AWAC vs. TSA
04-25-2013 | 07:56 PM
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Condo room Top floor: ALL Utilities Cable Hi speed Internet included
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Are these examples of how I want to be living the rest of my life? No, but I can afford them on 1st year pay and still have a life and feed myself.
04-26-2013 | 05:07 AM
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Don't let these people dog you about living in DC. Yeah, it's expensive, but it seems like it's where you want to be, so just ignore them.
Talking to people in the AWAC training dept., they were predicting hiring 100 this year. It has come to a point as we near the mid-year mark, I am sure the classes in the foreseeable future have been filled, so now you're looking at getting in at the trailing end which has the possibility of keeping you on reserve for a while. Just something to keep in mind.
Talking to people in the AWAC training dept., they were predicting hiring 100 this year. It has come to a point as we near the mid-year mark, I am sure the classes in the foreseeable future have been filled, so now you're looking at getting in at the trailing end which has the possibility of keeping you on reserve for a while. Just something to keep in mind.
04-26-2013 | 06:38 AM
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That has occurred to me. Apparently TSA is growing by a third this year (not hard when you only have 22 airframes to start out with) so that at least should be a quick trip up the FO list.
For whatever reason I feel like shying away from the mega-regionals (SkyWest, XJT, RAH) just because that would be a LONG trip up the FO list, although maybe more stable. It's all a gamble.
For whatever reason I feel like shying away from the mega-regionals (SkyWest, XJT, RAH) just because that would be a LONG trip up the FO list, although maybe more stable. It's all a gamble.
04-27-2013 | 09:11 AM
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That has occurred to me. Apparently TSA is growing by a third this year (not hard when you only have 22 airframes to start out with) so that at least should be a quick trip up the FO list.
For whatever reason I feel like shying away from the mega-regionals (SkyWest, XJT, RAH) just because that would be a LONG trip up the FO list, although maybe more stable. It's all a gamble.
For whatever reason I feel like shying away from the mega-regionals (SkyWest, XJT, RAH) just because that would be a LONG trip up the FO list, although maybe more stable. It's all a gamble.
How many times in the last 10 years has TSA hired for "growth" that never happened?
04-27-2013 | 09:23 AM
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I'm based at IAD, but not employed by either of the regional airlines you listed. However, I was borned and raised in the DC Metro area and live near IAD. Is the cost of living higher than other areas in the U.S.? Yes. Can you make it on first year regional pay? I did it at two different regionals, so, yes. I get the feeling people from other areas are more sensitive to the higher cost of living here, as they have a basis for comparison. PM me if you have questions about specific areas.
04-27-2013 | 09:39 AM
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Now, if you could tell me what there fleet size will be 5-8 years from now, well, then you'd be Kit Darby. Point being hopefully adding airframes over the short term is a good sign of things to come.
04-27-2013 | 09:42 AM
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I'm based at IAD, but not employed by either of the regional airlines you listed. However, I was borned and raised in the DC Metro area and live near IAD. Is the cost of living higher than other areas in the U.S.? Yes. Can you make it on first year regional pay? I did it at two different regionals, so, yes. I get the feeling people from other areas are more sensitive to the higher cost of living here, as they have a basis for comparison. PM me if you have questions about specific areas.
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