Omni Air Transport

TN-DX

TN-DX

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Anybody have any info on them or anybody who has done the charter sales/dispatch job with them or a company like that?
 
Most of what I know of Omni is generally positive, in that it's a good company to work for. That being said, they are presently in the same predicament that all CRAF carriers are in, in that there is still too much lift for the present mission demand.

If that's an acceptable risk for you though, it's certainly, in my opinion, a good gig.
 
Omni Air Transport is the 135 operation owned by Omni. It's sort of like what Delta Private Jets is to Delta; Omni Air Transport is to Omni Air International. Like @pljenkins said, there is WAY too much airlift out there for the current AMC/DOD operations. What the big charter carriers out there want is for the government to start a war with Russia over Ukraine, then business will be booming.
 
I worked for "or a company like that". Stability aside, the experience of heavy jet international dispatching is priceless. If you are just starting out and don't have dependents, and can deal with showing up to a locked door at what used to be your job one day without notice, then I highly recommend a gig like this. What can I say, it builds character.

Actually, if you are just starting out and have dependents then I don't even recommend this profession at all.
 
There are certainly pluses and minuses. You will, on average, make much more money at the supps then at a regional. When living in a place like Oklahoma City that can make a difference. Not so much in the Long Island area.

The aforementioned "surprise, you're unemployed" caveat is a bit of a buzzkill, but I wouldn't exactly say that bomb won't drop on some of our brothers and sisters working the regional sides on a long enough timeline. It's looking more and more like the regional pilot groups are halting their retreat and attempting to establish a beachhead. If that continues, there will certainly be blood.
 
I will add that in my case, we knew things were going downhill and fast. It wasn't a surprise at all. In the end, we had no flights going on and a group of us stepped out to have lunch together. Upon our return was simply an email stating "....have ceased operations effective 11JAN13 at 1300...." Badges turned in and doors locked. That's how it ended. If you can deal with that, the experience is absolutely priceless. I wouldn't trade it for the world.
 
pljenkins said:
It's looking more and more like the regional pilot groups are halting their retreat and attempting to establish a beachhead. If that continues, there will certainly be blood.
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Jenkins, are you by any chance reading a biography of General Patton? ;-)
 
womanpilot73 said:
I will add that in my case, we knew things were going downhill and fast. It wasn't a surprise at all. In the end, we had no flights going on and a group of us stepped out to have lunch together. Upon our return was simply an email stating "....have ceased operations effective 11JAN13 at 1300...." Badges turned in and doors locked. That's how it ended. If you can deal with that, the experience is absolutely priceless. I wouldn't trade it for the world.
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hahaha, that's funny. I've been there but not exactly like that....first time for everything I suppose.
 
Definitely understand the pros and cons to the entire aspect of this field and thankfully I am single with no kids and I can afford to accept that fate.

I ask because I had an interview with them and it seems though they are separate from Omni Air Intl doing the big jets it's seems like a lot of their operation is the same as well. Does anybody know if they would share CASS benefits or if Delta Private Jets shares them with DL? I've actually applied at both.


I think being a new dispatcher I will take the first gig available regardless of 91, 135 or 121 to GAO the experience and hopefully be able to move to a 121 like my ultimate goal is
 
womanpilot73 said:
I will add that in my case, we knew things were going downhill and fast. It wasn't a surprise at all. In the end, we had no flights going on and a group of us stepped out to have lunch together. Upon our return was simply an email stating "....have ceased operations effective 11JAN13 at 1300...." Badges turned in and doors locked. That's how it ended. If you can deal with that, the experience is absolutely priceless. I wouldn't trade it for the world.
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Yeah, if you hadn't have called me at home I wouldn't have known until I went to work a few days later! The geniouses sent the email they we were closing to everyone via company email and then promptly shut all the servers down so if you didn't catch it right when it was sent you'd never know....
 
pljenkins said:
Yeah, if you hadn't have called me at home I wouldn't have known until I went to work a few days later! The geniouses sent the email they we were closing to everyone via company email and then promptly shut all the servers down so if you didn't catch it right when it was sent you'd never know....
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That's right! I forgot about that...
 
TN-DX said:
Definitely understand the pros and cons to the entire aspect of this field and thankfully I am single with no kids and I can afford to accept that fate.

I ask because I had an interview with them and it seems though they are separate from Omni Air Intl doing the big jets it's seems like a lot of their operation is the same as well. Does anybody know if they would share CASS benefits or if Delta Private Jets shares them with DL? I've actually applied at both.


I think being a new dispatcher I will take the first gig available regardless of 91, 135 or 121 to GAO the experience and hopefully be able to move to a 121 like my ultimate goal is
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You need to decide which part of aviation you want to go in. 121 vs 91 vs 135 are three different ways of dispatchng. Most carriers will not look at anything BUT 121 experience (SWA, DAL, FDX, UPS). Some carrier will consider overall time, however, 121 is the way to go. You have to work for a 121 carrier to have CASS because that is one of the rules.
 
CASS is the best thing since pizza. It's a real cash value to add to your paycheck at the end of the year. Some 121S operations have it for their dispatchers and if you are looking at opportunities factor it in.
 
PlaneFan82 said:
You need to decide which part of aviation you want to go in. 121 vs 91 vs 135 are three different ways of dispatchng. Most carriers will not look at anything BUT 121 experience (SWA, DAL, FDX, UPS). Some carrier will consider overall time, however, 121 is the way to go. You have to work for a 121 carrier to have CASS because that is one of the rules.
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I definitely want to work for a 121 carrier but it's very hard to get a call back from a 121 carrier without previous 121 experience. Total double edges sword.

Aeroscout840 said:
CASS is the best thing since pizza. It's a real cash value to add to your paycheck at the end of the year. Some 121S operations have it for their dispatchers and if you are looking at opportunities factor it in.
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Totally agreed it's better then sliced bread. I flew 3 days a week when I was with JetBlue and that wasn't even in CASS just station agreements...flight benefits are the bomb!
 
TN-DX said:
I ...flight benefits are the bomb!
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When trying to gain access to the cockpit, everyone please make sure that "flight" and "bomb" are nowhere near the same sentence.

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I definitely want to work for a 121 carrier but it's very hard to get a call back from a 121 carrier without previous 121 experience. Total double edges sword.
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That first gig is always tough but the regionals are really the best place to start out in this industry---even if you want to make the jump to corporate.
 
TN-DX said:
I definitely want to work for a 121 carrier but it's very hard to get a call back from a 121 carrier without previous 121 experience. Total double edges sword.
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If it makes you feel any better, I have quite a bit of 121 experience but still can't find a job..it's ust a tough market out there right now
 
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