How many new hires at Jazz?

superpilot · Post by **superpilot** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:23 am

I just accepted a job at Jazz starting on the 20th of Feb. There are supposedly 18 new hires in my GS. Tamara said I would be approx number 140-150 since they started hiring last summer.

Anyone have any idea how many new hires they are going to require? Since the call back I mean. So I would be #150 out of how many?

Also, heard through the grapevine that lot's of dudes from Jazz are gettin scooped up by WestJet. Any truth?

Why must I get paid like a monkey?

flyer 1492 · Post by **flyer 1492** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:20 pm

Super Pilot,

Congrats on the new position at Jazz. As of Feb 06,2006 Jazz has 1389 pilots. All so from July 1 2005 til now we have hired 127 pilots. Your sen. number will depend on the number you pull during ground school. I haven't heard of any Jazz pilots leaving recently for the teal team. I know that a few years ago we lost a few.

Flyer

KAG · Post by **KAG** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 2:25 pm

there were 11 in the FEB 6 GS, so I guess thats makes an even 1400, with 85 (MIN) more to go - so they said first day. Who knows what the future brings though...Congrats and get ready to study!!!

Inverted2 · Post by **Inverted2** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 3:35 pm

Heard around 30 are going to AC soon, so that means 30 more hires for Jazz too.

Quebecflyer · Post by **Quebecflyer** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 5:43 pm

There should be more hiring coming because right now, Jazz is barely able to hire enough pilots to cover the ones who are leaving for mainline... (24 pilots hired in febuary, about 30 leaving for mainline).

And there are planes sitting on the ground everyday because they don't have the crews to fly them. And that doesn't even include the posibility of new planes coming in... so hiring is not over.

yycflyguy · Post by **yycflyguy** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 6:05 pm

Curious where you got this information that 30 are going to mainline? That is a course and a half dedicated to only Jazz pilots? Seems like alot.

Maxxed out · Post by **Maxxed out** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 10:39 am

Weren't they looking for 300 to start? that would leave about 140-150 to go after the Feb 6 GS?

SplitS · Post by **SplitS** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:36 pm

Got called for an interview in 2 weeks.... FINALLY!!!

moe · Post by **moe** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 1:28 pm

nice,
now through your pager into the waiting pile of cowsh*t and study the list of 110 possible interview questions.
good luck.

SplitS · Post by **SplitS** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 2:52 pm

Thanks but the pager is still surgically implanted for now.. makes it a bitch to change the battery....

Not sure about there being 110 questions but I got a general idea what they will be asking....

twinpratts · Post by **twinpratts** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 3:20 pm

Max... I was told initially there would be 238 guys (and gals), and I heard they're at around 140 now.

Maxxed out · Post by **Maxxed out** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 3:59 pm

Thanks Twin,

Was that 238 including people they figured they were going to lose to Mainline?

socrates · Post by **socrates** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 5:33 pm

also does the last bid include the 10 additional rjs they will be aquiring or does the last bid already reflect those aircraft additions.

if so how many vacancies can you guess at will be shown on the next bid?

Thanx

KAG · Post by **KAG** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 7:04 pm

as of 2 days ago, there is another 85 to be hired, and they will be hired by july. Now thats not counting those leaving for AC, or any additional planes that may come this way. What the final #'s will be is anyones guess.

Trickkles · Post by **Trickkles** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 7:38 pm

Don't forget those Dash 8 Jazz pilots transitioning over to the RJ???

I know there are a couple of Dash 8 openings in YYC because so many moved over.

Maxxed out · Post by **Maxxed out** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 8:10 pm

Thanks KAG,

I was hoping I was going to have about 140 people behind me, but looks like it might be closer to 60-70.

C206Pilot · Post by **C206Pilot** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 8:20 pm

What experience level are they generally hiring? And where are these guys/gals coming from?

I know I don't have the experience now, but if I can figure out where they're taking people from, than I can fill those shoes.

I hope there is a ton of movement this spring, so the little guys can get a shot to move up...And it looks like that will be happening.

Are there specific companies that have a high turnover right now? Or just pulling them from anywhere...

chief · Post by **chief** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 8:57 pm

Guys this hiring of 250 guys I believe is up till the point of the next equipment bid. The next equipment bid could reveal another few hundred jobs I believe

bowling · Post by **bowling** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:07 pm

WhiteBeacon · Post by **WhiteBeacon** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 10:26 pm

Comfirmed rumour in aviation????? Bartender I'll have what he's having.

bowling · Post by **bowling** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 5:42 am

Oups forgot to add the little paragraph:

[i]all rumours contained in my post are subject to change at any time without notice[/i]

:lol: