anyone have any info on he Porter airlines interviews, They started on monday I heard. What the pay, schedule, benefits, interline???? anyone how had one wish to post any info on them

$72 K for Captain, $45 for f/o's

10 gdo's (they call them sdo's) a month and 3 to 5 gray days

No long work days

Didnt ask about interline but I doubt it at the beginning

Profit sharing likely

All in all not bad though the pay is low for Captain. The interview was professional and left me with a good impression.

what are sdo's? i assume thats days work a month so 10 days plus3-5 day reserve..........sounds good!!

Thanks for sharing that info with us Who

Cheers

to add to the current info, the porter website FAQ says that there are no current interlines setup.

Thanks Who for the solid info.

Just curious, was the interview more of a meet and greet or was it technical.

SDO's is days off, thats right, so 10 guaranteed and 3 to 5 gray. Gray days arent really reserve as its pretty easy to dodge going in.

The interview was heavy on HR and what kind of person you are but pretty light on technical.

Typical....one guys asks about the questions asked...the rest of you are all hung up on days off!

Don't think 72k is enough coin to live good in the Big Smoke

My .02 cents...

72k not enough to live in YYZ? how the hell are all the EMB drivers, etc doing it on much less. come on, get real. Eeveryone seems to find the bad in everything, its just unbelievable on here.

Pal, if you cant live on $72k in YYZ you better switch from pure coke to crack.

I own a house almost in downtown TO and make just a little less than that.

I think $45k for starting F/O is a pretty respectable pay...then again with 3000hrs they ask for an F/O, you can go to Cathy and make double that, and fly muchos grandes aeroplanes

Thats right, and you get to live in good old communist China....yipeee.

DLB wrote:Thats right, and you get to live in good old communist China....yipeee.

ROFL, vancouver isn't in communist china, just good ol' communist canada, unless you're US dual, you can go to LA....

Any more info on the interview. Technical questions on your current aircraft, turbine questions, any on the Q400??? Or were they all HR questions? Any word on a training bond?

Has anybody heard as to how they are coming with regards to licences, ops certificates etc. Are they really going to go, or should I stick with the job I have?

highflyer wrote:Has anybody heard as to how they are coming with regards to licences, ops certificates etc. Are they really going to go, or should I stick with the job I have?

I read in the Globe and Mail a couple days ago that they haven't even sent in their application for an AOC yet. I'm not sure how long that process takes to get an AOC. When is their start-up date?

Who wrote:SDO's is days off, thats right, so 10 guaranteed and 3 to 5 gray. Gray days arent really reserve as its pretty easy to dodge going in.

The interview was heavy on HR and what kind of person you are but pretty light on technical.

I am curious about the 'HR'. What kind of questions do they ask you about that?

152 wrote:I read in the Globe and Mail a couple days ago that they haven't even sent in their application for an AOC yet. I'm not sure how long that process takes to get an AOC. When is their start-up date?

Supposed to be this fall (2006).

152 wrote:

highflyer wrote:Has anybody heard as to how they are coming with regards to licences, ops certificates etc. Are they really going to go, or should I stick with the job I have?

I read in the Globe and Mail a couple days ago that they haven't even sent in their application for an AOC yet. I'm not sure how long that process takes to get an AOC. When is their start-up date?

Nothing ventured nothing gained.
I was fortunate to be selected for an interview with Porter and attended and was very impressed. The staff that was on hand was very pleasant and professional and the interview was very relaxed.
The interview was all behavioural (HR) and no technical and I left there with a very good feeling about the company as I asked a lot of questions and got answers to them all.
It's interesting to note that they had applied for their AOC some months ago yet the Globe is saying otherwise.
With Robert Deluce and the management team at Porter, I feel very confident that this airline will be a success.

Waiting for the call.

BN2T, Was your interview for Capt. or FO? Do you mind giving your total time or experience?

152 wrote:I read in the Globe and Mail a couple days ago that they haven't even sent in their application for an AOC yet. I'm not sure how long that process takes to get an AOC. When is their start-up date?

Aiming for about 135 days from now...

Labour Day Monday....sounds like a good launch date to me.

DLB, what learcapt should have said was $72K isn't nearly enough money for left seat on a Q-400 regardless of where you are based.

PILOTS! thats all i have to say!! always got something to complain about!! i think the money is not bad...