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Old 21st June 2006 | 03:34
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grrowler
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I'm not an EAA FA, but I know a few. The job is crap.
1. Money is pathetic
2. So-called "foot in door"to mainline is probably a minimum 8 year wait, I highly doubt the agreement (not even binding anyway) will be around for that long. This is purely used as a carrot by management to get people to work for the shiite money. Do not base your decision on this!!! (PS you'll be burnt out by the time you get to mainline anyway)
3. Management have minimal experience, and no experience whatsoever when it comes to Dash 8 operations. This results in ridiculous procedures being introduced, with the end result being the employee getting screwed.
4. 10 hour / 6 sector days are the norm. Try tacking a few 0545 signons together and see how much you feel like "sharing the spirit"when they draft you. For those of you who don't know, this is when you finish your assigned shift, and they tell you you are required to fly another 2+ sectors.
Seriously, I would beg you to consider carefully before accepting a job with this company. If you want to fly jets, I would be looking elsewhere, perhaps MAM.
Goodluck

PS I am not directly involved with the FA department, however as far as I know, there is not going to be any EAA CB base. It is crewed by Sunstate.
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