Originally Posted by
ackattacker
Assuming they get this 135 operation running, the only path forward for someone who doesn't have ATP minimums would be to be a 135 SIC until getting the hours, then getting their ATP and flying as a 121 SIC for another 1000 hours. I don't think GL is going to be able to hold onto pilots that long in this environment, not unless they pay a lot more.
Thus the proposed $17,000, 3 year, non-prorated training contract.... indentured servitude apparently is alive and well.