Eagle changes recruitment policies
 

New mins 800 total and 100 multi. Also The training program will be adjusted to help newhires through training. The final checkride will be held to the same standard but training will be more newhire friendly. Eagle is allowing newhires to find out base assingments prior to training, The company has also announced that it expects the upgradetime to drop significantly. All of this information was emailed to our company email accounts. I tried to copy and paste it but was unable to. If anybody knows how to do this please post the email.

800 total? Great. There's another year of instructing if I decide to go Eagle. Will this be a strict min level like skywest's 1000tt or will there be exceptions for bridge programs?

There are exceptions for bridge programs. Eagle has identified they have renewed bridge programs with schools and have added additional bridge programs. No specifics were mentioned in the email. Eagle also recently annouced a change in the training program to allow senior Embraer FO's to upgrade in the Embraer in half the time that it used to take. This is a sign that the company is expecting the list to move rapidly in the near future. American has increased the furlough call backs to 30 a month and has said it will raise it to 40 in the near future.

Here is a copy of the email

Attention All American Eagle Pilots
Re: New Hire Status Update

As You Are Aware, American Eagle Is
Actively Recruiting New Hire Pilots. Our
Current Projection Needs Are for 60
New Hires Per Month. This Activity Is A
result Of The Recall Of Flowback Pilots
To Aa, activation Of Additional Saabs And
Normal Attrition. All Of This Activity Will
Result In Upgrade And Transition
Opportunities For Current Eagle Pilots.

To Help Meet Our Recruiting Needs We
Are Taking Numerous Steps: We Have
Entered Or Revised Current Bridge
Agreements With A Great Number Of
Credited Aviation Schools. These
Agreements Allow For Applicants To Be
Hired At Eagle With Less Than Our
Normal Hiring Minimums, Based On Their
Schools Programs. Our Recruiting
Department Has Hired Additional
Recruiters, And Reviewed All Internal
Processes To Improve The Flow Rate,
Reduce Administrative Burden And Keep
Us Competitive With Other Airlines. We
Are Also More Flexible In Allowing New
Hires A Choice Of Domicile, With A
Confirmation Prior To Training.

The Next Step We Are Taking Is To Lower
The Minimum Time Requirements For
Applicants To 800 Hours Of Total Time And
100 Hours Of Multi Engine. This Will Also
Allow Us To Compete With Other
Regional Airlines. I Have Our Staff At The
Training Department Reviewing All Of
Our Training Programs, To Determine
Changes They Feel Necessary To Ensure
Our New Hires Meet The High Standards
We Have For Our Line Pilots. While Initial
Requirements May Be Lower, Our High
Standards For Successful Completion
Remain Unaltered.

We Have A Lot Of Positive Things
Happening. Please Continue To Refer
Friends And Acquaintances To American
Eagle. Fast-growing Regionals Promise
Lower Time To Captain, But We All Know
That Changes Occur Quickly In This
Business, Which Can Radically Alter What
Might Happen In Two To Three Years.
Eagle Represents The Opportunity To
Learn From And Fly With The Best In The
Industry From A Carrier With An
Established And Productive Network.

Thanks And Feel Free To Contact Me With
Any Comments Or Questions
xxx xxxxxxx

It's happening. Take a look at the post I made under SkyWest Benefits started by B767.

Please tell me you are not b!tching about having to log only 800TT before getting into a 121 jet cockpit. You guys have no clue. I got my first commuter job in '97 flying the Beech 1900. I had 1400/400 and was at the low end of my class. You won't find a lot of sympathy from most of us, nor should you.

What is the training timeline at Eagle? Also, what are some of the details as far as housing and pay during training?

Pay during training is the highest in the regionals. Sadly, the new contract makes the hotel double occupancy.

Training about 2 months.

Hmmm, suppose you want the LGA domicile (that's an EMJ base only).

Will they put you in a class that has LGA-EMJ and GURANTEE you will get that assignment *before* coming to ground school on day 1?