If you meet the qualifications for the role you may be asked to participate in one or all of the following: Skill Assessment This country is toxic. This dialogue - which for the most part is civil - does contain a number of inflammatory posts - which if read enough times or in a bad mood could push someone over the edge. To me that's hard to do if you don't really care about anyone else. Allegiants unique business model affords pilots the opportunity to satisfy their love of flying without compromising their commitment to family and friends. Assumed he was just a bog-standard nutter though." Pay Transparency: We do not discriminate or retaliate against applicants or employees who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants or employees. Furthermore, I think it shows a great deal of courage what you are doing. His attempts to demonstrate some kind of allegiance to Putin to improve his chances of being granted asylum have been extreme, going as far as providing actual material support in the form of a newly purchased generator to Russian troops on the front. The concern is as David notes -- is Allegiant absolutely, unequivocally, certain that their pilot is of sound mind? End of story. Just another casualty of Trump's America, I guess. To support that, we have two state-of-the-art training facilities one in Las Vegas, Nevada; and the other in Sanford, Florida. Consequently, I am not surprised that conservatives on this thread see your post as a politically motivated attack instead of recognizing the obvious: the pilot is a security threat to the US and its citizens. document.getElementById( "ak_js" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); I straight up dont care about the political inclination of the pilot of any plane I am on. You must also be active personnel. I have watched his hate speech for years on a pro-Russian blog. Requests for medical and religious exemptions for those who cannot be vaccinated will be considered with substantiating documentation. This has always been a great place for both. I am intellectually honest -- far more so than you appear willing to be. We say we want pilots to be calm, cool, and collected (and competent). Training occurs on Cessna 172s equipped with Garmin G1000 avionics. Allegiant has grown to over 100 all-Airbus aircraft, 129 cities, and 580 routes. I dont want to get into a position where company's start firing people for attending a Trump rally, voicing concern for a conservative cause on facebook or arguing with liberals. If this turns in to a political blog Im out. look in the mirror and ask yourself that question! This number represents the median, which is the midpoint of the ranges from our proprietary Total Pay Estimate model and based on salaries collected from our users. Even after cadets master basic flight skills, training continues with every new aircraft and role throughout their careers. The event featured the new relationship between Allegiant Air, Ameriflight and ATP. Flight deals and/or travel reviews? People of color, women, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Id argue that if he loses his job due to Bens hit job, he is much more likely to commit a violent crime. Advertiser Disclosure: Some links to credit cards and other products on this website will earn an affiliate commission. This individual has shown that he does not have those qualities. Equal Opportunity Employer: Disability/Veteran. I struggle to understand the point of this article. Shame, it used to be a really good travel blog, but I guess politics will bring you more clicks for the time being. The current state of America: "I could care less as long as he gets me there".that is the point here, just maybe one of his rants goes far enough to not "get you there". Ben has a platform here and if he can draw attention to something that puts peoples lives in danger, then its the right use of this platform. Time to realize you did wrong and apologize. Serving those who Served - For transitioning Military Pilots that do not hold an ATP Certification, Allegiant will help qualified applicants obtain their ATP CTP to become an Allegiant First Officer. All prospective applicants should apply via Allegiant direct site: https://allegiantair.jobs. This guy is unhinged and shouldnt be flying. After all US pilots are able to bring guns in the cockpit (yeah, I know), so he can get rid of his co-pilot rather easily without having After all US pilots are able to bring guns in the cockpit (yeah, I know), so he can get rid of his co-pilot rather easily without having to lock him out as the suicidal Germanwings one did (killing all 150 onboard). While most comments here are made by those who assume that the pilot is being demonized simply for his political views, the situation is actually disturbing. This post for me is unfortunately the last resort. The educational and edifying as well as the degrading and the hate mongering. @ Jane doe -- Yes, that's disgusting. He seems vaguely aware that this act may be considered treasonous by US authorities, but claims no-fault as the US isn't directly in a state of war with Russia. I'd do everything I can to stay away from his company. So if there's even a suggestion of a potential issue, Allegiant really does need to investigate their pilot's fitness to fly. "Juicy" stories have always attracted more attention and they always will. I agree with you that the polarization is unhelpful. Earn an FAA-approved bachelor's degree Most major airline companies require a bachelors degree in aviation or a related field when applying for jobs as an airline pilot. Load baggage. Allegiant Flight Ops Recruiting Team ORD Meet & Greet December 7 & 8 Learn more. This guy is another MAGA right wing domestic terrorist. Did this person break any laws in what he is doing? While I realize that the current pandemic climate has made these sort of reviews few and far between, I think this post has been too much. Then again, I'd never fly Allegiant anyway, I'm n ot American and my city isn't under any route Allegiant flies so