Almost all the cities surrounding YIP Airport are very affordable. I have buddies working at K4 and KII who live in Ypsilanti and canton, paying about 900 to 1200 a month for rent
Kalitta Air Hiring
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rogerthatbravo
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To add on @Yurie158 answer, K4 does put you up in a hotel for a month to find a place and they also give you some money for relocation.
DoIDispatch
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Many reasonable areas to live in within short distance of the HQ. We have numerous dispatchers who commute. One of the perks of our 4 on 4 off schedules
manniax
Well-met in the Ka-tet
Higher starting pay is nice, schedule seems good, etc. but I have seriously never heard of a union shop that didn't have 1.5x OT in their contract as a minimum. Many have double time for shifts worked past the first OT day. Good luck with negotiations!
Burrito
You ARE Freaking out. Man.
Will add on to this, that crash padding, for those who would attempt commuting, is Delta-heavy towards Monroe County and collegiate-heavy over by Ann Arbor. They certainly do respect the K4/K4 II community as well but keep in mind, DTW is a healthy Uber's drive away. And good luck; we're all counting on you.
Heislost82
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So you only get JS CASS once signed off?
Burrito
You ARE Freaking out. Man.
It's not something that's "only gotten," I think, and should definitely be respected as such. I don't mean to sound aggressive in any way, but I do mean to be direct. JS and CASS isn't something I'd take lightly. It's cockpit access, on an aircraft which very well contain two hundred and fifty thousand pounds of "stuff," heading across the world in half of a day's time.
That all considered,
I do believe it is still sign-off, have-fun-be-safe at CKS. If it isn't right after the init training's completed, it's probably already been the 30 days' waiting time from hotel check-in, to once your initial is done.
As stated above, there's probably plenty of CKS folks who could or would be able to help.
Heislost82
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Only asking for commuting purposes!
The major airlines ( currently working for one) give CASS from day one
DoIDispatch
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No CASS from day 1, but as soon as you are signed off you will receive instruction on how to get registered with CASS. From first day to sign off will be roughly 2 months- from the month of class training to the (roughly) month of on the job training.
DeathB4Diversion
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1.5x OT wasn’t an important topic during negotiations so it wasn’t contested. Having a pay scale raised 3 years before negotiations is historic especially for Kalitta! It’s another step forward in showing the commitment to excellence and goes a lot further to have a higher consistent pay check without additional hours worked.
DoIDispatch
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I haven’t seen anyone get junior manned since I’ve been here. Not really an issue
DeathB4Diversion
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The start date is June 29th for a class of 7.
Heislost82
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Any idea if the interview invitations going out yet?
who'swho
Don't hesitate. Penetrate!
When/how did that happen? LOA to adjust it or something?
Heislost82
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Any idea if interviews started already?
DoIDispatch
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Yes, goes to show our upper management actually listened to our concerns and took action. Our contract isn’t up for negotiations for another 3 years so this was very big news
Stone Cold
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Now if only they’d listen to the pilots too, maybe we could stop hemorrhaging people. C’est la vie.
DoIDispatch
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They should, the pilots deserve it
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