UJC in 2022
Here are the cons:
UJC lost about 50% of their pilots in 4 months.
If you come on as an ERJ-135 pilot you are likely to start out at aroud 110k salary. Meanwhile, a 10 year Dojet captain with 20,000 hours whose been loyal to the company and flies more than the ERJ pilots, gets a 100k salary.
UJC is a very high turn over company
The flight attendants have more sway with the owner than the pilots do.
Expect to fly 8 leg days with 20 minute turns and possible pop-up trips after your 8th leg.
The owner makes deals and then “doesn’t remember” them. But if you do it, you’re on a $41T list.
Deletes things from the employee handbook and GOM when it suits the company (eg, the yearly salary scale)
Makes FO’s pay for their own ATP … or…..UJC pays for it and in exchange the FO does not get a raise the next year.
You are expected to help the flight attendants shop for stock on your down time, and help clean the plane and fold seatbelts, wash trays and windows (not everyday, but sometimes)
No onboard WiFi
Recurrent training occurs on your 6 days off, so you will work 11 days in a row with no Overtime pay, get 3 days off, then back to work….happens twice a year: once for ground and once for sim
You pay for KCM
You pay for you medical
No uniform allowance
Here are the pros:
the flight crew are great people to work with.
Home basing
Easy work load in the summer time (April-September)…8 on/ 6 off and usually 2-3 days just sitting..IN THE SUMMER
Hotels and rental cars are arranged for the flight crew (for the 1st time in decades)
Per diem is $60….unless you do casino flights, then $30 because you can eat in the employee cafeteria for free….and unless you live close enough to the plane and can sit at home on standby, then you get $0.
Good job for a first time jet
You get to keep hotel and rental car points and Tailwins points.
Overtime pay is 200%
Excellent maintenance and mechanics
There’s more, but that’s just off the top of my head. UJC is hiring. If given an interview, you are expected transport and lodge yourself.