Gonzo
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At the time letter three signed life was good. 24 months from Eagle CA to AA FO.
Compass is hiring...
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At the time letter three signed life was good. 24 months from Eagle CA to AA FO.
WalterSobchak
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Nope. Quite the opposite. There are a handfull of loudmouth Compass guys that want that now that the industry is rolling in their favor.
WalterSobchak
Well-Known Member
Welcome to reality! Every one used to require 1500 tt and a couple hundred multi just a few short years ago. The standards were set by the NWA MEC. Big News Flash for you is Compass IS a regional. It was created as a flowback pasture when there were NWA pilots on furlough by the time it got off the ground they had been recalled. The reason they set thos standards is because a furloughed mainline guy doesnt want to fly single pilot IFR every day with some one who doesn't meet a rediculously low stardard such as 1500 TT. I don't blame them. Also the Compass pay rates are negotiated to always be industry average. It's part of their contract. That is what the NWA MEC agreed to. Seriously 1500 TT is not that much effort to put into a career.
WalterSobchak
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I ran into an CZ asshat when I was commuting when began talking about staffing and how ALPA should look into offering jobs at CZ for XJ people who meet the CZ mins to help our over staff problem and help their under staff problem. He proceeds to tell me they have "really high" mins at that he was hired with over "3000" hours. I told him "Wow you are pretty low time then I was hired here with twice that" and then I took my seat. There will always be people that think they are better based on what they fly its just the way life goes.
jynxyjoe
Queso King
I guess you didn't see my post earlier. His RJ is bigger,. ergo, better pilot. Jeesh. What is with you people?
Patrick
Well-Known Member
Never said it was too much effort nor did I ever allude the notion that Compass wasn't a regional. I agree, their pay rates are comparable to the industry, which, in and of itself, isn't saying much.
I am fully aware that a few years ago 2500TT was common when getting hired at a regional (or commuter or whatever you want to call these companies), and I'll go further by saying that I think changing the FARs to require an ATP to occupy any required crew member seat at a 121 carrier would not be out of line- both for the safety of the flying public and for the betterment of this industry.
However, the facts are that Compass is a regional, with significantly higher mins (compared within the past say, 24 months, when other regionals were hiring) and as such, by requiring more experienced pilots in an effort to create better crews, I do not think it is too much to ask that those pilots with greater experience be compensated more appropriately.
JKJCKSN
New Member
I always thought that Compass wanted higher mins to alleviate the "green-on-green" scenario they would face being a "new" airline and all. Also, because they would be a new airline, insurance would therefore be a hugh factor, cost-wise. Just a thought.
SpiraMirabilis
Possible Subversive
they have high mins b/c thats what the NWA pilots told them to have, its a requirement of the scope relaxation that allows them to exist.
SpiraMirabilis
Possible Subversive
They won't interview you if you don't have 1000 ME, see my post directly above yours. Wouldn't even when every regional in the world was hiring, either.
flyTotheSky
Well-Known Member
Just talked to my buddy who is in class with them now....
Rumors are flying around the school house that Delta may drop the Republic flying using the 170s due to Republic all the sudden becoming a competitor, rather than a contractor almost overnight. They are saying that might make more room for Compass to grow in the coming year.
FWIW.
Rumors are flying around the school house that Delta may drop the Republic flying using the 170s due to Republic all the sudden becoming a competitor, rather than a contractor almost overnight. They are saying that might make more room for Compass to grow in the coming year.
FWIW.
David Tietz
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I applied over a month ago with well over 1,000 me. Haven't heard a peep...????
flyTotheSky
Well-Known Member
From what I heard...these last round of guys most had internal recs.
Nick
Well-Known Member
It is the only airline (we won't count GoJet) hiring in an economy that has thousands of pilots out of a job -- probably tough to get an interview without someone walking it in from within.
Tram
Well-Known Member
They are mainline pilots man... I had a Compass FO ask me "When are you guys gonna stop flying those regional airplanes?"
ClearedForOption
Psychiatric Help 5¢
I'm looking at a furlough in the very near future (a special thanks goes out to a PHX based "express" carrier that is making that happen) and have been hoping to get on with Compass (well, since day one) now that I have over 1000 hrs of RJ time (plus my ME time and my Beech 1900 time) i've been updating my application each week or so. No bites yet... tried one internal recommendation through a friend of a Capt., no luck yet. Anyone know anybody else that might be able to help out with a walk in for an opportunity to interview?
Any help would be appreciated.
Any help would be appreciated.
dasleben
That's just, like, your opinion, man
Hit the nail on the head. I mean no disrespect to any Compass pilots, but I can't even bring myself to apply because of the pay. I'm at 2000TT/1200ME with an ATP, and would take a 50% pay cut from my current job flying 402s around. I might be able to justify a small pay cut, but fifty percent? :dunno:
