Originally Posted by
Cargofly
Southern air is gearing up for growth on the 737. Captain in under two years. Southern has an excellent safety culture, and schedules are good, especially if you live near CVG. Pay is better than the regionals, Sun Country, or Swift.
With regards to Southern Air,
Per our Flight Operations Manual, any potential captain must have:
(1) 2,500 hours of total time on a turbojet aircraft of more than 41,000 pounds max take-off weight
and
1,000 hours of PIC time in a turbojet aircraft of more than 41,000 pounds max take-off weight
OR
(2) 1,500 hour of SIC time in a turbojet aircraft of more than 41,000 pounds max take-off weight and 500 hours as SIC with the company.
If Southern is your first part 121 job, there is absolutely no way that you will upgrade to PIC in 2 years. My understanding is that they average about 300 hours per year, which would be about a 5 year upgrade.
Also, remember that as an FO at Southern on the 737, you will see no change in pay until year 4.
Expect to make minimum pay. I have only credited more than minimum pay at Atlas (same CBA as Southern now, essentially) 2 months so far this year.
That would mean that you should
expect to make $80x61x12 or $58,560 for your first three years.