Republic after the contract
02-14-2017 | 07:35 PM
#2422
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Hi everyone. I've been reading the last couple of pages of the forum to try and get a feel for Republic. What is the consensus of everyone's feelings toward flying for Republic? I'll be living in the Destin area so I will be commuting. What is the junior base, how long will I be there, and where should I try to get to with that commute? Seems the upgrade time is dropping, not that upgrade is really that much of a concern anymore when it comes to getting to the majors. Also, something that is kind of important to me at the moment, when do you get the bonus and what is the pay like during training? Do you still get paid if you are waiting for weeks on end between training periods? Thanks in advance!
Keep looking a few pages back. Many of your questions are answered I think.
All in all, things are looking up at Republic.
02-14-2017 | 08:17 PM
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Not anymore.
Pit currently is on a 6 month wait. March will have two FO's moving to pit, both are September hires.
June awards which were awarded earlier this month have 3 FO's moving there, two are from October 18 class and one from Nov 29.
Right now, there are 7-10 pilots wanting it that have been hired from December through Jan.
LGA/EWR/DCA/CMH/PHL all have been hired directly into recently. New United 175 deliveries start in April and the base is still not known yet, or at least it has not been announced where they are going, so by early summer, they could be hiring into some other city.
Pit currently is on a 6 month wait. March will have two FO's moving to pit, both are September hires.
June awards which were awarded earlier this month have 3 FO's moving there, two are from October 18 class and one from Nov 29.
Right now, there are 7-10 pilots wanting it that have been hired from December through Jan.
LGA/EWR/DCA/CMH/PHL all have been hired directly into recently. New United 175 deliveries start in April and the base is still not known yet, or at least it has not been announced where they are going, so by early summer, they could be hiring into some other city.
02-14-2017 | 08:48 PM
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Not anymore.
Pit currently is on a 6 month wait. March will have two FO's moving to pit, both are September hires.
June awards which were awarded earlier this month have 3 FO's moving there, two are from October 18 class and one from Nov 29.
Right now, there are 7-10 pilots wanting it that have been hired from December through Jan.
LGA/EWR/DCA/CMH/PHL all have been hired directly into recently. New United 175 deliveries start in April and the base is still not known yet, or at least it has not been announced where they are going, so by early summer, they could be hiring into some other city.
Pit currently is on a 6 month wait. March will have two FO's moving to pit, both are September hires.
June awards which were awarded earlier this month have 3 FO's moving there, two are from October 18 class and one from Nov 29.
Right now, there are 7-10 pilots wanting it that have been hired from December through Jan.
LGA/EWR/DCA/CMH/PHL all have been hired directly into recently. New United 175 deliveries start in April and the base is still not known yet, or at least it has not been announced where they are going, so by early summer, they could be hiring into some other city.
02-15-2017 | 03:36 AM
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02-15-2017 | 05:20 AM
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02-15-2017 | 05:31 AM
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One could argue that the culture at RAH has greatly improved post contract, and might even be better than SKYW in many respects. But unless RAH can move away from its NY-centric basing structure, SKYW would be the choice for anyone living west of PIT.
02-15-2017 | 05:55 AM
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If you live west of MCI, Skywest is your better option. Commuting across the country is pretty rough when you consider all the extra time away from home just getting to and from work. If you're young and single and can just pack up and move to domicile, then republic might be slightly better as far as first year pay. But realize that republic is absolutely notorious for opening and closing bases with absolute minimum legal notice so you may find yourself commuting even after moving to base initially.
02-15-2017 | 07:07 AM
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