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06-06-2016 | 04:38 PM
#3134
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You guys are all doom and gloom. Besides FO pay this place really isn't bad. I feel like the people really hating on here are trying to scare people away so we can't fill classes and have more leverage in negotiations.
06-06-2016 | 04:46 PM
#3135
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The truth is that this place isn't aweful. It's just that there are so many BETTER options for potential new hires.
The pay is undeniably at the bottom of the regional airline payscale, (for F/O's and Captains), and the upgrades have slowed to a trickle,........ (just like the "flow").
The only reason to come to PSA is if you happen to live in (or within driving distance of) CLT, DAY, TYS, or CVG.
06-06-2016 | 05:30 PM
#3136
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And management is having recruiters lie to people just to get them to come here so that THEY have more leverage in negotiations.
The truth is that this place isn't aweful. It's just that there are so many BETTER options for potential new hires.
The pay is undeniably at the bottom of the regional airline payscale, (for F/O's and Captains), and the upgrades have slowed to a trickle,........ (just like the "flow").
The only reason to come to PSA is if you happen to live in (or within driving distance of) CLT, DAY, TYS, or CVG.
The truth is that this place isn't aweful. It's just that there are so many BETTER options for potential new hires.
The pay is undeniably at the bottom of the regional airline payscale, (for F/O's and Captains), and the upgrades have slowed to a trickle,........ (just like the "flow").
The only reason to come to PSA is if you happen to live in (or within driving distance of) CLT, DAY, TYS, or CVG.
06-07-2016 | 12:38 AM
#3137
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Joined: Sep 2014
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There is no other regional with any of the same bases as PSA. CLT is the best hub in the southeast for commuters. ATL is good too but the only regional with an ATL base is the ASA side of expressjet which has a 9 year upgrade. First year pay is about 1/3 of deal when considering a regional and it's not bad at PSA when you factor in the 10K bonus. Upgrade time and bases make up the other 2/3s. Upgrade is holding steady at about 2-2.5 years at PSA which is respectable.
You are correct about the 2-2.5 upgrade at the moment. But let's face the truth it will increase as a lot of the new hires came in big groups during the fall. The upgrade will increase if upgrade classes don't get larger. If we can't hire FO's then we can't upgrade.
06-07-2016 | 04:31 AM
#3138
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You are correct about the 2-2.5 upgrade at the moment. But let's face the truth it will increase as a lot of the new hires came in big groups during the fall. The upgrade will increase if upgrade classes don't get larger. If we can't hire FO's then we can't upgrade.
06-07-2016 | 04:39 AM
#3139
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The union is going to sign a LOA allowing the company to right seat qualify all captains. The company will then upgrade more (keeping upgrade times low) knowing they can put reserve captains in the right seat if they are out of reserve FOs. The company needs short upgrade times for recruiting. The company needs to remain at 115 planes, use the Envoy 700s as 200 replacements and reduce it's presence in the northeast while taking over all the MIA AA regional flying with MIA crew base, recruiting problem solved.
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06-07-2016 | 04:59 AM
#3140
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The MIA part is just my recommendation to management. We are the only ones with a CLT base and if we take the MIA base from Republic and become the only regional with a MIA base, it would help. 150 fleet is never going to happen because of the tight market for new hires. When 150 was announced, PSA had 25+ in every new hire class and they didn't see the brick wall coming. 115 long term is more realistic and 700/900s are the longer term A/C not the 200s.
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