Originally Posted by
Ravenwing
I suspect that $100,000 bonus will require a three year commitment or full repayment. How many pilots will be willing to commit to a regional for that long in this hiring environment? I bet they will entice more early retirees out of retirement, but most regional pilots would be better off aiming for their final career goals.
Republic is offering “up to $100,000” in bonuses for DECs. Commutair is offering a $75,000 DEC bonus and Endeavor is offering a $40,000 DEC bonus. SkyWest is focused on their mandatory upgrades.
It is a 24 month requirement and would last them till rates drop back down. Cadets & New-Hire 1500 CFI type folks will get ZERO Bonuses unless they start a class date before Jan 1.
Those 187k bonuses they advertised prior are being replaced with this program and only high time FO’s & DEC are eligible. Which leads me to believe that Envoy/PSA/PDT have ZERO interest in a brand new-hire FO anymore. Problem is when rates snap back all those 1500 CFI’s that are coming up the ranks are going to know to avoid all AA WO. AA WO are shooting themselves by alienating those new hires. Meanwhile Spirit, Frontier, Breeze and others are snatching them up.