Wheels Up Operators (Gama, DPJ, TMC)
02-16-2022, 06:15 PM
#711
Line Holder
Joined APC: Jan 2022
Posts: 57
Couldn’t find any updated info for benefits so thought I would provide some info for any potential new hires like me.
Health insurance is currently 100% company paid for the employee which is nice. We will see if the plan is any good but $0 deductible CIGNA.
Only benefits I need to pay for are short term disability and dental which totals $54 a month. You could add voluntary life insurance if you want but I didn’t.
Hope it’s helpful for someone!
Health insurance is currently 100% company paid for the employee which is nice. We will see if the plan is any good but $0 deductible CIGNA.
Only benefits I need to pay for are short term disability and dental which totals $54 a month. You could add voluntary life insurance if you want but I didn’t.
Hope it’s helpful for someone!
02-17-2022, 04:21 AM
#712
New Hire
Joined APC: Dec 2017
Posts: 9
Originally Posted by tpgcirrus
Couldn’t find any updated info for benefits so thought I would provide some info for any potential new hires like me.
Health insurance is currently 100% company paid for the employee which is nice. We will see if the plan is any good but $0 deductible CIGNA.
Only benefits I need to pay for are short term disability and dental which totals $54 a month. You could add voluntary life insurance if you want but I didn’t.
Hope it’s helpful for someone!
Health insurance is currently 100% company paid for the employee which is nice. We will see if the plan is any good but $0 deductible CIGNA.
Only benefits I need to pay for are short term disability and dental which totals $54 a month. You could add voluntary life insurance if you want but I didn’t.
Hope it’s helpful for someone!
Thank you for the info! What about costs to add family members?
02-17-2022, 04:41 AM
#713
New Hire
Joined APC: Feb 2022
Position: A36
Posts: 4
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Originally Posted by EMSER
Well, Ive been on the property 3 1/2 months, flew 29.3 hours on my last tour, so as a 3 month FO I made $881 plus my perdiem of $47 each of the 7 days. I bought one meal in the 7 days otherwise I ate the catered food. The 29 hours is the norm for my fleet, all my classmates in the same fleet flew more than me in the same week, I was the “low” guy. So it seems I’m pretty much making what you make and I’m an FO with 3 months on the job. Oh, they are also matching my 401k contributions at 58%, I’m maxing it out, they will put in around 17K of company money into my 401K this year. So to say NJ is behind compensation is a gross understatement. Not to mention a classmate was a 15 year Challenger Captain from Flex. Never really heard of NJ pilots going to Flex, but we have plenty of Flex pilots here. Must be some kind of reason.
02-18-2022, 05:40 AM
#714
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2015
Position: Begging for a crew meal
Posts: 233
Originally Posted by Das Auto
I remember when they were hiring street captains while some qualified F.O.s were being passed over. That definitely rustled a few feathers. I think it came down to candidates only accepting the job if they were offered a PIC position.
Either way, seniority has to be respected and moral takes a hit when certain people get special treatment. Wheels Up is far from perfect, hence the reason I now fly for a competitor, but from a personal standpoint they were a decent employer.
At least they were when Gama ran the show.
Either way, seniority has to be respected and moral takes a hit when certain people get special treatment. Wheels Up is far from perfect, hence the reason I now fly for a competitor, but from a personal standpoint they were a decent employer.
At least they were when Gama ran the show.
02-18-2022, 05:43 AM
#715
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2015
Position: Begging for a crew meal
Posts: 233
Originally Posted by glidslop
Pardon my ignorance. 29.3 in 3.5 months, or 29.3 the last seven day rotation( I think seven days)? $881 for how many days? Thanks.
02-22-2022, 11:10 AM
#716
On Reserve
Joined APC: Feb 2022
Posts: 15
hello all, thinking about applying to Wheels Up/Gama. Some questions, do they reimburse for airport parking since you airline out to meet the plane? I can imagine that being costly, especially at the airport I would commute from (KSNA). Also, applying as an SIC, do they have an in house check out or do they send you to get a type rating? Is it more likely that crews that are Westcoast based commute to somewhere close? How likely is commuting far to meet the plane? KA SIC salary starts at 70K, correct? And last one, all KA's are either Proline 21 or Fusion, no EFIS? Thanks
02-22-2022, 03:50 PM
#717
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2015
Position: Begging for a crew meal
Posts: 233
Originally Posted by OzMoto
hello all, thinking about applying to Wheels Up/Gama. Some questions, do they reimburse for airport parking since you airline out to meet the plane? I can imagine that being costly, especially at the airport I would commute from (KSNA). Also, applying as an SIC, do they have an in house check out or do they send you to get a type rating? Is it more likely that crews that are Westcoast based commute to somewhere close? How likely is commuting far to meet the plane? KA SIC salary starts at 70K, correct? And last one, all KA's are either Proline 21 or Fusion, no EFIS? Thanks
Send you for a type rating: Yes. Full PIC type. Be prepared to sign a 1 year training agreement for it. 20K thereabouts. Something like that.
Your commute: Be prepared for worst case scenario every week. The NE vortex. If you don’t get it, then you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
Salary: I think 70K is correct. Plus a little bit of soft money. Not enough to count on though.
All KA’s are either PL21 or Fusion.
02-22-2022, 04:47 PM
#719
On Reserve
Joined APC: Nov 2017
Posts: 16
Originally Posted by OzMoto
hello all, thinking about applying to Wheels Up/Gama. Some questions, do they reimburse for airport parking since you airline out to meet the plane? I can imagine that being costly, especially at the airport I would commute from (KSNA). Also, applying as an SIC, do they have an in house check out or do they send you to get a type rating? Is it more likely that crews that are Westcoast based commute to somewhere close? How likely is commuting far to meet the plane? KA SIC salary starts at 70K, correct? And last one, all KA's are either Proline 21 or Fusion, no EFIS? Thanks
02-22-2022, 09:20 PM
#720
On Reserve
Joined APC: Feb 2022
Posts: 15
Originally Posted by Starbucks
Reimburse for airport parking: No. Either you pay out of pocket or work with an FBO at your base for parking. We use ACI at KSNA. Pretty sure there isn’t much spare parking there but who knows.
Send you for a type rating: Yes. Full PIC type. Be prepared to sign a 1 year training agreement for it. 20K thereabouts. Something like that.
Your commute: Be prepared for worst case scenario every week. The NE vortex. If you don’t get it, then you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
Salary: I think 70K is correct. Plus a little bit of soft money. Not enough to count on though.
All KA’s are either PL21 or Fusion.
Send you for a type rating: Yes. Full PIC type. Be prepared to sign a 1 year training agreement for it. 20K thereabouts. Something like that.
Your commute: Be prepared for worst case scenario every week. The NE vortex. If you don’t get it, then you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
Salary: I think 70K is correct. Plus a little bit of soft money. Not enough to count on though.
All KA’s are either PL21 or Fusion.
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