Airline Pilot Central Forums

Airline Pilot Central Forums (https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/)

- Other (https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/other/)

- - Silver Airways (https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/other/64199-silver-airways.html)

Quote:

Originally Posted by b3181981 (Post 3501947)

My ultimate goal is being MCO based working for Frontier, Spirit, JetBlue or southwest. Does silver airways have any agreements about any of those airlines not hiring their pilots? For example I wouldn't want to work at CommutAir if I wanted to fly for United or Endeavor if I wanted to fly for Delta or the wholley owned if I was trying to get on with American. From the other forums it looks like they would rather take pilots from the competitions feed and I wouldn't want to work at silver if this was the case with those MCO based airlines.

Have you gotten any current info yet??

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thedude1984 (Post 3524203)

Have you gotten any current info yet??

There are no agreements/flows with any other airlines right now that I'm aware of. But realistically, if you start with Silver (or any other regional right now) and get just a little bit of time under your belt, in 6 to 12 months you'll have more than enough time to be picked up by Frontier (I've heard of them picking people up with no 121 time, but if you have any, you'll get picked up by them).

[QUOTE=Thedude1984;3524202]

Quote:

Originally Posted by flypilot (Post 3491715)

Freedom2A answered your question regarding the specific payouts, which is accurate, but my understanding is there's no "contract..." If you make it till OE, you get paid, 1 year, you get paid.... so on.... But if you leave, you're not going to be asked to repay any of it or anything like that. It's open ended.

And Yes, 5 on 5 off.[/QUOTE

Can you give me any idea of actual take home pay year 1 FO?

Bare minimum - $52/hr * 75 hours (min guarantee) *12 months = $46800 + Bonuses (believe $2500 after passing initial training, and $4500 seasonal) = $53800. But that's bare minimum and doesn't include per diem, you're going to average more that 75 hours a month, and there is a 10% override if you're flying passengers and 30% override if you're flying boxes. If you want to make money here, you can, maybe not as much as other airlines... But IMHO, quality of life is really great, you're home in your own bed almost every night. So if you're looking to go on overnights and stay in hotels, this isn't the place for you, but if you want to be home pretty much every night, it's a great place.

Does Silver hire specifically for FLL/TPA or is there a chance if hired you could be forced to AFW?

Quote:

Originally Posted by northernflyer3 (Post 3526135)

Does Silver hire specifically for FLL/TPA or is there a chance if hired you could be forced to AFW?

Yes, you can absolutely be forced to AFW

How far out are F/O new hire training dates? Are y’all having delays like the rest of the carriers?

Quote:

Originally Posted by CFIsoonToBeFO (Post 3528114)

How far out are F/O new hire training dates? Are y’all having delays like the rest of the carriers?

People are getting interviews then put into training almost right away if they meet minimums.

Quote:

Originally Posted by AFWPILOT2022 (Post 3528394)

People are getting interviews then put into training almost right away if they meet minimums.

I appreciate the response. Is TPA likely out of training?

Quote:

Originally Posted by CFIsoonToBeFO (Post 3528457)

I appreciate the response. Is TPA likely out of training?

No, TPA is senior

Are most pilots being assigned to AFW?