Endeavor retention package
 

UP TO $80,000 RETENTION PAYMENT PACKAGE

For pilots looking to earn more than just experience in their regional aviation careers, Endeavor Air has an offer that you simply cannot refuse. As part of a long-term investment in the future of pilots, Endeavor Air has announced a four year, $20,000 annual retention payment package. When tallied in total, these retention payments can net upwards of $80,000 in additional earnings through 2018.

Endeavor Air, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, offers industry-leading training, standardized operational processes with its mainline partner, incomparable global travel benefits amongst regional airlines, and the newest, largest fleet of Bombardier NextGen CRJ-900 aircraft in the Delta Connection network.

If you're a pilot candidate who is focused on the future and understands that quality flying experience is earned, not given, consider flying with Endeavor Air. We value thoughtful customer service, innovative thinkers, and employees who strive for reliable performance, without ever compromising safety. We look forward to hearing from you soon!

Endeavor Air operates more than 800 daily flights as Delta Connection using a fleet of more than 130 regional jets to more than 100 cities in the United States and Canada.

Interesting; I guess Delta's realizing they cut too deep and trying to beat AAG & UCAL to the regional pilot punch

It equates to 47.50 an hour for first year FO's!

Don't listen to all the haters. Delta absolutely plans on paying every bit of this out, and the package can't be cancelled at any time.

IDK, I'm on the fence. Got any candy or a puppy dog? Lol

Endeavor retention package
 

Does this do anything for the guys on property? Sry out of the loop

Yes, all pilots current and future are included.

Are we that desperate for pilots that we need to have four year retentions. Are we still hiring the on the 200

Yes and yes. It will be a pilot's market for the foreseeable future.

AAG has PSA and their 8 month upgrade and United has Trans states with their CQFO program.

At some point that won't be the case, however, and it'll take pay/benefits to attract pilots.

Psa ship has sailed. They are telling new hires 1.5 to 2 yrs for upgrade.
yes hiring into the 200, they are looking into pulling some back out of the sandbox here this spring I hear.

What is the time to a line at Endeavor now? I know upgrade is a decade, but for QOL I see nothing more important than a schedule.

Another 200 went to kingman yesterday, that's 4 in the last week.

Take that quote and look whats been going on in every company. Taking concessions for the hope of new metal. AAG is even looking for concessions at mainline. When someone that says that actually walks the walk, get back to me.

Haha, "As many as we can staff." Same ship, different day. The company's a joke. With all their carrots, they'd be better off selling them at the farmers market.

What's more important, cash or Captain time?

Incorrect.

This is partially true. The 1.5 to 2 year upgrade is only true for the pilots who have no prior 121 time and certain Military/135 time to count towards the 1000 SIC requirement. For those of us who meet the 1000 SIC requirement or have the eligible Military/135 time upgrade is currently at 8-10 months and continues to drop. Currently, new-hire training is about 4 months from start to finish, so you won't be on the line very long before you are right back in upgrade training.

It was about time!!! :)
But we are not there yet, concessions need to stop!

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Farmlover;they are looking into pulling some back out of the sandbox here this spring I hear.[/QUOTE]

I heard the same.

Ha ha.

You chuckleheads crack me up.

Endeavor sucks, delta will never pay wah wah wah!

An LOA is as enforceable as the contract. Can they not pay? Sure, they can also not send your paycheck if they'd like.

For the next 4 years salary wise, endeavor pays more than any regional other than a 17+ year captain at ExpressJet. And way more for FO's than any other regional.

If they will stop the shrinkage and bring back some airplanes we will see everything shift the other direction as far as schedules and upgrades are concerned.

Hate away!

What's your regional doing for you?

If they pull aircraft out of the desert, it will be to replace older 9E and ASA 200s. There are still a good amount of 200s to be parked for the fleet plan and scope.

Endeavor retention package
 

Hope others follow suit!!

Delta can do what they want and when they want. They've shown it with you guys over and over again. I hope it works out for you guys I really do, but something seems off about it.

That's not what they are saying

He/she works at ExpressJet.

Do some research. I most certainly do not.

Not you, the person you were responding to.

Everyone comes into the forum with pistols drawn!

This is false. Skywest, Horizon and Republic captain rates are all higher then endeavor pay + bonus. Delta and endeavor cut way to deep way to late. On the FO side, endeavor adds up to about $59 (topped out with 1000 hours a year) an hour with the bonus. That is only $9 more then skywest and horizon. But Skywest and Horizon get that guaranteed, bonuses go away in bad times. Delta management shot themselves in the foot and this is just a band aid. Best of luck to endeavor pilots.

$20k extra a year for 4 years to wait 10 years to upgrade vs. upgrading in 1.5-2.0 years at a growing regional and making $60+/hour?

Uh....

At least until they "close the doors".

Not according to these graphs our union put out.

http://www.mediafire.com/view/ubqg64...son_Graphs.pdf


And this is part of our contract now for 4 years, not a bonus they can just pull at their whim.

It's looking like everyone cheering for this outcome will be disappointed.

Kind of like the chance the Jets have of winning next Sundays Super Bowl.

The charts your union put out are incorrect(sorry to disappoint ya).

Personally not "cheering for this outcome", just have seen a very similar scenario play out with Comair.

I can't vouch for anyone else's rates, but the Endeavor rates are dead on to my calculations.

Just checked Skywest, ExpressJet, and Republic and they line up with APC posted rates exactly.

Horizon wasn't on the graphs though, probably because they compared same and similar equipment.