I don't have a dog in this race. The CIO is a hardcore Trumper and even pushes his children in that direction. Well, How About Allegiant--Domestic The Pilot Recruitment Flow Through Agreement ensures pilots entering the program a first officer position with Allegiant upon completion of outlined experience and training requirements. As someone else said, its undoubtedly a difficult time for a travel blog right now, but everyone on here wants OMAAT to thrive and to emerge successfully from the pandemic. It's overreaching, arrogant and destroys freedom of speech and freedom of thought. If you deliver pizza, express yourself however you want. If he is found by a mental health professional to be unfit to fly its one thing. This is also a guy who believes that Ukrainian fighter jets shot down MH17: For instance, he once created a ten-minute video investigation about Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which was shot down in July 2014 near the town of Hrabove, in separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. But there is absolutely nothing -- not one single thing -- remotely conservative about violently attempting to overthrow the legally elected government. More information will be provided immediately after hire on how to record your vaccination status in our Vaccination Tracking Tool. His attempts to demonstrate some kind of allegiance to Putin to improve his chances of being granted asylum have been extreme, going as far as providing actual material support in the form of a newly purchased generator to Russian troops on the front. I definitely would not be comfortable flying on his plane, but Im not sure it quite warrants prosecution by the authorities either (and the latter feels much more totalitarian). Allegiant Air Airline Pilot Salaries With leadership training and specially-designed educational experiences, we've built a custom path that prepares aspiring pilots for a career flying at Allegiant. You'd all be rightfully livid, demanding to know who knew what and when, and I doubt hearing "Oh yeah, we knew about him. And frankly, I find it disturbing that you would think sniffing out peoples social media accounts and making assertions about their mental health based on their posts is ok in any way. But I also think it's easy enough for people not to click on posts that don't interest them, because it's not like the content of this post was a secret based on the title. Supporter of Vladimir Putin As you apply to the pathway, you will need to gather documents and complete forms, including a medical examination. Ben - thank you for sharing this information. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. We expect the best results from our team, so each of these facilities includes both flight simulators and training classrooms. I am not a Trump supporter and I can only shake my head at people who would want to live in Russia and who idolize Putin. Allegiant has to look out for their bottom line and if this person damages their brand then they First off, it's employment at will and a company can pretty much fire a person at any time for any reason. Personally Id rather have a pilot on a flight Im on not publicly claim to be an enemy of a vast majority of people, and idolize someone who only wants to return to the US with Vladimir Putin to free the American people with tanks. LAS VEGAS, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Allegiant Travel Company ( NASDAQ: ALGT) today announced the launch of its Accelerate Pilot Pathway, a new show details Are passengers required to wear face Ben -- thanks for digging this up; great journalism. Hi, this is your captain speaking. @ Mr.H -- Let me just acknowledge what you're saying. Stop trying to ruin a career because you dont like someones beliefs. See him here > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7dZgfLV4-A&t=9267s. The worst part is You can peruse them today. You bloggers seem to think our online life is an extension of who we are but not all of us are social media whores. I'm here for travel-related information and chatter. That you are able to ignore or avoid politics speaks to the enormous privilege you have. I'm glad you brought this to our attention and the airlines attention. Ameriflight Signs Flow Through Agreement with Allegiant Air Being a police officer is completely different from being a pilot completely different roles. I am not so sure it would be wise to conclude that this account is actually run by the airline pilot, if it is not I expect i huge and personal apology form @Lucky to this man. To be clear, there are two separate issues here: How do we know this Twitter account is actually tied to Ron Gaudier, and how do we know that Ron Gaudier is actually an Allegiant Air pilot? Apply online instantly. I would agree that this blog has become too political at times for a travel blog. I don't call them out because I don't agree with them. I really can't believe this is where we are in 2021, but I guess I'll be the first to thank Lucky for making us aware of this crazy person. Not due to his beliefs but due to some of his threatening statements. Being prone to conspiratorial thinking is a deficit of logic. I'm sorry that you only enjoyed the site so marginally that a few posts you disagree with outweigh the value you've otherwise gotten from the tens of thousands of posts I've put my soul into. However, claiming that this would show a person is mentally ill is extremely overreaching and arrogant. It's not what the forum is for, and is certainly not what readers come here for. Has he endangered the life of his passenger/improper communication? They just thought white prople will not disobey the law and will start a coup attempt spontaneously infront of their nose. In this case I stand by this post, for reasons I've explained above. If I were doing this for others, or if negative feedback impacted me much, I'd probably be miserable. I care that they can safely fly the plane. I hate cancel culture. What about red flags? Fired for exercising my first amendment rights.