Meet and Greets only for Captain?
 

Just wondering-haven't seen any guidance if FO's can set one up. Cheers,

Nope. CA or FO. Good luck to you or your friend.

An FO did mine. And the guy that set up mine had an FO set up his.

Additionally, the FO doesn't even have to be off probation. Anybody with access can set you up. Best of luck!

I attended one and got what I needed from it. Still waiting on a call though. :confused:



Trent

Thanks Gents-Appreciate it

What does that mean, got what you needed from it? Meet and greets aren't what they used to be. I, and many others I know, have had meet and greets. I think it gives some "points" somewhere somehow but I dont know.

It's not automatic for a call. You might be in the "small" stack of 6000+.
The number was a WAG.

I had a M&G a few weeks ago and here's what I gleaned....

If everything goes well, it's a letter of rec on AirlineApps from the Chief Pilot. The original premise was that this rec would move you to a stack of 300-400 individuals with CP endorsements. Right now, it's apparently 3(ish) times that. I guess a lot of CP's are seeing some really good candidates. The particular domicile I visited allowed each pilot (Capt or FO) to push up one candidate for a M&G per year.

The experience was outstanding. Everyone was very welcoming. I felt like they were trying to sell the company to me, not the other way around. I wasn't too sure about the whole idea of dedicating two days of leave, airfare, and a hotel for a 45 minute meeting. In hindsight it was well worth it. I learned a lot, and got some good advice for the interview (fingers crossed). I equate it to a job fair, only you get to meet a CP and there aren't 300 other people dressed exactly like you.

I footnote all of this with YMMV. It appears each office does it differently. For better or worse, I think it's a great opportunity.

When I did mine in January, it was over 400 M&G's done, IN THAT DOMICILE ALONE. NOT counting the other domiciles/bases.

Interesting, because when I did mine (IAH CP), it was "one and done". IOW, your guy ONLY GETS ONE, EVER. Wonder if they changed that policy?