Originally Posted by
Jleg67
Any thoughts on Planesensese changing the pay scales? The regionals are all starting to raise pay and add some better benefits for commuters. I'd think PS would have to keep pace in order to attract new-hires.
Thanks
Highly unlikely. Planesense doesn't target regional/airline pilots in training. Most people that come to planesense have left the regionals for a somewhat better life style and most likely aren't going to go back unless it's a major airline, or have got on with low time and want to go corporate or wait for the new jets. $49 an hour is still not much when you're having a slumber party and pillow flights in a crash pad 6 days at a time with commuting to and from, many people would rather make 30k for a few months and upgrade to captain, And to be honest it's going to be hard to justify a 50k starting pay for a right seat pc12 pilot. It's simply not industry standard. Planesense is not really a stepping stone to greener pastures on the regional level, people either want the airline life or the corporate life. So regional pay really won't dictate the pay at Planesense.