I would have to say I second everything this guy is saying as I witnessed it all first hand and can say that there is more to it than that as well. The opinion of the CP and the DO are his own, however, and he does not speak for me on that.
It is still TVH, 7/10 guys walked away from training. 3 didnt show up on day one and 4 more left after the completion of ground school 5 weeks into training. the company outright lied to the pilot group about getting paid while in training. They were going to pay weekly but then week after week of not getting paid on friday the company finally said they were changing their mind and would not pay anything until completion of IOE and then they slapped an 18 month 20K training contract (NOT pro-rated) in front of everyone on week 5 and said sign this or leave. I am sure the paying passengers would be happy knowing that their pilot was not being paid while conducting the flight because their pilot was "in training". Their were 3 captains and 1 FO that walked out. The funny thing is that the contract said the company would pay the pilots while in training but the company was already saying they were not going to do that but just sign it anyway. How can you ask someone to sign a contract that you are already in violation of? Also, the FAA said to one of the pilots in private after giving an oral that he was working for the biggest scumbag operation in the business and to cover your @$$ because it would be easy to get violated working there. Additionally, I have heard that the training facility they were using kicked the company out because they would not pay a bill for sims cancelled within 10 days after the guys refused to sign the surprise contract. They then had (or are having) to find another training facility in the middle of their sim training. The list goes on... you really just had to be there, everyday brought new drama.
As for the facts on the company, the main contract is with ICE and a new one for Direct Air now. they fly a lot out of Mesa AZ to Guatemala for ICE and will be doing the flying for Direct Air out of Punta Gorda, FL.
Disclaimer: The above statements are merely opinions and are not necessarily factual nor inaccurate. No claim is made to the validity of the above statements.