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Compass


Chantilly, VA
www.compassairline.com

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  • Maintenance hangar complete in Louisville (SDF)
  • Monthly schedules bid via PBS
  • All aircraft equipped with electronic flight bags
  • 96 crews in MSP, 39 in DTW, & 31 in MEM
  • Simulator is now certified and all training is conducted in MSP
  • First 6 years of longevity: 13 days/year vacation
  • Deadhead pay is 75% of flight pay
  • 11 days off/mo minimum for line or reserve
  • E175s each fitted with 12 first class/64 coach seating
  • Compass is wholly owned by Delta Air Lines
  • Flow-through program: Compass pilots are entitled to the 1st 20 vacancies at Delta each month (up to 20 can flow up per month, or 25% of the seniority list in a rolling 12 month period)
  • Delta must take Compass pilots before any off the street or any other Delta affiliate carrier
  • Flow-through is a one time offer; if turn down the initial offer to Delta, there are no second chances
  • Delta pilots can flow back, however any Compass pilot turning down the flow through to Delta retains seniority over any Delta flowing back
  • ATC callsign: "Compass Rose"
  • This page last updated: Oct 17, 2009 (most jr capt DOH for MEM - Hiring Minimums)
 
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pilots pilots
365
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365
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ALPA (amend. Apr 2013)
pilots pilots
E175: 
36

MSP
DTW
MEM

pilots

Limited hiring. Interviewing.

New-hires are brought to MSP for 2 days of orientation and then sent home for 30 days to complete a home study course. After the 30 days, they are returned to MSP for 1 week of general operating subjects followed by systems/procedures and simulator training. New-hires going to all three domiciles. All new-hires will receive an ATP with a PIC ERJ170/190 type rating.

All new-hires have to provide their own housing during training (you are considered to be based in MSP as a new-hire).

Compass jobs page.

Mainline flow through: Once pilot has been with Compass for 30 months and is a captain, he has the right to go directly to mainline. Now that the merger has occurred the pilots can flow to Delta or Northwest when either are hiring. Once the airlines are under one certificate they will go to the new Delta.

$12,000 training contract, valid for 1 year. Amount is pro-rated $1,000/month.

Qualifications - Required

* FAR experience and hourly requirements to obtain a ME-ATP Certificate
* Flight time: 1500 TT, Flight ME
* Valid first class medical certificate obtained within 6 mo prior to application
* FCC Restricted Radio Telephone Operator Permit
* 23 years of age or older
* Valid passport
* Comfortable and effective with public speaking



Qualifications - Preferred

* Flight time: 2500 TT, 1000 ME
* 500 hours of Part 121 operations
* ME-ATP Certificate ①
* 500 part 121 PIC

Compass interview gouge.

pilots

CASS participant. Unlimited jumpseats. All carriers having a jumpseat agreement with NWA are eligible to ride on Compass.


401K matching based on years of service:
1-4: 50% up to 6% of salary
5-8: 50% up to 8% of salary
9+: 50% up to 10% of salary

Contractual pay raises: Jun 2008-2012

Most junior captain hired:
DTW: Feb 2008
MEM: Mar 2008
MSP: Jan 2008

Per Diem :
$1.55/hr
 

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