Kalitta Air now accepting FO applications
07-29-2017, 04:30 AM
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Originally Posted by SVTCobra
It's the highest paid HOURLY RATE out of ANY airline for first year.( it's actually $101.56 X 64 hrs month = $77,998 first year) then add another $10K a year for Per Diem and your pushing $90K at min guarantee. If you still say "not bad" or "meh, it's ok". You might be better suited for the pax carriers.
07-29-2017, 08:13 AM
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If you are going to add everything up let's not forget most legacy carriers have 16% B fund that requires no matching. I believe Kalitta is 5% and requires matching.
07-29-2017, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by worstpilotever
If you are going to add everything up let's not forget most legacy carriers have 16% B fund that requires no matching. I believe Kalitta is 5% and requires matching.
07-31-2017, 06:12 AM
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Originally Posted by jrav8r
Can anyone speak to where Kalitta Air pilots move on to, if at all?
07-31-2017, 09:20 AM
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People leave because spending 17 days a month away from home is tough. Seniority does not reduce that.
The legacies offer more variety of aircraft, types of flying, and wage and retirement packages that are far above the non-skeds.
The legacies offer more variety of aircraft, types of flying, and wage and retirement packages that are far above the non-skeds.
07-31-2017, 09:53 AM
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Kalitta is a decent job, especially with the new contract, but I never understood why they didn't write schedules that were less than 17 days for more senior folks to bid if that's what they wanted. It was one of the main reasons I left, I couldn't see working that much forever. At most airlines as one advances in seniority, they gain both pay and QOL, usually in the way of better schedules with more time off.
07-31-2017, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by myoface
Kalitta is a decent job, especially with the new contract, but I never understood why they didn't write schedules that were less than 17 days for more senior folks to bid if that's what they wanted. It was one of the main reasons I left, I couldn't see working that much forever. At most airlines as one advances in seniority, they gain both pay and QOL, usually in the way of better schedules with more time off.
You are right, the schedule is not for everyone. Myself, with no children at home, it is very nice to have 14/15 days in a row off every month and not commuting headaches. When I was doing the commuting thing I sometime would get a schedule that showed 18 days off. With commuting on both ends of each duty period I was home less and had much more stress about getting to and from work.
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