I had CW for my ATP Type Ride, no problems at all. People get scared and nervous and this is why they mostly fail, lack of confidence.

Saying this, I know how does it feels to fail a checkride. I failed my initial PC here at eagle, not the best feeling I ever had.

 

Yeah, he's probably just being sarcastic, but he is way off.. we are losing 12% of our fleet over the next year currently (barring any new orders that may or may not come). Or 3/25th.. far from 1/3

Also, we have 2916 pilots currently eligible to flow to AA. So, "currently" we are slated to lose 12% of our fleet but could theoretically lose up to 97% of our pilots to flowthrough over time. Obviously the number won't be that high because many don't want to go, and it will take some years for that to happen (if it all works out), but that is what is theoretically possible, if people want to throw numbers around.. This is NOT including our normal attrition which has been running around 25/month leaving right now, so realistically, later in 2013 with the flows, we should start to see 45/month minimum leaving here starting in March. This additional attrition number will get a lot higher once the other Majors start hiring again in a year or so but that will benefit any other regional as well.. We also have 17 Mandatory retirements this year if you want to throw that in there. lol

If our pace goes to 46/month attrition (25 recent averages + 20 flows, + 1 or 2 mandatory retirements per month), a new hire could move up to 552 #'s in a single year.. more once Major hiring picks up. Worth considering in my opinion.. even though it's the airlines and any of this could fall apart any second, that goes for any airline though.

Just got an update that the first Eagle flows should start going in the MAR 20th AA class.

 

First class of flows in march confirmed.

 

I would simply choose AWAC over Eagle because Eagle seems to be loosing flying like crazy.

 

Colon cancer or lung cancer?

 

Testicular cancer for all!

 

Pretty sure the pizza is for those paying 60K+ for those shiny Falcon 7X initial type ratings when the in-house cafe is closed on Sat and Sundays... not those dry leasing a sim. And if you can find the free sandwiches let me know. Are you the guys stealing the free deoderant, toothpaste, and mouthwash from the bathrooms?
I'm just busting on you... I was there once myself. But the Corp X with the big checkbook gets first dibs on the roast beef or ham...

 

As far as I know, AMR/EAGLE pay as much or more than the typical mom/pop/ big corporate, Fortune500 companies for those sim times. So yes, we Eagle pilots are entitle to those amenities as well.

 

"As far as I know" answers the question. You're only "entitled" to what's written in your contract. And the rates are different between dry leasing a sim and a full service package. Anyway, enjoy the privledge of filling up on the free pizza. Again, let me know if you find free sandwiches as I have not seen any provided by the company in 6 years. Although come to think of it, we have had food items disappear that were slated to go to very specific high value corporate clients. Hmmmm? Local hotels occassionally bring complimentary items in however and those are available to everyone.

 

When I was there a few years years ago, maybe 5? They had a bunch of mini sandwiches along with cheese, crackers and other stuff all spread out on a table in the main front room. There was a bunch of people there for something. I'm sure we weren't invited to partake, but...

I didn't know if that was a regular thing or not, just my experience. I typically just grabbed some oatmeal from that coffee break room when there was nothing else going on..

They can bill Eagle if it's a problem.