AboutDottie Norkus Expertise I can address questions concerning: airline pilot employment & entry level airline careers in the Unites States, women pilots, flight training, pilot certification, flight scholarships (mostly for women), aviation & airline safety topics, aviation accident investigation, air carrier accidents and airline operations.
***Please note, I cannot address flight training or career queries from outside the United States. If you are not in the USA, please direct your question to the message boards at www.PPRUNE.org as you can surely find an answer there. For those in India try http://www.indianpilots.com
Also, I cannot address questions about aero engineering degree programs/careers or aviation management careers.
Experience U.S. Regional Airline Pilot. I have also had 15 years previous experience in airline ground operations, as well as a part 91 commercial skydive pilot and ferry pilot.
Organizations I belong to I am a charter member of Women In Aviation International as well as the International Organization of Women Pilots: the Ninety Nines. I keep a database of flight scholarships for women (mostly SW USA) and mentor student pilots.
Education/Credentials Embry Riddle Aeronautical University certificate in Aviation Safety/Accident investigation.
Question Can a new airline (name unknown to me) train flight attendants and after 3 weeks of training tell the trainees that they won't have a fleet of planes for 6 months and they would have to wait with no pay? I was with a group friends and a new person to the group said that had happened to her. I never heard of such a thing
Answer Cindy
If the airline is a new start up, yes it could happen. Especially if they are still in the formation and approval stages with the DOT and FAA. There are often lengthy delays involved in getting an upstart airline off the ground. It could also end up that the airline may not get approved to fly even after all the effort and money invested. I hope your friend has another job lined up in the mean time.
