Seaport Airlines hiring 500hr mins

Korey said:
The CP, Noel has a good day if he can find his way out of a paper bag. As someone previously stated, Noel is a DB. The company pays poorly and it was always fun to see who would be the first pilot to break down and go to the welfare line. If you need help with something and ask your superiors for help, you are just given a blank look that pretty much just says: "...and you want me to do what?". The company could be great but pilots are not treated well, majorly overworked with poor workplace moral. Promises are made and promises are broken (but I guess that happens in a lot of the aviation world). But it is sad that the company would rather hire and spend thousands of dollars and months training new pilots rather than to give senior, experienced pilots a pay raise. And the company wonders why no one ever really stays around long term. It is sad...they really could be a great place to work.
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I had the exact opposite experience.

Rather that just sit back and complain, I used my knowledge and experience to suggest ideas and procedures that would make the airline safer and more efficient. As a pilot there, you need to have more than just the bare minimum show up for work and fly attitude.
 
ctab5060X said:
They are still looking for pilots.

Word is they are about 40 short of where they want to be to cover some new flying.
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You know where the possible starting bases are located? This seems like a gig I can get into after I finish up this season banner towing
 
LOL ok i screwed that one up, was thinking of SEABORNE this whole time. hahahaha damn, got me.
 
From my experience, SeaPort doesn't really deserve the reputation of a bottom-feeder.

It's a good organization with a decent culture that does some pretty darn decent flying. (Especially in some parts of the country ;)

It has some issues, like every company ... and likely every entity in aviation.

If people are going to complain so hard about this company, then I think I'm starting to develop a better picture of the complaining that goes on in aviation in general.

~Fox
 
ctab5060X said:
I had the exact opposite experience.

Rather that just sit back and complain, I used my knowledge and experience to suggest ideas and procedures that would make the airline safer and more efficient. As a pilot there, you need to have more than just the bare minimum show up for work and fly attitude.
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My thoughts were about Noel McDermott not Seaport. Any person calling himself a professional chief pilot and then refusing to interview a candidate when he walks into the door IS a condescending d bag - so all of this talk about making seaport better- how can you when you have a d bag running the flight department? Anyway my bud has moved on but I would be curious has to why he chose not to interview him. Even the lady from HR from what he told me looked like she was in shock. I told him he might want to take it up with somebody else but I don't know. Maybe I can call the president of Seaport to see if he can tell me why Noel did it........ Hmmmmmm a thought.
 
floridabeachbum said:
My thoughts were about Noel McDermott not Seaport. Any person calling himself a professional chief pilot and then refusing to interview a candidate when he walks into the door IS a condescending d bag - so all of this talk about making seaport better- how can you when you have a d bag running the flight department? Anyway my bud has moved on but I would be curious has to why he chose not to interview him. Even the lady from HR from what he told me looked like she was in shock. I told him he might want to take it up with somebody else but I don't know. Maybe I can call the president of Seaport to see if he can tell me why Noel did it........ Hmmmmmm a thought.
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So he's a D-Bag because he didn't interview your friend for a reason that you don't know? Makes sense. I can understand being frustrated for your friend not getting the job, but jumping to conclusions without having all the facts certainly doesn't help the situation.

So your friend wasn't hired, how exactly does that make him a bad CP?
 
Pichettet1 said:
So he's a D-Bag because he didn't interview your friend for a reason that you don't know? Makes sense. I can understand being frustrated for your friend not getting the job, but jumping to conclusions without having all the facts certainly doesn't help the situation.

So your friend wasn't hired, how exactly does that make him a bad CP?
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I'll let you figure that one out. Of all the interviews I went on even when I didn't get the job -I was still at least interviewed. This chief pilot made a judgment call about my buddy without an interview which is part of their hiring process. Is this the type of person you want making judgment calls as a chief pilot? If he does this what else does he do to the seaport pilot group which is why those guys complain all the time? The way he acted was highly unprofessional. I wouldn't see Delta or other regionals doing that. And you say for reasons unknown why did the HR lady looked shocked at him for doing that?
 
floridabeachbum said:
I'll let you figure that one out... This chief pilot made a judgment call about my buddy without an interview which is part of their hiring process. Is this the type of person you want making judgment calls as a chief pilot? If he does this what else does he do to the seaport pilot group which is why those guys complain all the time? The way he acted was highly unprofessional.
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My two cents. Its not unprofessional. He has the right to do that. Maybe he saw what he needed to see on his resume/paperwork to make that decision. Many reasons. The CP decided he did not want to interview your friend, then so be it. Its BUSINESS. Until your in his shoe you can not assume. Two sides to every story my friend. You were not there.

P.S. was your friend guaranteed an interview?

If he was, was it his interview date? Was he invited to interview? Were there other candidates present for the interview? Is it possible the CP had a more important meeting and was not informed of the interview with your friend until the last minute by HR?

Previous poster said it best you cant go online and slander the CP without all the facts.

Seem like your personally affected by your friend not getting the job/interview.
 
ScorpionStinger said:
My two cents. Its not unprofessional. He has the right to do that. Maybe he saw what he needed to see on his resume/paperwork to make that decision. Many reasons. The CP decided he did not want to interview your friend, then so be it. Its BUSINESS. Until your in his shoe you can not assume. Two sides to every story my friend. You were not there.

P.S. was your friend guaranteed an interview?

If he was, was it his interview date? Was he invited to interview? Were there other candidates present for the interview? Is it possible the CP had a more important meeting and was not informed of the interview with your friend until the last minute by HR?

Previous poster said it best you cant go online and slander the CP without all the facts.

Seem like your personally affected by your friend not getting the job/interview.
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Like I said it would be interesting to hear why Noel made that decision. He expects pilots' to follow seaports' om but he doesn't? I was personally affected - really wanted this to work out for him and his family. I also quoted another posters' opinion of Noel and frankly from what others have told us he did him and his wife a favor.

Still this is a guy who just turned down a kid from Republic who had some issues with IOE. That I can see. But the moment my bud walks in the door he says I don't want to interview him? WTFrack?

Oh we'll life moves on.
 
Does anyone know how many pilots they are looking for in the next coming months? Also, what does a training contract exactly entail?
 
Its a 12 month pro rated 7,500 dollar training contract signed after you finish ground school and flight training.
 
Bruce Wayne said:
Does anyone know how many pilots they are looking for in the next coming months? Also, what does a training contract exactly entail?
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With the overall growth in the Mid South plus attrition, SeaPort is probably looking at née ding somewhere between 30-40 pilots. Last I heard is several captains are moving on and advancing their careers, so it is possible that hiring minimums might increase temporarily.

Stryker172 said:
Its a 12 month pro rated 7,500 dollar training contract signed after you finish ground school and flight training.
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Let's clarify that. It is a $7500 training contract that is prorated after 6 months. The training contract is signed after ground school, but before you begin flight training.
 
I just applied yesterday, and fully intend not to hear anything back, since my hours are below 500. So, this training contract. Do you have to pay the $7,500 if you quit before 6 months or are you actually paying for your training?
 
Bruce Wayne said:
I just applied yesterday, and fully intend not to hear anything back, since my hours are below 500. So, this training contract. Do you have to pay the $7,500 if you quit before 6 months or are you actually paying for your training?
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You pay what's owed on your training contract if you leave within a year from the date you start flight training. If you leave before 6 months, you owe the entire 7500. After 6 months, it is a prorated amount for each month past 6 that you stay.
 
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