Originally Posted by
atpcliff
The day Republic went into bankruptcy, due to lack of pilots, Skywest increased FO pay by $22/hour. Many regionals now compensate new hires over $40k/year.
A year ago, Skywest paid $24/hr. Last July it went up to $30/hr. The day Republic declared bankruptcy, first year pay went up to $36.50. A first year pilot at Skywest can gross $40,000 their first year, but that's working a lot.