interview with both and go from there. I'd probably go with Republic though if I were you given the circumstances
But United has made it clear they want the Qs. I would put money on it that they're not going anywhere. And I'd say with confidence that we'll get more when we start parking the super-slaabs ... Whenever that may be.
Interview with both and go from there. I'd probably go with Republic though if I were you given the circumstances
#25
True, it won't be as easy as Pinnacle/Mesaba/Colgan's.
Interview with both, and see who hires you. If you get offers from both, you're probably beter off at Republic. Our CEO has already made it clear Colgan isn't making any money, and if we can't get relief rom United, our Colgan flying is done for.
Interview with both, and see who hires you. If you get offers from both, you're probably beter off at Republic. Our CEO has already made it clear Colgan isn't making any money, and if we can't get relief rom United, our Colgan flying is done for.
#26
A long long time ago, I asked an economist friend of mine a similar question on which regional I should join. What he told me is so true and I wish I had taken his advice. He said go to the absolute worst and lowest paid place around. If you want to get in and get out, you must go to a place with a quick upgrade (huge pilot turnover) and a low operating cost. There's no use looking at a place with a great contract, as in this business, it too often means they have priced themselves out of being competitive -think Atlantic Coast Airlines or Comair.
#27
A long long time ago, I asked an economist friend of mine a similar question on which regional I should join. What he told me is so true and I wish I had taken his advice. He said go to the absolute worst and lowest paid place around. If you want to get in and get out, you must go to a place with a quick upgrade (huge pilot turnover) and a low operating cost. There's no use looking at a place with a great contract, as in this business, it too often means they have priced themselves out of being competitive -think Atlantic Coast Airlines or Comair.
#28
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A long long time ago, I asked an economist friend of mine a similar question on which regional I should join. What he told me is so true and I wish I had taken his advice. He said go to the absolute worst and lowest paid place around. If you want to get in and get out, you must go to a place with a quick upgrade (huge pilot turnover) and a low operating cost. There's no use looking at a place with a great contract, as in this business, it too often means they have priced themselves out of being competitive -think Atlantic Coast Airlines or Comair.
Edit..I should add, this is not meant to be inflammatory or sarcastic. I believe that in the past CANAM and certainly many others have stated their desires to shrink regional flying and expand mainline. With the past and present paradoxic mindset of the pilot group, I am not sure how we can say certain things that to me, are completely counter to each other. I don't expect small planes to pay wages of the heavy iron, but paying for a job or being paid literal starvation wage mindsets..... I just don't see providing a strong foundation to a unified pilot group. And shoot, if pax want airservice that is convenient to only a few in Podunk USA, maybe they ought to pay a couple percent more on a ticket, just like any other convenience costs a little extra.
Last edited by block30; 02-18-2012 at 05:31 AM.
#29
A long long time ago, I asked an economist friend of mine a similar question on which regional I should join. What he told me is so true and I wish I had taken his advice. He said go to the absolute worst and lowest paid place around. If you want to get in and get out, you must go to a place with a quick upgrade (huge pilot turnover) and a low operating cost. There's no use looking at a place with a great contract, as in this business, it too often means they have priced themselves out of being competitive -think Atlantic Coast Airlines or Comair.
The reason you have so many 20 year guys at Comair , I wish the flying had never gone to them in the first
Place , or any of us for that matter.
But everyone had Their reasons.
Good luck
#30
Thanks for the advice. I was kind of leaning that way, but the only thing that gives me heartburn about RAH is the 2-year training contract.
Well, I always say, if you sign it, be prepared to pay it. Having said that, I have seen guys leave before the two years without RAH coming after them. But they could change that stance and start enforcing them at any time.
Bottom line, you're probably going to put in a year anyway. At that point you'll have to decide if a job you're offered is worth the potential cash you might have to pay, should RAH enforce the contract.
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