Go Back  Airline Pilot Central Forums > Airline Pilot Forums > Regional
PSA street captain bonus >

PSA street captain bonus

Notices
Regional Regional Airlines

PSA street captain bonus

Old 08-30-2021, 02:31 PM
  #1  
Banned
Thread Starter
 
Joined APC: May 2017
Posts: 2,012
Default PSA street captain bonus

https://psaairlines.com/first-office...LZyu4_ypsG5zQI
ZeroTT is offline  
Old 08-30-2021, 03:47 PM
  #2  
Banned
 
Joined APC: Aug 2021
Posts: 63
Default

Is PSA really advertising a 12% discount on a $70 product? Literally eight dollars a year and that's in the top 4 bullet points
Fm0Bm is offline  
Old 08-30-2021, 03:53 PM
  #3  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined APC: Sep 2016
Posts: 1,948
Default

Originally Posted by Fm0Bm View Post
Is PSA really advertising a 12% discount on a $70 product? Literally eight dollars a year and that's in the top 4 bullet points
One of the selling points of living in philly is “birthplace of the philly cheese steak”. Sometimes you just have to work with what you have.
DarkSideMoon is offline  
Old 08-30-2021, 03:57 PM
  #4  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined APC: Apr 2006
Position: A220 First Officer
Posts: 569
Default

Where do the most junior captains currently exist? How long is it taking them to get off reserve currently? Does PSA do airport reserve? Is there any language in place saying how often you can be on it if it is indeed used?
UNDGUY is offline  
Old 08-30-2021, 05:19 PM
  #5  
Gets Weekends Off
 
chrisreedrules's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Feb 2012
Position: CRJ FO
Posts: 4,598
Default

Originally Posted by UNDGUY View Post
Where do the most junior captains currently exist? How long is it taking them to get off reserve currently? Does PSA do airport reserve? Is there any language in place saying how often you can be on it if it is indeed used?
-Junior bases are DCA and PHL. PHL is more commutable than DCA in my experience.

-No idea about reserve as a DEC... It will be a while.

-PSA does have Airport or what we call, “Hot Reserve”. You can be converted from short call to Hot reserve a maximum of 8 times in a month and up to 3 days consecutively.
chrisreedrules is offline  
Old 08-31-2021, 02:59 AM
  #6  
Banned
Thread Starter
 
Joined APC: May 2017
Posts: 2,012
Default

Originally Posted by UNDGUY View Post
How long is it taking them to get off reserve currently?
interesting question. What you’re really asking is “what attrition will PSA see over the next few years”

Ive previously said that’s unknowable but the company has put out some data suggesting what they think

1) the company expects to hire 750 pilots this year
2) the company has a pilot incentive program if there are less than 15 pilots leaving per month for places other than AA. Adding the pilots who leave for AA puts the “best case” scenario from the companies standpoint around 30 per month or 360 per year.

PSA has about 2000 pilots now, you need to be something like #750 to get off reserve as a captain. So 2-4 years to get off reserve.
ZeroTT is offline  
Old 08-31-2021, 03:53 AM
  #7  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined APC: Apr 2006
Position: A220 First Officer
Posts: 569
Default

I could drive to PHL or DCA in about an hour and fifteen minutes. Sitting reserve on my couch wouldn’t be too bad. I’m thinking about just coming to PSA as a DEC and waiting to flow to American eventually. I wish I had done it when I was a CFI 15 years ago. I’d be sitting pretty at American right now. I read on here all the time how worthless the flow is and how if your not lazy and have a degree you don’t need it cause you can get hired off the street. I don’t think people really have an appreciation for how hard it is to get hired at a big 5 airline, especially if you are not prior military. I can tell you I and many others I know have been trying for a long time and we are all very qualified and still have never even received an opportunity. That flow is very valuable.
UNDGUY is offline  
Old 08-31-2021, 04:16 AM
  #8  
Gets Weekends Off
 
prex8390's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Feb 2011
Posts: 2,145
Default

Originally Posted by UNDGUY View Post
I could drive to PHL or DCA in about an hour and fifteen minutes. Sitting reserve on my couch wouldn’t be too bad. I’m thinking about just coming to PSA as a DEC and waiting to flow to American eventually. I wish I had done it when I was a CFI 15 years ago. I’d be sitting pretty at American right now. I read on here all the time how worthless the flow is and how if your not lazy and have a degree you don’t need it cause you can get hired off the street. I don’t think people really have an appreciation for how hard it is to get hired at a big 5 airline, especially if you are not prior military. I can tell you I and many others I know have been trying for a long time and we are all very qualified and still have never even received an opportunity. That flow is very valuable.
Not sure where you’re located but I’ll assume not too far off from me, if you’re taking I-95 to either of those airports, keep traffic in mind as well. I commute out of DCA to ATL, I’ve found myself cruising along fat dumb and happy and then at a total standstill for 45 minutes becuase every lane is blocked from an accident. Drivers out here are insane compared to where I grew up.
prex8390 is offline  
Old 08-31-2021, 04:45 AM
  #9  
Banned
Thread Starter
 
Joined APC: May 2017
Posts: 2,012
Default

With all the bonuses plus captain pay I think you’re looking at $150 first year to sit reserve
ZeroTT is offline  
Old 08-31-2021, 05:03 AM
  #10  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined APC: Apr 2006
Position: A220 First Officer
Posts: 569
Default

Originally Posted by ZeroTT View Post
With all the bonuses plus captain pay I think you’re looking at $150 first year to sit reserve
Yes sir, and I qualify for every bonus. That combined with the ability to be a DEC may make it worthwhile to go back to the regional thing for 6-7 years. I hear PSA is actually one of the better regionals anyway. So it may not be too painful.
UNDGUY is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Skyvector
PSA Airlines
215
03-17-2021 05:27 AM
ZeroTT
Regional
71
08-10-2018 05:50 AM
HawkerDriverIAH
PSA Airlines
96
06-12-2015 02:10 PM
CAL EWR
Major
29
05-26-2009 09:36 AM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Thread Tools
Search this Thread
Your Privacy Choices