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New name for the regional Era in Alaska.

$40 per hour first year pay on the 1900, 50 for the dash. $100+ per hour after 4 years as a captain on the dash according to the apc pay scales! For real?!

Is that from the original episode of Seinfeld where George first conceives of Art Corvelay, which becomes Vandelay.

Mix Corvelay and Festivus=Corvus. Is this a real airline?

I thought they just changed their name to that's so Ravn. now Corvus? If the pay rates are what you say it could be a good deal for people that want to live in ak

Don't forget how expensive it is to live up there...

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Or EWR or SFO or Any major US city. It's expensive but with a little planning you should still be broke. Pilots never have more money than toys. It's science.

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Did you look at monthly guarantee?

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The guarantee is pretty low... Not sure what they average a month, but if they make the min guarantee, it doesn't look to be much higher than anywhere else.

Beech1900
28,800 first year
30,960 second year
32,400 third year
33,840 4+ years

DH8
36,00 first year
37,440 second year
38,880 third year
40,320 forth year
...
46,080 top of scale

According to APC profile: no 401K but "401K matching: yes."

Anchorage is 30-40 percent more than average costs in the lower 48. Very important to remember. A decent one bedroom apartment will cost you 1200 bucks a month. No garage, shared laundry,

I don't think this is accurate, maybe someone who actually works there could chime in, esp on the 401k.

I was just going off of hourly rate * 60 hours.

There are many things that could make it worse than say PSA or Mesa. I just wanted to see what the direct dollar rate was.

Ok disregard then. Don't forget about the PFD though :)

$1200 a month is for a nice or overpriced place up here in ANC. You can find a ton of places for much less than that.

It's indeed more expensive than the lower 48, but not much more than Seattle, where I spend a good deal of time. Gas is cheaper up here right now. I looked at grocery prices last week down there and it was cheaper in ANC for most items.

That's the current pay scale. 401K matching is supposedly going to start this year, but I'm unsure of the match %.

1900 flies the short stuff, so you work for 70 hours. The Dash lines are 75-80 hours and you get out side the ENA/HOM show.

It's been a while since I lived in ANC, but I'd imagine that changes some in winter.

Still higher pay!

Does a B1900 FO on the Hageland side get paid the same as an FO on the Corvus/Era side?

Looks like they hired the same dork who came up with the envoy name.

Era 1900 FO gets $40/hr first year, $43/hr second year. Hageland 1900 FO gets $40/hr first year, $50/hr second year, but you'll probably be pushed to a sled by then, which IIRC is a daily guarantee of $230 + $45/hr after 4 hours.

To clear up the name confusion, it used to be:
Hageland (part 135) + Era Aviation (part 121) = Era Alaska

Now:
Hageland --> Ravn Connect
Era Aviation --> Corvus Airlines dba Ravn Alaska
Ravn Connect + Ravn Alaska = Ravn Air Group

Don't ask me who/why came up with the above.

Rent in Anchorage is expensive, but it is not 1200/mo unless you're in a really nice place by yourself or getting ripped off. 800/mo is more realistic, the best steal I've heard of is 400/mo for everything. Cost of living is higher than the lower 48, less than Hawaii, probably closest to Seattle. Additionally, you get a yearly dividend from the state (usually $850-1300). Also, no state income tax or sales tax.

Hageland bases are outside of Anchorage, Era's only base is Anchorage (Fairbanks went away). Hageland is 2 weeks on/off, Era is your typical 4 day on / 3 day off or similar--I get the tailored schedule I want and I don't have a lot of seniority.

Approximate times in each seat: B1900 FO is just over a year, Dash 8 FO is just under four years making B1900 captain upgrade time right about five years, less than two years as a B1900 captain lands you in the left seat of the Dash. Movement has picked up a lot since I've worked here. Additionally, the company is downsizing the 1900 fleet and adding more Dash 8's so time spent in respective seats may change a little.

APC pay scale is accurate except the note that restricts new 1900 FOs to 37/hr--this went away. Guarantee is 60 hours but I have always exceeded guarantee. I averaged 68 hours as a 1900 FO and average 80+ in the Dash. I average 13 days off per month, my best flight-time month I flew 100 hours and had 10 days off. The 401K thing is new this year, basically they threw a lump sum of money in and the percentage will work out to how much each pilot has put up.

All trips are out and backs, lots of charters too, home every night. Small, but awesome pilot group. The flying is fun and intense: Kodiak, Valdez, frozen lake runways, gravel strips. Occasionally, Dutch Harbor and other 3000' strips.

For whatever it is worth I wouldn't leave to anywhere except a major, even if I am flying a prop, unless they fired me of course.

They have a page with a little more info for prospective pilots...

But...but...you have this thing called winter :eek:

And snow. I think I've heard of it, but haven't seen it in many years :cool:

It weeds out the week and faint of heart :D

Thanks for the info Wings907.

Do you guys know when the hiring window will open up again? And do pilots/family get any flight benefits on other airlines?

Unlimited trips to Red Dog Mine :)

Probably early next year on a class.

Benefits on all the majors for pilots and family.

Awesome thanks for the info! Do you by chance know what minimums would be competitive? I have 1800 total and 600 Multi, no turbine...And I've done all my flying in Florida haha.

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X2 I have almost identical times. I'm interested to see if they hire low time/CFI applicants or if they are geared more toward prior 121/military guys like horizon.