Originally Posted by
aircraftdriver
This is true when your training is in domicile (MSP). Most of your new hire training is home study via distance learning. You'll need to spend a total of about 10 nights in MSP (your own dime) before you are sent to Montreal for sims.
You will have positive space travel from MSP to Montreal and the company will pay for hotel and pay per diem as well.
That whole paying for hotels in MSP during training sucks but it sounds like half the majors including NWA right now are doing the SAME thing...and for almost the same pay ($30 an hour). The good thing is that you receive 24 hour per diem for about 40 days in YUL. This helps those ludicrous paychecks they are sending out.
On the whole I am pleased with the company on most things....the one thing I am not though is a very BIG thing...or maybe I should say little...my paycheck.
This past month I had 20 days off but of the 10 days flying and 35 hours I put in from the left seat I received 0 hours of CA pay.
The explanation I received from the Chief pilot was that the hours flown from the left seat would be compensated as such...but the hours sitting at home were going to be comp'd at FO pay....another words he says I should have been paid 35 hours CA rate and 40 hours FO to finish the 75 hour guarentee. Although this is still BS!! I didn't even receive that.
All I can say is $500 - $600 checks every 2 weeks just doesn't pay the bills PERIOD.
