Upgrade times are now 6 years plus aren't they?

 

Yes and upgrades classes are being cancelled if even scheduled at all.

 

Is this because there aren't enough FOs to backfill or just due to training being sketchy?

 

Reason I ask is that I received the email to come for an interview and am also interviewing with Eagle and XJT when they have another class open up...the situation at TSA seems to be that they can't fill the CA classes for the lack of new FOs to fill the gaps.

 

I don't think anyone really knows for sure (even HR when I asked them), but the rumor was not enough fo's.

 

Upgrades should start in August again once we are back to enough FOs to 1) not be short 2) to have enough so that when we do pull 4-8 or however many will upgrade it will have minimal effect on the system.

The training department is better than other places, they work with you and because PSA is small you aren't treated like a number as a new hire. You'll interact with many people quickly. Training is straight forward, curriculum style. Not AQP. Maybe someday. Lol

As compared to other regionals obviously if you live near a base it's good. If not, pay years 1-4 is at the top part of the regional scale and around the same as SKW, Wisconsin, horizon. At republic it would take you 4 years to get to our year 3 pay, having not been close at all the first 4 years, and oh by the way your pay tops out after 4 years.

PSA isn't a bad place to work. It's a regional- grass will always look greener elsewhere however one thing I like is that we are never really in the rumor mill much and are pretty steady... Not really as worried about our future here as guys at Wisconsin and others are. The merger has the potential to change things for the better or for the worse, so it's really a crapshoot. I've had a good time here. Others will quote me and bash me but hey... We each have our own experiences. I like the pilot group a lot and enjoy 90% of the crew I work with. That's enough to make me happy!

 

With the issue of not enough FOs to get the upgrade train moving, what is the current reserve situation looking like?

 

Psa captain pay is on par with or greater than every other regional out there. The fo pay however is still below Wisconsin, skywest, expressjet. We do have some soft pay, like cancellation pay, sdo, kind of a min day which starts in a year, hot reserve credit along with some other stuff like $400/year uniform allowance etc. reserve rules have improved greatly I think. If you live within 2 hours of day, clt, tys its a no brainer. However, I am not as optimistic about the future as some on here. We are a mainly 50 seater airline, airplanes which leases begin expiring in 2017 I think. Its no secret that the 50 seaters are gone when that time comes. Mesa skywest and rah are gaining airframes for Usair while we stay status quo. Parker has not shown any interest in investing in the wholly owns and I dont think that will change. Why lease airplanes when you can just hire mesa rah etc? So if youre looking for a very temporary gig, come to psa, but if youre not moved on 5 years expect to be applying at another regional.

 

I applied about 2 months ago, have an ATP, and have not heard anything from PSA. Wondering what is on my app that they don't like...

I'd like to be based in DAY, that's for sure.

 

depends on how much time you have I guess. I know for a fact that they try to avoid high time guys like furloughed pilots. Doesnt mean it doesnt happen but they try to avoid them. Thats not arumor, thats straight from GR's mouth, our assistant chief pilot. They figure high time guys will jump ship first chance, and theyre right. Also you may encounter some attitude problems from some. Right seat captains and such. Too many years in this business is sure to do that to someone.