@IamNegan
I was given the opportunity months after finishing Dispatch School to come onboard as “seasonal” help at ADI because of the high volume of flights i.e. NCAA, NASCAR, MLS during the winter months. Not only was I offered a very, very hefty starting salary but the opportunity to receive experience as a 121/121S carrier with absolutely NO ON THE JOB TRAINING was huge! Now, if you were to compare that salary to the starting pay of fellow classmates that were hired by ExpressJet straight out of class at a mere $16.00 an hour, coupled with the fact that these classmates planned, dispatched, flight followed, and were legally responsible for at least 20 flights per shift....I’d say that was a damn good come-up for myself. Let’s also take into consideration not only the knowledge I learned, but as well as the one-on-one coachings and experience that was received from a literal Pro and original in the aviation industry...one who has been offered careers directly from the FAA, and who turned these positions down due to his passion and not only for his dispatchers, but for our company. He’s our OCC supervisor, and as mentioned above, not only is he my immediate supervisor, but the true definition of a leader I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with. He is one of the most respectable, most honorable, most loyal, and quite frankly one of the industries most intelligent resources out there. So let me clarify- CPAir will succeed, CPAir will become SWA’s next competitor...so for any of you doubting, any of you talking mad junk, and any of you hoping to join our Airline in the future...just remember these posts on a community forum on the internet never get deleted.