Western Global MD-11 catches fire in Michigan hangar

As a vet of more than a couple of operations, there are always reasons to complain, etc. There is never a legitimate reason to go fly at the next joint for crap money and a "chance at the big time". Particularly now. If you wanna go to DeltaVarna, your number will come up, sooner or later. Going to Neff-one-point-two will not speed the process, I predict. Go over to APC and peruse the threads about Southern. Then take them seriously. Then think about the fact that this is the new and better version of their modus operandi. Then have that last beer and plan your Escape in a rational way. I've never worked for a-holes, not once. And that's why.
 
Boris Badenov said:
As a vet of more than a couple of operations, there are always reasons to complain, etc. There is never a legitimate reason to go fly at the next joint for crap money and a "chance at the big time". Particularly now. If you wanna go to DeltaVarna, your number will come up, sooner or later. Going to Neff-one-point-two will not speed the process, I predict. Go over to APC and peruse the threads about Southern. Then take them seriously. Then think about the fact that this is the new and better version of their modus operandi. Then have that last beer and plan your Escape in a rational way. I've never worked for a-holes, not once. And that's why.
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I actually disagree with this advice whole-heartedly. If you aren't at a place right now that you can retire from I would strongly suggest looking at all that meet that definition and apply with copious amounts of networking. The music will stop again. You may not get hired at your dream for whatever reason so pick a "safety school" or 4....


Edit to add (I've had about 12 gin and tonics today trying to get back home from PHL.) I originally read your post as suggesting one hold out for their one and only dream job. If you are suggesting just to skip the crap places I agree.
 
I think it was the latter. I mean, don't get me wrong, I hate and loathe working for @CK. He's a MONSTER. But I'm not jumping ship to go get bent over the boarding stairs by whoever chloroforms me with an MD-11 scented handkerchief. And that seems undeniably to be what Western Global represents. It's the last refuge of the scoundrel. By all means, if you're cool with not being home for long stretches, put your stuff in at Atlas. It seems like a legit operation. But I struggle to understand how Southern, Kalitta, and esp. Western Global have any "qualified" applications coming in.
 
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Boris Badenov said:
But I struggle to understand how Southern, Kalitta, and esp. Western Global have any "qualified" applications coming in.
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There are still a lot of pilots out there with qualifications and experience, but with black marks on their records that make them more or less ineligible at the legacies or FedEx/UPS/Atlas.
 
Hacker15e said:
There are still a lot of pilots out there with qualifications and experience, but with black marks on their records that make them more or less ineligible at the legacies or FedEx/UPS/Atlas.
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I know plenty of 135 shops that love those people.
Except the pay and qol is way higher.
 
MikeD said:
Tough to pull an insurance burn......people tend to skimp and get caught. They leave large bread-crumb type clues that any first day fire investigator will know is a rig job. :)
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Unless you're good.
 
BobDDuck said:
All my DC9 (well, 717) trips stay in the same state.

But honestly, we used to do 4 day trips I'm the crj that never left North Carolina.
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Do you ever get the HNL-OAK-MIA ferry flights? They seem to happen pretty regularly, a 717 came into OAK a few hours ago actually.
 
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