Took a couple of days, but everything is going smoothly now! Some RPOs are being called in that haven't worked for 6 months or more, and some contact instructors too, so everyone was a little shaky at first. The problem now is that we will have 3 terminal classes on the 16th and 4 on the 24th and a lot of contractors are turning down the chance to come back, so some instructors are working doubles (0700-0000) so that's fun for them.
Just for clarity, I don't mean 3 are coming in at the same time on the 16th. I mean that on the 16th, there will be 3 total going at the same time. And on the 24th, there will be 4 going at the same time. And if the instructors are already working doubles with 2 classes, how will they handle 4.
Luckily they will only ever have 4 at once since we will graduate by the time the 5th class will come in. But it still seems like two and a half too many.
I feel like waiting would be pretty hard because I would be taking more than a 50% pay cut just leaving the airline. If I take the severance package, I would be able to pay my families bills while I'm at the academy. A concern I have is having my TOL taken away and being out of both jobs, so I can understand where you're coming from with not doing anything till I have a FOL. Why have those people you're talking about lost their TOLs? And I wouldn't find another job till the academy because I have a 4 month old baby, and staying home would save us a lot on day care.
This is mostly why I want to take the severance package. I don't think anyone from the airline I work for will get laid off when the government money runs out, but with the covid numbers looking the way they are, anything could happen with the airline industry. I'm just concerned that I wouldn't get a class after I leave. It's just a big gamble I'm taking and I would like to know better if the odds are in my favor.
Im sorry if I missed it earlier in the thread, could you link to the course catalog that you're referring to?
Thanks for your input! I definitely understand that I’m fortunate with what my company is doing, especially when I have to leave them anyways. I’ve been trying for 6 years to get this job and I’m a CTI grad, so I do plan on this being my career.
Awesome! Thank you!
They said they've been trying for six years so a CTI degree was more valuable back then... And if they already worked for an airline long enough to get severance, no, I don't think washing out would mean they're out of luck.
Just to get in pool 1. I was in my late 20’s, so I was getting a bit desperate. I’ve been in college for years taking a class or two per semester. So just changing the degree wasn’t a hard decision to make. Plus I didn’t have to take half of the classes required for the degree because I already took them. After finishing the CTI program and multiple applications, I finally got referred, and I believe somewhat of it had to do with being in pool 1.
I'm on-boarding for en-route July 20 and they said they would email me all the information the week before but I still haven't received anything yet. I also don't know any class dates about when virtual basics would start for my situation. I'm assuming though if everything goes well, I would be doing basics in August and based on the catalog of en-route classes, I'm hoping to start en-route classes at the academy in September
That seems awfully optimistic. Corona is spreading exponentially again, even if they don't shut the Academy back down they're having a hard time getting RPOs and instructors to come back. Plus they are operating at reduced capacity for social distancing. And there are lots of online basics classes in front of you waiting to go to initial.
Yup. I figured. Just trying to stay hopeful but at the same time understanding it probably won't go as I want it to pan out.
