From my inbox, an e-mail from AE inviting me to interview:
3/21/2014
Pilot Candidate
Dear XXXXXX,
American Eagle Airlines and its pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, have reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) for the Pilots to vote on for ratification. This TA will offer increased flow to American Airlines for current American Eagle pilots. It will also offer flow through to future new hire pilots. This is an industry leading flow through agreement. Below, we have supplied a bullet point discuss on the TA.
Pilots who have not yet reached ATP minimum flight time can still apply and be considered for an interview. Selected pilots will be placed into new hire training once they meet ATP minimums and complete the ATP written exam. Don’t hesitate to apply and get to ball rolling towards a career with American Eagle.
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American Eagle - Careers :: Pilots
Bullet Point Discussion:
• Guaranteed fleet commitment
o Minimum of 170 aircraft commitment for each of the next 10 years
o Expectations to grow significantly beyond that number throughout this period
o This is far better than anything of its kind in the regional industry, and obviously offers substantially increased job security and stability for all of our pilots and your families
• Guaranteed new, large aircraft
o Minimum of 60 new E175s, with deliveries starting later this year
o Options for 90 more E175s
o This also is far better than anything of its kind in our industry, offering you a guaranteed opportunity to more higher-paying aircraft and career progression opportunities
• Guaranteed enhanced flow-through to largest airline in the world
o Each month that American hires pilots, all of those hires up to at least the 30th hire will be Eagle flow-through pilots
o Beyond those up to 30 initial Eagle flow-through hires in any given month, a minimum of at least 30 pilots or 50% of American’s additional pilot hires that month will be Eagle flow-through pilots
o Eagle flow-through pilots will be automatically hired and our pilots will not undergo a pre-hire screening at American
o Written promise of Eagle to cut block hours if needed to meet the Company’s flow-through requirements
o Preferential pilot hiring opportunities at legacy US Airways, pending the single carrier determination (and the hires at US will not reduce American’s flow-through hiring requirements described above)
o Again, all of this is far better than anything of its kind in our industry – indeed, independent regionals such as Republic cannot even pretend to offer anything comparable
• Competitive pay rates , with no reduction in any pilot’s current pay rate
o Signing bonus for all pilots
• Re-Opener Opportunities
o Opportunity in March 2019 for parties to review and negotiate changes regarding up to five (5) quality of life issues
o Provision for binding interest arbitration
o Reopener of the entire contract starting one year prior to the amendable date
• Long-term stability for our Company as a regional airline
o “No Furlough� protection. This is a tremendous plus for all of us, in an industry that has been continuing to undergo dramatic changes -- with a potential for more changes on the horizon
• Added job security
o The added job security that comes from our long-term stability will benefit our pilots and all of our employees -- including those pilots who choose not to flow through