PSA Airlines - Upgrade and Hiring Numbers
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In March and April PSA picked up about 900 hrs of flying. Management should have seen that we were unable to staff the additional hrs of flying due to pilots being pulled off the line and into the training department to train the pilots we need for the 900s. In addition SAP is a great benefit, but the downfall for management is when pilots don't pick up the additional flying after they drop down to 65 hrs thus creating more open time. We are not having trouble filling classes and classes will continue, there just might be a few more instructors flying this month and next to cover the critical days that we are understaffed.
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In March and April PSA picked up about 900 hrs of flying. Management should have seen that we were unable to staff the additional hrs of flying due to pilots being pulled off the line and into the training department to train the pilots we need for the 900s. In addition SAP is a great benefit, but the downfall for management is when pilots don't pick up the additional flying after they drop down to 65 hrs thus creating more open time. We are not having trouble filling classes and classes will continue, there just might be a few more instructors flying this month and next to cover the critical days that we are understaffed.
#13
I hope they have to make coming to PSA even more desirable. Give us mainline seniority numbers. Eliminate first year FO pay. Do that, and they will have no trouble hiring pilots. Also, the pool is not shrinking. There aren't just as many guys willing to come fly for regional airline pay. They have to make it better, and they will come.
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I hope they have to make coming to PSA even more desirable. Give us mainline seniority numbers. Eliminate first year FO pay. Do that, and they will have no trouble hiring pilots. Also, there pool is not shrinking. There aren't just as many guys willing to come fly for regional airline pay. They have to make it better, and they will come.
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Hey it could happen. However not once has it been said they were going to permanently. They also have leases on the majority of the CRJ-200s. These aren't old airplanes like the ones at Skywest and Air Wisconsin, they might appear that way at times, but the oldest was built in 2004. They are also picking up more flying which makes parking planes kind of difficult. Why would AAG do that?
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Possible but everything has a cost. If they park a 200 the leasing company still has to get paid. Unless they cancel the lease outright, but I'm sure there is a early termination fee to do so. A handful of the airframes are actually owned. It would be plauseable that 4 or 5 "Maintainance spares" suddenly had perminate hard stand space.
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It looks like you are using a 10.0 pilot ratio in the model. I would say at least 11.0, probably 12.5 would be required to account for 117, SAP, and training dept staffing.
Apparently most round 1 bidders are trading down to 65hrs, but are not picking up flying after the final award at the current SDO rate of 150%. Hence the company now offering 175%. Due to the company's inability to be proactive and plan accordingly, I will credit 168hrs for March. Lots of opportunity to prosper off their **** poor planning. LOL
Apparently most round 1 bidders are trading down to 65hrs, but are not picking up flying after the final award at the current SDO rate of 150%. Hence the company now offering 175%. Due to the company's inability to be proactive and plan accordingly, I will credit 168hrs for March. Lots of opportunity to prosper off their **** poor planning. LOL
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