Pinnacle's Aggressive Pilot Recruitment Program

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The Pinnacle Airlines story of growth and success received another boost in late
April with the announcement that it will expand into the CRJ-900 market with a
new partnership with Delta Air Lines to complement our extensive relationship with
Northwest Airlines, for which we currently operate 132 CRJ-200 regional jets. By
the summer of 2008, Pinnacle will be operating 133 regional jets, serving more than
125 cities and flying more than 800 daily flights.

In conjunction with growth plans, Pinnacle has enhanced its Pilot recruiting
incentives to attract top tier aviators who want to join the Pinnacle Proud team.
The outstanding package of financial, benefit and career development incentives - in
combination with Pinnacle’s outstanding corporate culture and commitment to
safety – add up to one overwhelming conclusion: choosing Pinnacle is the right
move for outstanding aviators.

New Incentives become effective with classes beginning in June.
• Increased training pay of $400 per week/$1600 per month, plus
company-paid hotel accommodations.
• $750 bonus after successful completion of OE.
• $500.00 bonus awarded after six months of continuous Pinnacle
service (current incentive in place).
• Optional Health insurance program with coverage during training
offered by GoldenRule, a United Healthcare company that provides
basic medical coverage until company benefits take effect after OE
check ride and 90 days of formal employment. (More information is
available at goldenrule.com.)
• New preferential pilot interview agreement with Delta. :erm:
• Non-revenue passes available for personal travel during any extended
break while in training.
• Crew bases in only three cities – Detroit, Memphis and Minneapolis-
St. Paul – all with reasonable costs of living.
• Two ways to expedite promotion from First Officer to Captain in as
little as 16-18 months
o Beginning in July 2007, new Captain mentoring program
allows for Captain upgrade after 2000 flight hours (including
1500 hours in a Pinnacle CRJ)
o Revised Captain upgrade standards, with a minimum of 3500
total flight hours or 2500 hours in a RJ in combination with
1000 hours in a Pinnacle CRJ.
• Outstanding suite of company health, retirement and travel benefits
for all employees.

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New Pilot Referral Program Designed to Allow All
Pinnacle Employees to Benefit From Growth Plans
The Pinnacle Airlines story of growth and success received another boost in
late April with the announcement that we will expand into the CRJ-900
market with a new partnership with Delta Air Lines to complement our
extensive relationship with Northwest Airlines, for which we currently
operate 132 CRJ-200 regional jets. By the summer of 2008, Pinnacle will be
operating 133 regional jets, serving more than 125 cities and flying more
than 800 daily flights.
In conjunction with growth plans, Pinnacle has enhanced its pilot recruiting
incentives to attract top tier aviators who want to join the Pinnacle Proud
team. We have also launched a new and generous pilot referral program that
will allow ALL Pinnacle employees to participate and share in these
financial incentives.
Beginning with the first June 2007 pilot training class and in the subsequent
training classes while the program is in effect, Pinnacle will pay employees a
referral bonus for each new hire pilot you refer to the company. Bonuses
will be tied to pilot experience, with the following payout schedule:
Tier Total Time (TT) Bonus Amount
Tier 1 600-1000 TT hours $1000
Tier 2 1001-1500 TT hours $1200
Tier 3 1500+ TT hours $1500​

Premium Bonus
Any pilot new hire with CRJ type rating generates an

additional $1500 payout.

The referral bonus is contingent upon the pilot’s successful completion of
his/her OE.
Individual making the referral must have their name printed on the
candidate’s application at the time of submittal.​

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$3,000 bonus for the referral of a qualified pilot. And what is a "preferential hiring agreement with Delta?"

Do Pinnacle pilots fly the 900 for the same rates as the 200?
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[KSACviator]

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[PositionandHold]

they that short on pilots?

 

[bluefishbeagle]

They are losing 30 pilots a month. Why not try and keep some of those from leaving by signing an industry leading contract?

We know the reason, pilots will jump over each other to fly a shinny new plane and management laughs all the way to the bank. A mature pilot group that knows what the job is worth and demands it is not what they want on property.

