Originally Posted by
JOHNinHPN
You might as well go to a real airline unless you live somewhere like Vegas or Oakland with no other regional bases. Management has made it clear that the pilots should only view the company as a stepping stone and should not expect QOL to be improved or pay to increase to be competitive with other regionals.
Pre-Covid it was a pretty good alternative to the regionals, but now you can go elsewhere to make more money while having a similar quality of life (if you live in base), and the option to fly your butt off to build time if you like (not an option here)
JSX is not a regional. It’s a pt135 medium/large jet operator. Those salaries typically go for 70 to 130k+. You probably won’t get what you’re asking for if you compare it to a regional. It’s true, the daily flights are “regional” but it’s nowhere near regional QOL or branding, it’s its own thing. With that said, today’s call sent a pretty bad message to the pilot group. I would imagine a bunch more updated their stuff tonight.