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American Eagle to offer Spartan-trained pilots up to $10,000 in bonuses

http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/...cle_ac6c94a2-942c-11e3-8d02-0017a43b2370.html

By KYLE ARNOLD World Business Writer | 1 comment
Regional carrier American Eagle Airlines and Tulsa?s Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology announced Wednesday they will partner on a pilot training program that offers up to $10,000 in signing bonuses for students who give the airline a two-year commitment after graduation.
The carrier is responding to a growing need for trained pilots in the face of stiffer flight-time requirements and increases in demand. The initial announcement did not detail how many positions American Eagle was seeking.
?American Eagle Airlines created the Pilot Pipeline Program to ensure we have the quality and qualified pilots we need for future operations,? said Nicolas Brice, director of pilot recruitment for American Eagle, in a statement. ?This is an important initiative for our company that also helps program participants gain the experience they need to start careers as commercial airline pilots while easing the financial burden of doing so.?
The partnership was announced Wednesday afternoon at Spartan?s flight campus at Jones Riverside Airport.
American Eagle is the wholly owned regional carrier for American Airlines.
Students who complete an associates degree or bachelor?s degree program are eligible for the program. Entrants also need to complete the necessary 1,500 hours of flight time to get an air transport pilot license, or students can get deferred entrance into the program while they complete their training.
Boeing has estimated that North American airlines will need around 87,000 additional pilots in the next 20 years, not to mention many pilots that are nearing the 65 year old age limit.
The route for students to become commercial passenger pilots has also been under fire because of the high costs for training versus the low starting pay for regional pilots, around $22,000 a year on average.
But mainline pilots, most of whom start at regionals, are often paid above $100,000 a year, even if it takes 10 to 15 years to reach that salary.
Regional airlines have been trying to soften that blow by offering recruiting bonuses and opening pathways to become pilots.
American Eagle has opened similar pilot pipeline programs in Texas, Florida and Arizona in the last year.
American Airline?s agreement with pilots and the regional carrier also allows pilots from American Eagle to move up to the mainline carrier. American Airlines hires about 50 percent of its pilots from American Eagle.
?This alliance between Spartan College and American Eagle Airlines means a student with aspirations to serve as a pilot for a major airline is now a step closer to realizing his or her career goals,? said Peter Harris, Spartan?s CEO and President.
 
Now why would AAG start this if they have stated they will wind down eagle to the point of liquidation? HA
 
Scare tactics, management at its best! Now you can through this at their lying face...
 
Instead of offering sign-on bonuses why not increase first year pay by $10K? That'd be a good start to attracting qualified pilots. Lots of us sitting on the sidelines not willing to go back & work for those wages and subject ourselves to regional prison life. There's no shortage of qualified pilots only a shortage of Regional CEO's willing to pay a fair wage to get 'em.
 
Am I the only one who thinks that this kind of monetary award to only certain members of the pilot group is in violation of Eagle's collective bargaining agreement?

Yes, I know that the bonuses are being offered to people who are not YET part of the pilot group. But they WILL be members of the pilot group when the payments are made.

And yes, I know that Eagle has been offering a $5000 bonus for years, but as I seem to recall, that came about during the bankruptcy proceedings, when any existing contract, (including a CBA) could be voided or amended with the approval of the court.

AAG is no longer in bankruptcy. And unless the new CBA allows for it, I don't think that Eagle ALPA should be allowing Eagle management to unilaterally re-mold the contract and increase pay to only certain members of the pilot group, when it serves THEIR purpose.
 
They need to bump that sign on bonus to $50,000. $10,000 is a joke.
 
$10000.....and a future so bright you'll need night vision goggles to see it.
 

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