Anybody at Compass hear any rumors of additional bases....JFK perhaps?

 

Jesus, they pay 75% of DeadHead and don't pay for your hotel during training? Les per-diem than most other airlines and sub-par pay for the 175.................

sad

I guess the whole "flow through" carrot makes up for it...................

 

Oh goody, this is going to turn into one of those "my crappy regional is better than your crappy regional" threads.

 

no, it's not, but I think its worth noting...............

 

Noted. Thank you Mr. Sanctimonious XJET pilot.

 

act like a child all you want, does'nt change the fact that Compass doesn't pay for your hotel, nor do they pay 100% deadhead, and your flying around a decent amount of people in a 175, are you not worth more than $35/hr?

I wouldn't take it so personal, if you are defending those aspects of Compass shows how little you value yourself

There are a lot of things I don't like at Expressjet and I would be the first to say they have to change, but Jesus H Christ at least they put a roof over our head when we go to training. An airline can't function without guys and girls up front, they need us, we don't need them

 

Why are you defending Compass?

 

I'm not defending Compass. It's a ********y regional just like every other "airline" out there with someone elses logo painted on the side of it's airplanes. Compass, Mesa, ExpressJet; I can see no big difference between any of them, and I've worked for all three.

 

I think the problem is that alot of pilots dont want to get stuck at a "good" regional forever like Eagle or now whats happening at XJT. Its all about risk vs reward, sure you can hold out and wait to get hired at a good regional and make FO wages for alot longer or take a chance on Compass where you may move up quicker and IF and When the flow starts you've just secured a job at a major at some point which other airlines dont offer. A big problem is the increasing number of "lifers" at the regionals that are soaking up the "higher" paying positions and stranding others in FO seats where they are stuck making sub $40 bucks an hour. While thats better pay than other regional FO's that doesnt mean much if your never break 50K a year while others move up from their crappy fo pay to a captain quicker and then move on to a major.

Point is until the regionals bring up their FO pay than alot of people will continue to go where the movement is and not fight for better contracts. The stepping stone idea doesnt work anymore because the movement is slow and more and more captains are digging in and HOPING their gamble of staying put pays off

 

If this was 1994, you would be talking about what a horrible choice it would be to go to Southwest, with their lack luster pay, benefits, etc. Bottom line, people need to do what is best for their situation, and I for one, refuse to look down on someone for doing what is right for them and their family.