Airline Info

[CaptElmo]

I would like to know more about USA 3000, Pace, Frontier,JetBlue, and AirTran in terms of hiring plans, working conditions, expansion plans, and pay.

Any info would be greatly appreciatted!!

 

[md8pilot]

USA 3000

USA 3000 has stopped hiring pilots for now. As the economy recovers from SARS, war, etc., they plan to continue adding aircraft and growing the company. My guess is they probably won't do any hiring until next year.

From all I have heard, USA 3000 is a GREAT company to work for. They have pilot bases in ORD, PHL, EWR, CLE and BWI. Check out www.usa3000pilots.com and www.usa3000.com

 

[-9Capt]

AIRtran

Hiring plans:

AirTran has hired aprox 80-90 pilots so far in '03 and will increase the class sizes over the remaining months (as per the newhire chairman on the pilots web site).



Working conditions:

*Min 12 days off for line holders, 14-17 more typical.
*Trips are generally commuteable, 3-4 days however 1&2 day trips as well as standups are available.
*Decent drop/swap/trade ability.
*12hr max sched duty day.
*3 calender days off after completing standups (3 max in a row)
*Pretty strict limits on involuntary use of crewmembers.
*2-4 weeks vacation based on longevity.
*Management can come up with some intresting contract intreptations, relationship is fair.


Expansion plans:

Yes.
Recent service was added, increased, or soon to be added, at the following: PBI, BOS, PHL, BWI, MKE, PIT, MCO, FNT, LGA, CAK, DFW, LAX*, LAS*. *under wet lease agreement with Ryan Int'l until the new aircraft shows up, should be announced pretty soon.


Pay:
*1st year F/O $39.50/hr, goes to $42.75 on 04/01/04.
*2nd year F/O $53.49/hr, goes to $55.94 on 04/01/04.
*F/O's top out at $79.12/hr

*3rd year capt $101.65/hr, goes to $106.30/hr 04/01/04.
*5th year capt $119.30/hr, goes to $123.50/hr 04/01/04.
*top capt pay $152.57/hr

Add 13% to above figures for a large narrow body (737-400-800-900, A-320-321).

*70/hrs guaranteed, mid 80's more typical.
*Trip and duty rigs can add a fair ammount to the paycheck.
*$1.75/hr per diem, all trips.
*50% override to any involuntary flying (rarely happens).
*Company paid retirement (B-fund) at 8% today increasing to 10.5% 03/31/04.
*401(k) with no company match.

That about summs it up.
B717 Capt, AirTrash Airways.

 

[Networ-King]

md8pilot,

mmmmm last I check USA 3000 is furloughing 12 pilots, they have 6 airplanes and already have a union, their schedules are so bad that they are not commutable so you have to move to where your based and they require you to have an address within 2 hours from where your gonna be based and to top all of this off they have around 70 something Letters of Investigation against them. When these guys got started I would have bet my money on them, becaue I used to fly APPLE Charters and thought that they were gonna be huge, but man was I wrong. Who know's maybe they'll get better, but thats the skinny on USA 3000.