SeanD
Well-Known Member
Are you back slinging gear?
What is the lifestyle of a regional like?
- Thread starter PGH Maverick
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Are you back slinging gear?
jtrain609
Antisocial Monster
Soon.
SeanD
Well-Known Member
Sweet! Congrats on the esquire
falconvalley
Absentee Dad of the OOTSK, Runner, Cat Frustrator
We're talking about a company called "Air Wisconsin" that closed a western base and set up shop out east. You would think peeps would see the risks. Contracts, mergers, bankruptcies...all it takes is one.
PGH Maverick
Well-Known Member
When do you find out your domicile?
Any insight on the length of the initial training course? And is food/lodging paid for?
This thread has helped me incredibly! I am finishing up preparation for my ATP, and will be driving hard towards a job at Republic here in PIT.
Thanks for all the help so far guys and girls.
Any insight on the length of the initial training course? And is food/lodging paid for?
This thread has helped me incredibly! I am finishing up preparation for my ATP, and will be driving hard towards a job at Republic here in PIT.
Thanks for all the help so far guys and girls.
Autothrust Blue
”…trusting ze process…”
That all depends, but generally:
- sometime during initial training, and very occasionally on your first day of the job, you find out your base and equipment (if you didn't already know the latter)
- Eagle took for-effin'-ever (three months-ish), SkyWest took a month and a handful of days
- Generally, lodging will be provided (double or single occupancy, depends on where you work). The specifics of your compensation as a new hire pilot will be laid out in your PWA/CBA/terms and conditions of employment.
is it required to stay at the provided-lodging??
There's a regional I know of that provides double-occupancy housing.. but I have family that lives very close by; I'd rather stay w/them so I had my own room, etc... instead of sharing a hotel room. Is that cool with them or do they want you where they want you??
adk
Steals Hotel Toilet Paper
Generally nobody cares where you sleep as long as you show up on time. A few airlines don't provide hotel at all during training (compass, I think).
Autothrust Blue
”…trusting ze process…”
No. But typically, transportation to/from is provided from the hotel, by the hotel.
PGH Maverick
Well-Known Member
How long would initial training be for the 170? Any thoughts? And would I be able to know my domicile prior to accepting the class date? PIT is a must for me to take the job.
jtrain609
Antisocial Monster
I actually think interviewing and being offered a position is a must for you to take the job.
But I may be getting ahead of myself.
tl;dr, apply, interview, and THEN worry about this stuff.
PositionAndHold
Well-Known Member
More directed towards the OP......I think when it comes to bases it applies to ALL airlines. Like the DEN/LAX base Continental had for years, and that was before the airline failed to exist. Or all the peeps at the CO HQ in Houston that had the operation moved to Chicago? Maybe the SEA Delta base....Oh wait gone too. Bottom line, if you want to fly for an airline (or fly for any one besides yourself) understand that bases/airplanes come and go and it will be 100% out of your control. Can you believe management won't even bother to ask you if you would mind switching bases/merging/hostile take over/furlough? Crazy industry is Crazy!
flyinggreasemnky
Well-Known Member
You cannot get a guaranteed base so if its a must do not work at a regional. You have pretty good chance but don't count on the base being there forever. Like PositionAndHold said, airlines open and close bases on a whim. PIT is not a hub so the only reason its a base is because of it being a Mx base. With the new rest rules coming out in January, most of PIT's pairings will be illegal because of its early starts (0400-0500) and late finishes (1900 or later). So you could see it closed as a crew base and the flying moved to PHL and DCA where most of it is out of anyways.
If you want to be an airline pilot be prepared to get displaced several times...
At RAH, you will find out your base right about the time you have your PC maybe a week a two earlier. I didn't find out till after I had finished training.
Pasargad
Well-Known Member
it seems that no one has mentioned this to you but if i were you i would apply right now as you are finishing up ATP. Don't just wait till you are done with ATP, you will be surprised how long the whole process usually takes. And what jtrain069 said was spot on "interviewing and being offered a position is a must for you to take the job."
it's good that you are thinking about this stuff ahead of time but you are way ahead of yourself. You gotta learn how to walk before you can start running. I don't know that's just my opinion, i could be wrong.
it's good that you are thinking about this stuff ahead of time but you are way ahead of yourself. You gotta learn how to walk before you can start running. I don't know that's just my opinion, i could be wrong.
GypsyPilot
Mohawk Town
A meteor could hit the earth next week too. You want to live out West? Go to SkyWest or Horizon. Pretty much a no brainer, and I'm somewhat baffled why you continue to argue about it.
Seggy
Well-Known Member
I will continue to argue about it.
When I was at Colgan my first few years, my friends who were based in EWR for ExpressJet, said, "come on over to ExpressJet and be based in Newark" (I was living in New Jersey based in Albany, Colgan had no EWR base at that time). Fast forward a few years later, Newark downsized for ExpressJet and the flying was reassigned to Colgan who opened up a Newark base.
For a few years, Air Wisconsin didn't even fly to the state of Wisconsin. Take a look at the growth of Chautauqua, an airline named after a lake in New York, now has a base in Denver. Who would have thought? To think Skywest will always be out West is assuming to much in this industry. Think longer term...
GypsyPilot
Mohawk Town
You are one paranoid dude.
ANYWAY. I wanted to be out West, specifically in Denver. Several years into it now, it's worked out well. Think longer term? Nah, I will not be here long term. Already planning my exit within the next year. Long term and regionals is a bad plan, regardless of where you want to live.
jtrain609
Antisocial Monster
We opened and closed three bases within 18 months. When I was hired, all the new hire classes (except mine, oddly enough) were going to the LAX and ONT bases. 14 months later, we were furloughed, the bases closed, and folks that came to here BECAUSE OF the west coast bases are now commuting to the other side of the country.
Such is life.
Seggy
Well-Known Member
I give three factual representations concerning regional airline bases and you call me paranoid? Is that really the best you can do?
I hope you leave the regionals but don't take it for granted you will.