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Word is 25/ month indef. starting in Jan/12. Rumor is 190's coming back. No hiring forecast for USAIR West division.

M
 
I heard the same RE the hiring from a reputable source. First I've heard about the 190's though.
 
Excited about more E190's? Is the union still looking for charitable contributions for 190 pilots? Remember this:

E190 Benevolence
Aware of the suffering of our 190 pilots, in particular our 190 First Officers, we have created this section as a place to post offers of benevolence from fellow pilots and others that may help our fellow pilots in their time of need.


So has USAPA done anything about the b-scale that continues except asking for handouts from fellow pilots? 100 seat Major airline pilot second year, $44hr. with 72hr guarantee about $1200 after taxes every 2 weeks...sad really.
 
Excited about more E190's? Is the union still looking for charitable contributions for 190 pilots? Remember this:



So has USAPA done anything about the b-scale that continues except asking for handouts from fellow pilots? 100 seat Major airline pilot second year, $44hr. with 72hr guarantee about $1200 after taxes every 2 weeks...sad really.

Better than Republic's top scale...
 
I ask this cause i just don't know. Are 190s mainline US Air? Considering the low pay, what are some dates of hire for the 190 FO?

Just wondering

jj
 
I ask this cause i just don't know. Are 190s mainline US Air? Considering the low pay, what are some dates of hire for the 190 FO?

Just wondering

jj


190's are mainline, the low pay is due to the rates being negoiated while in BK. The DOH of FO's on the 190 ranges from new hires (hired off the street this past summer to 1989(ish) DOH for the top few who chose to stay on it for bidding a sked - myself included in the latter. I could have bid group2 about a year ago for about $25/hour more pay but I have other projects in the works and want control of my sked.
 
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Out of curiosity I looked into their pay scales. Wow. Are there really 10 year FOs making $55/hr?? Please tell me they are getting compensated more than this!
 
What job would someone leave so that they can come to US and earn the lowest payrates in the industry forever and be forced to fly with pilots who are constantly reminding them why they must hold the line and protect their poverty?

The east pilots will prevail in establishing US as a stepping-stone hybrid regional-major with no one investing enough of their career to bother trying to improve it. In the process they will make improvements at other airlines much more difficult.

All because they couldn't accept an arbitration award that would have added less than 3 years to their career advancement over the Dead-End DOH scheme.

Apply with open eyes.
 
190's are mainline, the low pay is due to the rates being negoiated while in BK.

The rates were negotiated in the merger TA as a teaser rate to bring the flying in-house that was 5 years ago. It was to be renegotiated with new contract that never happened (aka USAPA), now we are stuck with a b-scale and basically the union running a food can drive for the 190 fo's.
 
A newhire coming on next year is not going to have to worry about the E190 FO pay for long. With the massive retirements coming up they will be holding captain on anything in 5 years or less. E190 Captain in less then 2 years.

It is going to be one of the fastest upgrades in history at a major airline.
 
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The title should be "US Airways to kidnap". How else will they get anyone through the door?:laugh:
 
A newhire coming on next year is not going to have to worry about the E190 FO pay for long. With the massive retirements coming up they will be holding captain on anything in 5 years or less. E190 Captain in less then 2 years.

It is going to be one of the fastest upgrades in history at a major airline.

That is what they were telling new hires at REAL Piedmont in 1988. This according to an ex-Piedmont, now US AIR pilot I flew with while he was furloughed in 2006.
 
A newhire coming on next year is not going to have to worry about the E190 FO pay for long. With the massive retirements coming up they will be holding captain on anything in 5 years or less. E190 Captain in less then 2 years.

It is going to be one of the fastest upgrades in history at a major airline.

Dreaming.......Wait until the AA merger is over before you make any prediction. I hope you are correct but the past twenty years say no.....
 
How does a merger with with 10% right sizing come into your calculations? Also a possible integration with AA is going to put hundreds of there currently furloughed guys in captains seats if they go with USAPA's request right..oh snap.
 
"Every F/O on the property here will be a Captain within 5 years"

Ed Colodny, 1989

I'll see your '89 and raise you to '04

"Every one of you will upgrade in a MAXIMUM of 5 years due to growth based on aircraft orders alone"

AWA Newhire class, 2004
 
You pays your money, you takes your chances. . . .

That being said, the attrition coming in 400 days will mean we lose 1 pilot out East every 30 or so hours. You might start on the 190 but you'll be moving pretty quickly.

Dude, 1989 was 22 years ago, join us here in the future.
 

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