Originally Posted by
AirBear
Wouldn't surprise me in the least. Paying $5K/month Med LOA benefit for 2.5 years adds up when a large chunk of a certain demographic is out on medical. That's $150K per pilot plus the 60% with no cap they get the first 6 months.
The few airline retirees I flew with were great, would love to fly with them anytime.
They also have had a pretty significant fail rate in initial training. One reason I came here over a major was I know my schedule for 4 months at a time and airline to your starting point and home. You can make a lot more money at a major but I like working 5 1/2 months first year on track to make $95-100K. Its not for everyone though. I would say FDP has added a third pay check every month. Fatti Latti is busy though, got 8 hours of flying today of FDP. If you need to know where your going to be every night don't come here, I've been from Baham overnight to Jackson Hole this las tour.