 

[Oakum_Boy]

I am interested in this preferential hiring thing too. Glad ASA has that in writing. I guess being affiliated with Delta for more than 25 years means nothing.

And whadda you do with 3000 bucks that is worth about $1800 in your pocket; that's like beer money for a month or two. Then you sober up and realize what you've done.

 

[Wes Mason]

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[acarpe3448]

I have several friends that are on the interview board and they know nothing of an agreement with Pinnacle! Chief pilot's office knows nothing about this either! This airline is in such piss poor shape right now that this is the only way to get anyone to interview there! I would bet a lot of money that those 30 a month that are leaving are not going to get their final checks! Bonzo David White will feed them some BS of why they are not going to get it! He did the same thing to me! Anyway, this $$ that they are advertising is an insult! What the he$$ is $500 after 6 months with the company! That $500 along with your regular pay of around $1000 equals $hit! I cant believe they are going to be one of our connection carriers! I heard they have already started canceling flights 6 months in advance from lack of people! Oh$hit this is going to be interesting!

 

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Acarpe - you and I both hope Delta will take control of the Delta brand.

 

[ualdriver]

For those of us not 100% up to speed with what's going on with Pinnacle, what's going on with them? Do they have a contract? Lots of attrition? Are they getting whipsawed? Are they getting planes? etc., etc.

 

[Mason]

What are the upgrade requirements if you come on the property with no CRJ time but have ATP and @4000TT and two types. Do you still need 1000 pinnacle CRJ time?

 

[RoughAir]

Pinnacle had a pilot hiring open house last Thursday at MCO at one of the major hotels.

They posted a big ad in the classified section in the Orlando Sentinel last Sunday.

 

[N2264J]

• $750 bonus after successful completion of OE.
• $500.00 bonus awarded after six months of continuous Pinnacle service

If PCL_128 is out of the penalty box yet, I'd be interested in hearing if ALPA signed off on these exclusive bonuses for certain pilots on the property.

 

[sinkrate]

The vacancy award posted 5/6/07 had three 'New Hires in Training' awarded CA positions. They will be on reserve a very long time. There were six CA positions that were left unfilled. That means no one in else new hire training had the time requirements. There are a significant number of relatively senior FO's that have the requirements for CA but will not bid CA.

Pinnacle is roughly 1200 pilots. With attrition of 30 to 40 (split equally FO/CA) a month, 400 a year, they are hiring one third of the airline a year.

 

[Windsor]

So have any of you Pinnacle guys been uttering the word "Strike" around the crew lounge? I read somewhere that ALPA just signed off on $2 million for the pilot group in case of a strike.

 

[J3guy]

Pinnacle called me 3 days ago to offer an interview. How the hell did they even get my number???? SAD

 

[Mason]

What are the upgrade requirements if you come on the property with no CRJ time but have ATP and @4000TT and two types. Do you still need 1000 pinnacle CRJ time?

Anyone?

 

[Quack]

you can get the upgrade...minimum time for upgrade with no time at pcl is 3500 tt

 

[norskman2]

For those of us not 100% up to speed with what's going on with Pinnacle, what's going on with them? Do they have a contract? Lots of attrition? Are they getting whipsawed? Are they getting planes? etc., etc.

Check some other recent threads.

Simply put:

For those of us not 100% up to speed with what's going on with Pinnacle, what's going on with them?.

Lots.

Do they have a contract?

Not yet.

Lots of attrition?

Yes.

Are they getting whipsawed?

Yes.

Are they getting planes?

Yes - I believe 15 -900s for Delta this fall.

Are they getting planes?

And no. I think losing 15 -200s to Mesaba, but I think those planes were parked and not flying anyways or something.

 

[ualdriver]

Thanks norskman. Just needed the bullets as you did!

 

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From the Delta PWA, section 1 B 40 e:

A carrier that operates any of the 70-76 seat jets not being operated as of November 1, 2004 may do so only if that carrier and the Company have agreed to terms for a preferential hiring precess for pilots furloughed by the Company.....the Company will offer preferential interviewsfor employment to airmen employed by a Delta Connection Carrier that offers preferential hiring to furloughed pilots.....