Express Jet Start Date 9/14/2015 CRJ
08-18-2015, 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by SilentB25
Another question; I was talking with a past ExpressJet pilot, he said they are going to EFB. Surface 3's?? How soon is this going to be brought on line. I have an offer from a friend for a leather chart bag.. one that was purchased from the company. He said he paid 150 but will sell it for 75. Is it worth it? If they go EFB then i won't need it, how soon till they go electronic.
Originally Posted by MikeB525
Speaking of reserve, was talking with 2 Xjet pilots recently who said that if/when a new contract is arranged, there will/might be a different reserve system where junior people do a mixture of trips and reserve days (sort of like Delta FAs). Anyone heard that?
I hope not. That would mean ABSOLUTE ZERO open time. But I wouldn't put it past them.
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08-18-2015, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by prior121
LOL at people still going to ASA/XJT when places like Compass have 1 year upgrade times and pay just as well.
08-18-2015, 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Nevets
I hope not. That would mean ABSOLUTE ZERO open time. But I wouldn't put it past them.
08-18-2015, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Snuffaluffagus
I left XJT after 3 years in January and went to Compass. I'm already finishing upgrade in less than 7 months after my class date! How XJT gets a single applicant is mind boggling.
They've gotten real good and putting out sleek promotional material. And they've been hitting the road hard, dangling jets in the faces of pimply faced kids at various colleges around the eastern US. But, anyone in the know knows it's all just lipstick on a big fat stinky PIG.
Congrats on escaping this h*ll hole.
08-18-2015, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by BeechedJet
QOL increase for the guys who been on reserve forever making the least money? THOSE BASTARDS
There are less reserve pilots than line holders. Therefore you are benefiting more pilots. Anyway, we are talking about less than 5% open time. That's probably one trip per reserve pilot's whole monthly schedule. Whereas zero open time CEMENTS EVERY line holder into their trip. No more bad day worse day trades.
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08-18-2015, 10:55 AM
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There is nothing wrong with going to ExpressJet. Just as there is nothing wrong with going to Envoy, or most other Regionals these days.
There IS MOST CERTAINLY something wrong with going to Mesa or Republic. I'm not even going to mention Commutair, Silver, or Great Lakes.
But if anybody chooses to go to Mesa or Republic with so many other airlines hiring they seriously need to be evaluated in the head for mental illness. Otherwise, any Regional you go to work for these days will be fine. Some have things others don't. It's positives and negatives but all washes out in the end.
There IS MOST CERTAINLY something wrong with going to Mesa or Republic. I'm not even going to mention Commutair, Silver, or Great Lakes.
But if anybody chooses to go to Mesa or Republic with so many other airlines hiring they seriously need to be evaluated in the head for mental illness. Otherwise, any Regional you go to work for these days will be fine. Some have things others don't. It's positives and negatives but all washes out in the end.
08-18-2015, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Skyvector
There is nothing wrong with going to ExpressJet. Just as there is nothing wrong with going to Envoy, or most other Regionals these days.
There IS MOST CERTAINLY something wrong with going to Mesa or Republic. I'm not even going to mention Commutair, Silver, or Great Lakes.
But if anybody chooses to go to Mesa or Republic with so many other airlines hiring they seriously need to be evaluated in the head for mental illness. Otherwise, any Regional you go to work for these days will be fine. Some have things others don't. It's positives and negatives but all washes out in the end.
There IS MOST CERTAINLY something wrong with going to Mesa or Republic. I'm not even going to mention Commutair, Silver, or Great Lakes.
But if anybody chooses to go to Mesa or Republic with so many other airlines hiring they seriously need to be evaluated in the head for mental illness. Otherwise, any Regional you go to work for these days will be fine. Some have things others don't. It's positives and negatives but all washes out in the end.
08-18-2015, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by BeechedJet
TIL we shouldn't care about reserves.
I'm all for improving reserve qol. LXJT has some of the best reserve rules than anyone except for maybe air Wisconsin. It's just that this "composite" line idea will have much more dramatic effects on more pilots' qol than it improves for the relatively small pilots it may benefit. It's just not worth it in my opinion unless something significant is obtained in return.
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