if a pilot has not completed his first year or first officer training, he is on probation and not eligible for a furlough"
"Interesting. Never heard of anything like that before. That really sucks.
I was involed in recruiting with COEX before it became Express Jets. After 9-11 all the pilots that were in training and that did not finish their probation (1 year) were let go. The pilots that were there for more than 1 year were put on furlough.
"So it's not a sales event put on my DCA marketing but real live line guys talking about the industry. Should be interesting seeing that Comair's current owner will probably be in chapter 11 by the 22nd.
We need the jetcareers undercover squad to attend this meeting and let us know how honest it was. I'm skeptical because of the link at the DCA website.
If there is no mention of possible furloughs, Delta's situation, or the state of the industry in general, then I'd say it was less of an educational event and more of a marketing event.
What scares me is a room full of wannabes who know nothing more about the industry than what they read at the big academy websites. Going to a meeting where they are told how great the industry is and how easy it is for them to "go from 700 hours to flying a jet", like the DCA ad says. When, in reality, as the Delta thing plays out, some not so good things may happen at Comair and the other DL connection airlines."
So why don't you go! There are always going to be a need for pilots, as you know. No one has ever said it is easy to do. I sense you maybe somewhat jealous at what we do at the academy and how close we are to the airlines.... Is that why you always attack us?? Because you did not go this route (through the academy) does NOT make it a wrong way to go. Are you suggesting that the school and the airlines start taking a negative view of the industry and tell people not to become pilots and forget about the industry just because a few of the airlines are restructuring economically to compete??? I thought pilots loved their jobs and the industry??? I gues I'm wrong
