Originally Posted by
Ultralight
CommutAir for one, and they provide accommodation during training.
C5 does have a great first year pay rate, but it's also true that 2nd year is mediocre in comparison to a lot of RJ operations, and Capt pay, even with their raise, is still $15 less than RJ guys. There were two west coast commuters in my new hire class and one is now at SkyWest, and the other interviewed there, haven't talked to him lately.
Originally Posted by
Ultralight
SongMan, why don't you take a look at Amflight? They have an Oakland base, home every night, weekends off, turbine PIC, and more pay than the regionals.
Definitely a good place to tread water as the industry picks up if you're burned out with instructing.
Its been argued to death on here with different opinions, but it is possible to skip the regional B.S. altogether on the way to your ultimate career goal, whatever that may be.
Because working for a UPS feeder sucks, and many of them head for the regionals anyway. I can't speak specifically to the OAK base at AmFlight, but in my UPS feeder experience "home every night" meant at 8 hour rest period, and your days were spent in some crappy crew apartment in the middle of nowhere. On Monday one commutes to the outstation, and Sat one commutes back to your base. That's one day off a week if you're doing the math. Now, if you lived in an outstation life was great, but trying to have a life in the hub was about impossible.