29singlespeed

Anyone here with experience at Via on their PT135 side and 121 side?

teddy3412

They have a thread on the charter forum I believe.

29singlespeed

Indeed there is. I search via on all forums and it didn't come up.. likely user error. thank you

Cujo665

The Mods really should move that thread over to the regionals thread. The 121 side is six times larger than the 135 side; and they're doing 90% scheduled 121 and only about 10% unscheduled.

ItnStln

Are the EAS flights Part 121 or 135?

Cujo665

A little of both last I checked. There’s only a few EAS and those are out of CLT.

Cujo665

With the new pay scales and FO's starting at $50k salary and top step in five years of $65k it's actually a realistic job. The starting CA pay is $78k and tops at $100k in just 5 years. Try that at one of the other regionals.

Then add in never having to jumpseat commute. Never needing a crashpad. Long Call from home. Keeping all Hotel, Air and Rental Car points. Crew Cars at most overnights. Crew Meals provided on duty days over 12 hours. CASS/KCM provided. iPads, totally electronic paperwork, release, W&B....everything by iPad. Small but growing company that plans to add larger equipment as loads increase. Basically a small Allegiant/Sun Country doing vacation and destination flying in smaller jets allowing the to reach into smaller markets.


They've got their problems like all regionals; but how they treat their pilots isn't one of them. The exception is the always late monthly schedules.

ItnStln

Thanks!
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pilotguy7

They have WAY more problems that ANY regional!!!! Dont come here! You will be sad, and angry! Yes the salary pay is nice, but you will fly WAY more than any other regional out there and have the same pay check as if you only flew 75 hours. At least at other regionals, the harder you work the more you get paid. For the most part the pilot group is ****ED OFF and tired! The FA's are ****ED OFF and tired!!! A recent email came out and stated to "expect to work max duty day whenever you show up to work"! F THAT!!!! Then they will push to crews to extend based on unrealistic timetables! We have lost half our pilots in the last month and a half. That should tell ya something! BTW we dont do EAS! They tried that and got kicked out. . in fact everything this airline tries, they get kicked out of . The owner just wants to grow without having the proper foundation in place . . . and every year or so , everyone gets fed up with it and walks out (pilots and FA's) . . the guy never learns! Go to a real regional! Stay away from Via!

Cujo665

They have problems for sure; all regionals do. Theirs are just different than most. Their failure - in my opinion - has always been their schedules.

It seems they took on too much new flying with not enough staffing and have been scheduling max duty days. This level of long duty day, max flying, has not been the norm at Via.

There should be an over ride if you go over 80 hours, and currently there isn't. If they are doing this, then guys need to watch their FDP duty time as much as their flight time. It will be easy to hit 60 hours FDP before needing a 30 in week.

It's still better than most. You don't sit airport standby. You don't have to jumpseat yourself to/from work. You don't need a crashpad. You can upgrade fairly quickly or even get street Captain with the quals. Opportunity to become a check airman or sim instructor. Decent pay. You keep the hotel & air miles. Crew Meals on long duty days. Crew cars to use on overnights.

Pilotguy7; If they can get more pilots, those schedule issues you highlighted should resolve themselves, wouldn't you agree?