Any COPA news?
12-05-2009 | 07:07 AM
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When I flew for TACA (LACSA in Costa Rica) we where the highest paid pilots in the region. As a Cap I was earning $5200 monthly including the perdiem. That's flying 85 h/s montly with no transportion or housing allowance. AIG health care, and no retirement plans by the company, only SS from the CR Gov. around $300 montly deducted.
COPA recently decided to cancelled future expats hiring. An remove all foreign contracts.
12-05-2009 | 12:53 PM
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When I flew for TACA (LACSA in Costa Rica) we where the highest paid pilots in the region. As a Cap I was earning $5200 monthly including the perdiem. That's flying 85 h/s montly with no transportion or housing allowance. AIG health care, and no retirement plans by the company, only SS from the CR Gov. around $300 montly deducted.
COPA recently decided to cancelled future expats hiring. An remove all foreign contracts.
COPA recently decided to cancelled future expats hiring. An remove all foreign contracts.
I'm guessing you were an airbus skipper?
12-28-2009 | 07:18 PM
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I think it's a bit premature to say that COPA isn't hiring anymore expats. The hiring seems to have ceased due to some new restrictions due to the Gov't but that's about it. As I've mentioned in the past the pay isn't way up there but it's secure, and it's enough to get you by and then some. The concept of commuting at COPA isn't exactly "commuting", I mean you can commute but it's getting difficult due to the schedules and day-off requests. And the benefits are still around and more than likely will be around for as long as theres a need for expats. There are almost 13 new 737-800 coming and I not sure they are going to be a able to squeeze out of the 3,360,474panamanians the 200+ pilots they need in time. It's simple, Supply and Demand. I guess we'll just have to see what happens.
12-29-2009 | 04:11 AM
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I think it's a bit premature to say that COPA isn't hiring anymore expats.
The hiring seems to have ceased due to some new restrictions due to the Gov't but that's about it.
Very low pay and very poor benefits provided by Copa to new crewmembers.
I gave line training to former Copa crews going back 5 years ago. The Diaspora from Copa before then for the above reason.
01-29-2010 | 05:19 PM
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Poorpilot is it even worth putting in your resume and application? My g/f is panamanian and can give me the right plug for necessary immigration requirements. But I see 1000hrs for foreign pilots and lower for Panamanian pilots. How stiff is competition here? New expats i assume start out on the 190? I am trying in Mexico as well for Aeromexico Connect and Click Mexicana, but competition is fierce and so are all the hurdles the government keeps throwing in for pilots. I hope COPA can be good opportunity.
02-02-2010 | 07:02 AM
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It's worth a shot if you can deal with the BS. You've surely read about the pros and cons of flying at Copa. They'll be needing lot's of people in the next couple of years just keep your CV updated and your flight time will only matter depending on how desperate they are. When you're hired they seperate the classes for the aircraft depending on demand. You have greater probabilities of flying the Boeing since the E-190s are being fased out and more 800 are coming. I would honestly say that you are going to have to deal with less BS in Panama than in Mexico. And frankly, I feel that your going to have better quality of life in PTY.
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