PSA Pilot Agreement Raises the Bar for Pilot Pay
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Pilots at PSA Airlines, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), today announced an agreement that substantially raises the bar for wages in the regional airline industry.

“This agreement is the result of our mutual commitment to providing both our current and future pilots with the best possible career path in the airline industry,” said Capt. Steven Toothe, chairman of the PSA ALPA Master Executive Council. “Our first officers will see hourly wage rate increases of up to nearly 20 percent above the regional industry average. Our captains will see wage rate increases of up to 12 percent above the regional industry average.”

In addition to increases of up to $12 per hour for all PSA pilots, highlights of the agreement include:

First-year first officer pay at $49.96 per hour, rising to $55.95 for a fourth-year first officer.
$18,000 signing bonus paid over two years.
Captain hourly pay increases to ensure that pilots continue to progress at competitive rates as they upgrade until they flow to American Airlines.
Premium pay for all hours flown above 75 per month.
The deal was reached even though the current collective bargaining agreement is not amendable until 2023. Rather, PSA management and the Association recognized the need to make improvements now to stay competitive in a rapidly changing regional airline environment.

“We applaud PSA pilots and management for working together to create a competitive salary structure that will help attract and retain highly trained and qualified pilots. ALPA has long maintained that securing competitive wages, an adequate work/life balance, and career progression opportunities is key to attracting and maintaining a strong pipeline of pilots to the profession. Through this new agreement, PSA pilots worked to ensure that, from recruitment to retirement, their airline is a top contender for aviators at any stage of their career,” said Capt. Joe DePete, ALPA president.

PSA has been undergoing dynamic growth. When the current contract was signed in April 2013, the Dayton-based carrier employed approximately 550 pilots. Now, more than 1,900 pilots are operating PSA flights under the American Eagle brand.

PSA Airlines is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines and operates 150 regional jets on 800 daily flights to nearly 100 destinations, including bases in Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia, Pa.; Charlotte, N.C.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Dayton, Ohio; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Norfolk, Va.

Were they struggling to fill new hire classes?

Do they have DECs?

I was just copying this to paste it as well. I wonder if this means we could see pay raises in the near future.

Now I really feel like chopped liver.

Amature hour at our union continues. Maybe they can get pay raises only for the protected pilot group and call it a win.

But how many people will they attract with the bases they offer? We offer competitive bases and will continue to fill classes for that reason. Some don’t mind about making less as long as they can drive to work. Not many bases offered by PSA are commutable.

Meanwhile flight ops wants us to give concessions just to talk to them.

Now we know where to send all those people asking for info about Envoy. Shorter flow, better pay, our airplanes, and good east coast bases.

Not a shorter flow, apart from that, true.

The biggest and best thing about this is, that it cuts the legs off the "we can pay less because flow" argument.

LMFAO, they want concessions to even talk and PSA gets the raises ...