Air Wisconsin, at risk jobs

[derg]

Since Air Wisconsin is losing a major contract and there are pilots involved, one of my mentors has been trying to find creative ideas where to point people at risk of losing their jobs.

On the major airline level I have a good handle on, but on the regional level, who is hiring? Any creative options?

 

[ASpilot2be]

Atlas is supposedly gonna resume hiring in the next few months. I am happy to answer any questions about the job.

 

[derg]

Atlas is supposedly gonna resume hiring in the next few months. I am happy to answer any questions about the job.

Perfect, thank you.

What would you consider to be competitive minimums at Atlas? Is Denise still in hiring?

 

[ASpilot2be]

Perfect, thank you.

What would you consider to be competitive minimums at Atlas? Is Denise still in hiring?

I would say 1500 hours is competitive. I just flew with somebody recently whose first jet was the 777. There's a lot of negative impressions of this company and lifestyle, but there's also a lot of people here that thought they were gonna hate it and haven't left.

Not sure about Denise. There's a good chance she's still there.

 

[Screaming_Emu]

I would say 1500 hours is competitive. I just flew with somebody recently whose first jet was the 777. There's a lot of negative impressions of this company and lifestyle, but there's also a lot of people here that thought they were gonna hate it and haven't left.

Not sure about Denise. There's a good chance she's still there.

I’ve been flying with some just barely above 1500 hour people.

I’m pretty sure Denise is in a different department. Next time I’m near my company phone I’ll try to figure it out.

 

[Richman]

Man, Willie can’t catch a break.

 

[FlyChicaga]

Endeavor seems to be hiring pretty steadily. Also, depending on experience, NetJets? I get e-mails multiple times a month from them looking for First Officers in all regions. I believe their competitive mins have gone up from the 1500-hour mark though. More like 3000 from last I read.

 

[Roger Roger]

Rumot has it that QX is opening again for applicants with previous 121 time.

 

[🦈💜]

A certain ooperator has a 1000% full pipeline, everyone is climbing all over themselves to sign a 5-year contract (and nobody is mentoring them out of it ), there are no upgrades, and the training department got laid off as soon as the masses were through.

There is no god here.

 

[🦈💜]

Rumot has it that QX is opening again for applicants with previous 121 time.

I've considered reaching out to them myself.

 

[thepotato232]

Atlas is supposedly gonna resume hiring in the next few months. I am happy to answer any questions about the job.

I mentioned this in another thread, but Kalitta (Atlas's dirtbag cousin) is hiring for growth now, and the classes have plenty of displaced 121 pilots right alongside those whose first jet will be a -400 or a Triple. The job's far from perfect, but changes are in progress, and it probably beats the bread line most days.

 

[EIR]

The rumor from the school house is Brown will be hiring 30/month through October.

 

[CFIT99]

AA claims they will be hiring ~2000 this year.

Although I expect it more around 1200-1500, still a good number

Classes are full through spring though

 

[killbilly]

It's a lateral move, perhaps, but I know C5 is still running classes, with no training contract, and a not-terrible-for-a-regional pilot contract.

It's still a regional, and it's all UAX flying from IAD or IAH, but it's a not-terrible gig in a fun airplane. I really enjoyed the 145 and my experience there was exactly what they promised. I was treated fairly there.

 

[CoffeeIcePapers]

AA claims they will be hiring ~2000 this year.

Although I expect it more around 1200-1500, still a good number

Classes are full through spring though

I’ve heard the rumors of that number or more, but on push to talk, they said they haven’t committed to anything over hiring for attrition, which would be roughly 900. I like your guesstimate, though.

I believe Flexjet and NetJets are both hiring.

 

[Murdoughnut]

Post on my feed says Breeze is looking for type rated and non-type rated E190 pilots.

 

[DE727UPS]

I would say 1500 hours is competitive. I just flew with somebody recently whose first jet was the 777. There's a lot of negative impressions of this company and lifestyle, but there's also a lot of people here that thought they were gonna hate it and haven't left.

Not sure about Denise. There's a good chance she's still there.

1500 hours of what? Just curious what the breakdown was on turbine time or no and prior background.

 

[ASpilot2be]

1500 hours of what? Just curious what the breakdown was on turbine time or no and prior background.

1500TT. I think he had some caravan time in Alaska before here. But we're sending people to get their ATP, then putting them in the 747 and 777.

 

[DE727UPS]

Wow. I had two years of turboprop Convair time and four years as a FE before my first jet. And even then it wasn't easy. Can't imagine going from a Caravan to a 777.

 

[ASpilot2be]

Wow. I had two years of turboprop Convair time and four years as a FE before my first jet. And even then it wasn't easy. Can't imagine going from a Caravan to a 777.

It's crazy times these days. My first jet was the A320. I think there were only two people in my class at Frontier that had never flown a jet.

This guy did really well. The hard part is gonna be getting repetition in the jet. I might go two months without a landing.