PSA good and bad please!

[mamba20]

No there dosent need to be this much drama at all. I'd say that it would be cut in half if our contract was actually honored.

 

[atr42flyer]

So whats the bottom line? i started this post to see if i actually wanted to work for psa. sounds like its almost like piedmont i used to work there. anyways can we get back to what i wanted to find out.
Should i interview of not?

 

[BSeals71]

No there dosent need to be this much drama at all. I'd say that it would be cut in half if our contract was actually honored.

That’s understandable…



atr42flyer,

So what's the bottom line?

No matter where you go or what company you fly for… there’s always going to be something to bash about. It all comes down to what YOU make of it.

There are guys here that have been with the company for 20 + years: making over $100,000 a year (considering overtime guarantee), getting four week paid vacation, has a nice house, car, and has raised a healthy family during the whole time. Granted he’s within the top 5 sonority of the company out of 500 something pilots. He basically a big fish in a little pond and that what he enjoys. On the flip side I’m living off can soup.

I would consider PSA to be one of the better regionals out there. Go for the interview. If anything you’ll learn more about the company while going threw the process and make a better decision (your there to interview them as well). If everything goes well and you get the phone call. Where not going to say, “Mr…you have to come to this training date or else”. For me anyway… it was more like, “PSA would like to have you on board and offer you a training date, what do you think?”

Keep in mind though; the interviewers see it as you showing interest for their company.
I made that mistake with American Eagle. It was going to be my first airline interview and I just wanted the experience. Had a great inside reference that got me an interview. But the whole time I really didn’t want to work for them and would turn down the job if they offered it to me. So I called it off.

That’s just my $.02.

Good luck man, vbmenu_register("postmenu_864897", true);

 

[saviboy]

"I would consider PSA to be one of the better regionals out there. "

Can you elaborate?
i am interested in applying, but when I look at the payscale, its a little less than expressjet, air wisconsin, asa or skywest.
i understand one should not only judge the value of a company on the payscale, but I dont know much about the rest. anybody?

 

[atr42flyer]

is awac a threat to psa? is there the chance that the 2 might become one? with the development of the 170 and 190 also bombardiers(sp) c class aircraft i see the end of the 50 seat rj would psa be a safer bet than awac because they only have 50seat aircraft?

 

[ThrottleJockey1]

if you really have to ask

A payscale doesn't tell the entire story, but it is a clue. if you want to build time and move on, this is the place for you. if you want a future, keep on looking.
Is AWAC going to purchase PSA, it was a rumor, but most consider it a pipe dream.
PSACP, I wouldn't want my dirty laundry aired in public either.
As for a dispatcher wanting to add their 2 cents, good for you. just remember that we are not required annually to sit with you to see what you do, it is required of you, because they hope you see what happens on line.

 

[boomer71]

ThrottleJockey1.....Thanks for your support. I personnelly think that before any FO upgrades to Capt. He/She will have worked one week in Disp/CrwSked/MaintControl. We can have them work the phones and radios and it will became frightening clear for you our frustraitions. There is a reason why turnover is high in disp/crew sked......and you will see and hear part of reasons why.

 

[LoveGun]

Just got back from a four day trip at PSA. The worst weather of the year moved through our system and I have to say dispatch did an outstanding job IMHO. I had to call them several times and they were always calm and professional. ....Now if you guys could only teach the schedulers that we are all on the same team....

 

[AlphaSierra01]

Is PSA currently hiring? I thought I read they had cancelled a training classes. If so are the new hires mostly getting CLT? PSA Chief Pilot can I PM you?

 

[ThrottleJockey1]

Oh sure, they are hiring...............

Care to fill people in PSACP? Please mention the upgrade time, pay, moral of the F/O's on staff. Please, no playing with words and with such a wide variety of flavors available, please offer everyone a choice in Kool-Aid.

 

[Bluestreaker]

Care to fill people in PSACP? Please mention the upgrade time, pay, moral of the F/O's on staff. Please, no playing with words and with such a wide variety of flavors available, please offer everyone a choice in Kool-Aid.

I'll fill you in, as a 3 and a half year F/O here, things look bleek. With the backfill thing going on and no more airplanes coming upgrade will be a while. Pay was never that good here. Work rules are ok, but with 75-80 hour lines with there's no way to make any money.

 

[ex j-41]

Alpa

Rumor has it that if any more J4J guys come on property we will
be voting to get rid of ALPA.

 

[ex j-41]

Seniority

You know i am all for Seniority but is it really fair to have pilots come from a US Air
and knock me down just because they were at the parent company?
Did they make PSA successful?
I know there was the J4J agreement but start at the beginning like everyone
else.
If we knew that they were going to make $20-$34k for 8 years
we would have never ever ever agreed to the contract.
Hmmm 2 year upgrade.....we keep the props.
Hmmm 8 year upgrade.....we get CRJ's.

No brainer dude. Pilots don't give a rats ass what airplane they are flying
as long as they see their family and make a good wage.

If you are a new hire at PSA, J4J, or just off the street. You get a seniority
number. And it starts at the bottom. Has been that way for 50 years,
and that is how it is going to stay.
J4J Be ready for a fight.
ALPA be ready to earn your keep or your out!

 

[Bdfg1]

Hmmm 2 year upgrade.....we keep the props.
Hmmm 8 year upgrade.....we get CRJ's.

Pilots don't give a rats ass what airplane they are flying
as long as they see their family and make a good wage.

If they don't care what plane they fly then why the comparison? That's funny. Pretty sure they signed up for the deal in order to get jets.

 

[wanabe_fo]

PSACP......Where are you

Care to fill people in PSACP? Please mention the upgrade time, pay, moral of the F/O's on staff. Please, no playing with words and with such a wide variety of flavors available, please offer everyone a choice in Kool-Aid.

PSACPS has been very quite with the whole J4J thing here lately. I have not seen one comment from him regarding this.