I know very little about Republic Airways so I preemptively apologize my ignorance on the subject…

The way I understand it Republic used to consist of 3 separate entities – Chautauqua, Shuttle and Republic… Now Midwest Express and Frontier will be added to the mix. Correct?

I noticed that APC lists one pay scale for all three airlines… So if a pilot at lets say Shuttle division wants to fly for Chautauqua – does he/she simply bid a different domicile and then become part of the other airline?

I talked to a Chautauqua jumpseater just a couple of days ago and he said that eventually all Frontier and Midwest pilots would become part of Republic’s “master seniority list”…

I didn’t think much of it until I went home and looked up the pay scales posted on APC…

I noticed that a 10 year Republic captain makes $90/hour whereas a 10 year Frontier captain makes $146/hour – or $56 dollar an hour more than the Republic pilot. How the heck will they be able to put those pilots on the same seniority list if the pay disparity is so huge? Please, I mean no disrespect to either group as I’m a not part of any of the airlines involved… Personally I was very surprised Frontier went to RAH rather than SWA but that’s a different story and besides, that’s all history now…

I am very curious though how this seniority list “merger” would ever work in practical terms? With the huge pay disparity I’d imagine all Republic pilots will try to move to the Frontier side… Right? Are they going to be prevented from doing so somehow (fences, etc.)? If so, for how long?

Where do the Midwest pilots come into the picture? Can they bid for jobs at Republic now? Were they ‘incorporated’ based on their dates of hire or did they use other criteria?

I’ve had the privilege of having flown on both Midwest and Frontier flights in the past and found their service outstanding… Republic will have some huge shoes to fill in as the customers will expect the same high quality of service… I hope it’ll all work out for the three (or is it five maybe?) parties involved…

Frontier Pay Scale

Republic Pay Scale