Piedmont gets crazy high new pay rates
06-12-2022, 03:42 AM
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Couple of things to add
FO’s who have 750 hours 121 get captains
pay as long as you have bid an upgrade. At 950 hours depending on the LOA chosen you get a 30000 bonus if you decide to flow otherwise 3 years to pay it back once accepted. New hires past June 1st will be on the new LOA. This is on top of all the bonuses coming to Piedmont in the first place which include prior 121 time, type rated in the ERJ, passing LOE, showing up the first day and 1 year bonus. The entire bonus package to work at Piedmont and flow cannot exceed 150000.
pay as long as you have bid an upgrade. At 950 hours depending on the LOA chosen you get a 30000 bonus if you decide to flow otherwise 3 years to pay it back once accepted. New hires past June 1st will be on the new LOA. This is on top of all the bonuses coming to Piedmont in the first place which include prior 121 time, type rated in the ERJ, passing LOE, showing up the first day and 1 year bonus. The entire bonus package to work at Piedmont and flow cannot exceed 150000.
06-12-2022, 04:42 AM
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Originally Posted by tsimmns927
Dang only until 2025. As a PPL student and someone who’s 39 I thought I’d saw the retirements were big until 2030. I’m trying my hardest to get done and get to a regional ASAP, but also hope I don’t get left out down the road.
06-12-2022, 05:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Minepza
I mean it's cool but in 2 years you're back down to 100 bucks an hour right as a Captain?
06-12-2022, 05:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Fat Old Tired
I have spoken to two buddies of mine who are at Legacies right now who regret leaving Piedmont after seeing this. They realize Piedmont is very well run and has a great pilot group and that sticking around until flow would not have been so bad. These are truly great times and I am happy for my PDT breathren.
06-12-2022, 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Minepza
I mean it's cool but in 2 years you're back down to 100 bucks an hour right as a Captain?
06-12-2022, 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by shortspatula
There’s no way this is true. Or maybe you misunderstood. Your buddies in two years at the legacies will be senior FOs or even upgrading making 250k a year. Not to mention they’re at a Legacy. At PDT they’d go back to what 100 to 140 an hour still doing the regional thing. Are you sure they really said they wanted to come back to the regional? Haha
06-12-2022, 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by shortspatula
There’s no way this is true. Or maybe you misunderstood. Your buddies in two years at the legacies will be senior FOs or even upgrading making 250k a year. Not to mention they’re at a Legacy. At PDT they’d go back to what 100 to 140 an hour still doing the regional thing. Are you sure they really said they wanted to come back to the regional? Haha
It's crazy times for sure. But AA has some pretty deep pockets that are causing pilots industry wide to turn heads and give our ole girl PDT a second look.
06-12-2022, 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Fat Old Tired
If you think the Legacies are all rainbows, sunshine and Nirvana, I am sorry to tell you they're not. All the places have their downsides, regionals and majors. These two guys are in training and at the bottom of the seniority list. PDT pilots will now be outearning them for the foreseeable future, as it's very likely these higher pay rates will be extended beyond 2024. Meanwhile, the economoy could slow further and my buddies will be stuck in the right seat of a NB making less than they would have as PDT LCA's.
It's crazy times for sure. But AA has some pretty deep pockets that are causing pilots industry wide to turn heads and give our ole girl PDT a second look.
It's crazy times for sure. But AA has some pretty deep pockets that are causing pilots industry wide to turn heads and give our ole girl PDT a second look.
06-12-2022, 07:42 AM
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Everything in this industry (and others) is cyclical. Good times right now for airline pilots and wannabes. In a few years it could be quite a different picture. Enjoy the pay now while you can, but don't make long-term financial choices based on this new pay deal. Don't rush to conclusions about what it will be in 2-3 years. All it takes is one life-changing national or global event (9-11, covid). The one constant in this industry is change.
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