Mesaba Recalling Pilots
02-01-2007 | 03:13 PM
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Mesaba Recalling Pilots
Mesaba posted a vacancy notice today to recall 40 pilots. 30 Saab and 10 CR9. April class date.
We'll see how many they have to go through to get 40.
I would suspect we will be hiring new pilots by July.
We'll see how many they have to go through to get 40.
I would suspect we will be hiring new pilots by July.
02-02-2007 | 04:20 AM
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02-02-2007 | 07:02 AM
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B/C we are already trained on the 200. Transition to the 900 takes a matter of days or hours instead of having pilots having to learn a whole new aircraft. If I am not mistaken, a 700 type only takes 8 hours or less if you are already trained on the 200. Pinnacle could have those a/c in the air alot sooner I would think.
02-02-2007 | 07:58 AM
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B/C we are already trained on the 200. Transition to the 900 takes a matter of days or hours instead of having pilots having to learn a whole new aircraft. If I am not mistaken, a 700 type only takes 8 hours or less if you are already trained on the 200. Pinnacle could have those a/c in the air alot sooner I would think.
02-02-2007 | 08:40 AM
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So Pinnacle is going to magically be able to take on 36 aircraft without putting any new hires through a complete ground school? Upgrades also go through the same ground school as New Hires if you didn't notice. Wow, you guys really have it down over there. In reality, Pinnacle would have to lower their hiring minimums and also their Captain minimums so they could properly staff it. Or maybe just more pay and better work rules would attract some pilots???
02-02-2007 | 09:23 AM
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What is it like 2 a/c per month? Anyway, I really don't care about the 900s, as long as I get to keep flying. Mesaba can have them, I do know of some guys who are really ****ed off about it though. And about the abuse you wrote about on a different thread, like I said before, it is a regional and I didn't come here to retire. All of my friends at other regionals complain about the same stuff. Just look at all the talk on this site, everyone complaining about something. I don't think I have ever read a post that praised their regional as being the best place to work. By the way, who do you fly for?
9E didn't get the 900 for better reason's then training. If you fly there, you know why!
If you don't know what they are, check into the last three years of the company's history. NWA is gonna hold off sending planes to 9E for a little while. Read your ASA.
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