Originally Posted by
gurugee
The answer is simple !!
This is not a regional ! ( its a charter,tickets sold to public under part 135) People go where the money is @ regional dont hire people with less than 1500 hrs . Here if you are lucky and fit in to what they are really looking for you could with less than 1500 hrs . Regional don't pay 75,000-80,000 per first year . Regional don't pay 55 dollers per diem if you show up to work and fly 1 hour or 6 hours .
there are lot of other perks such as nice medical/ dental / and vision plans .and the big picture - if someone works here 10 years (10 year pay ) you could earn as much as 150,000 or more .
Regionals ? I don't think so .
I upgraded to Captain in 5 weeks from the date I started flying the line and started my SIC IOE. I try to work 17-19 days a month. I will make $135K my first year with the bonuses. This includes per diem and normally I would not include that but it seems like we qualify for a $50.00 crew meal everyday so I basically never spend much of that if any. Year 2 my pay will bump by $5K but my bonus will go down $10K. Year 2 I will make $130K unless there is a pay increase. Year 3 I get another $5K increase. Bonus stays the same. $135K year 3. After that $140K plus and onward. All based on current pay scale. Benefits rock!!