Looking for a job?

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 01/10/2018 at 17:24 • Filed to: planelopnik

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Janet is hiring.

And by !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , I mean AECOM, the private contractor that flies personnel from Las Vegas to secret government sites around the west, places like Area 51 and the Tonopah Test Range. They’re not looking for pilots, but they are looking for flight attendants. Might be an interesting gig!

Requirements : High School graduate or equivalent. Must pass Company operated jet aircraft Emergency Training and Initial Flight Attendant Training and maintain currency as a Flight Attendant. Must be able to effectively perform all assigned physical duties without difficulty and without assistance. Must be able to push and pull heavy hinged aircraft doors weighing up to 80 lbs. Must comply with Company specified dress code and uniform guidelines. Must possess effective oral communication skills, including good public speaking abilities. Possess basic math knowledge and basic computer skills. Must qualify for and maintain a top secret government security clearance and associated work location access. Possess a current State issued driver’s license.

Here’s the link to the entire !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

Edit : Job posting has been removed. However, click this and check out some of their other job openings. Many require top secret clearance, and they’ve got openings all over the world.

HammerheadFistpunch > ttyymmnn 01/10/2018 at 17:31

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What a fun listing.

be normal

Be able bodied

have basic smarts

Oh and be prepared to hear shit that will blow your mind and never speak of it again.

Spanfeller is a twat > ttyymmnn 01/10/2018 at 17:32

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I suspect I wouldn’t be able to work for them... wrong passport

lol.

ttyymmnn > HammerheadFistpunch 01/10/2018 at 17:34

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If I were 30 years younger, single, and living in Vegas, I’d seriously consider it.

For Sweden > ttyymmnn 01/10/2018 at 17:35

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Someone’s going to be disappointed when they land this job, then learn that Janet requires all passenger windows remain closed while in the Area 51 block*

*this is probably true

HammerheadFistpunch > ttyymmnn 01/10/2018 at 17:36

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yeah me too. Play your cards right could put you in some rarified company when you were done.

ttyymmnn > For Sweden 01/10/2018 at 17:40

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I was just thinking that, even though you are landing there, you’re not going to see anything of any interest. And you’re probably right about the shades.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > ttyymmnn 01/10/2018 at 17:41

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Me during the interview:

Mercedes Streeter > ttyymmnn 01/10/2018 at 17:43

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You know, when I first began reading the listing, I sort of felt it was an opening for a pilot and that they’d offer training (I know, I know lol), then I got disappointed.

I was going to be like “hell yeah, career change baby!”

Ash78, voting early and often > ttyymmnn 01/10/2018 at 17:46

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How about TED? A regional partner of United Airlines. We can’t beat you up because a CRJ is just too small to take a swing.

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 01/10/2018 at 17:47

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Hmm, it seems like the posting is already gone? I’m with you - if I was 20 and looking for something off the beaten path, I’d apply.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > For Sweden 01/10/2018 at 17:49

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Might as well haul them in a freighter..

For Sweden > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 01/10/2018 at 17:50

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They probably would if 737 Classics weren’t so cheap

Mercedes Streeter > WilliamsSW 01/10/2018 at 17:52

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Or like Area 51, it never existed? Muahahahaha ;)

SmugAardvark > ttyymmnn 01/10/2018 at 17:54

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The job posting is already gone.

If you hear helicopters, hide.

ttyymmnn > WilliamsSW 01/10/2018 at 18:11

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Yeah, gone. I did some searching on their jobs site, though. There are some very interesting positions available with that company, many of which require top secret clearance.

ttyymmnn > Mercedes Streeter 01/10/2018 at 18:11

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Check out their jobs listings. They’ve got openings all over the world.

Scary__goongala! > ttyymmnn 01/10/2018 at 18:23

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Hmmm I’ll have to look into them. Looks interesting and I do have the proper clearance.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > For Sweden 01/10/2018 at 19:10

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They’re actually using NGs these days, -600s to be precise. Not the most efficient of the NGs so that can be had for a song.

Dusty Ventures > ttyymmnn 01/10/2018 at 19:21

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This reminds me, there was an interesting flight at the air base/airport (Westover) a while back. Passenger jet, 90% sure it was a 737. White, no markings aside from the tail number and an American flag. It was parked at the passenger terminal (I suspect only because that’s where the stairs are) and was in the process of boarding. There was a security guard on the short entrance road to the terminal and he was denying access to the terminal and its parking lot to anyone not getting on that flight. The terminal is a small single story building with no regular commercial flights and is usually only used for charters, so this wasn’t super extreme, but it was definitely unusual. I would have thought it to be a Janet flight if not for the lack of the red stripe. Have you ever heard of/seen a plane like this?

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > ttyymmnn 01/10/2018 at 19:32

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Most generic looking 737 ever. I bet the onboard catering sucks.

ttyymmnn > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 01/10/2018 at 20:10

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I kind of like it for its plainness. TIL that the red line, and those like it, is called a “cheat line.” Still not sure why.

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 01/10/2018 at 21:27

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I like the job of “Escort” based in Las Vegas. Did a double take on that one.

ttyymmnn > WilliamsSW 01/10/2018 at 21:31

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Yeah, I had to click through that to see what it was all about.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > ttyymmnn 01/11/2018 at 08:21

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cribbed from somewhere on the interwebs - A “cheat line” is so-called because it was discovered that a horizontal stripe (or stripes) running the length of the fuselage would “cheat” the viewer into seeing an airliner appear to be longer (i.e. larger) and faster. It came into common use at the dawn of the jet age, when “faster and bigger” (or the perception thereof) were major marketing advantages for the regulated airlines.

Not that long ago I saw photos of a 737-200 in plain white livery which I believe was flying the same mission. This one is my fav for all-time weird looking test aircraft.

ttyymmnn > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 01/11/2018 at 09:02

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I had done a little poking around about cheat lines, and I think you and I read the same thread. That makes as much sense as anything. I’m reminded of this DC-5 that was painted to make it look smaller. This was the prototype DC-5, and was Bill Boeing’s personal aircraft, named Rover .

ttyymmnn > Dusty Ventures 01/11/2018 at 09:06

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Did it look like this? This is an Air Force C-40. As to the armed guard, I’ve never seen anything like that, and searches of “plain white 737" only turn up articles about Janet.

Dusty Ventures > ttyymmnn 01/11/2018 at 09:47

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Not quite. No blue stripe and the American flag was on the fuselage towards the front

Dusty Ventures > ttyymmnn 01/16/2018 at 08:16

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Guess what was at the airport today

ttyymmnn > Dusty Ventures 01/16/2018 at 11:24

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Well, at least it wasn’t black helicopters.

Is that the actual airplane? Xtra Airways?

Dusty Ventures > ttyymmnn 01/16/2018 at 11:35

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Yep, I got the tail number this time. The Xtra Airways text is gone, the American flag is bigger, and it has a blue stripe (which I don’t remember from last time but can’t guarantee wasn’t there). This is what it looks like now.

Other photo results from the tail number are particularly interesting.

ttyymmnn > Dusty Ventures 01/16/2018 at 11:52

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As a charter company, it probably behooves them to just keep the planes white. No idea about the armed guards, though. Just some VIP, I suppose.