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Cabin Heating & Air Tech.
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Ya, I can't afford that first year pay...I'll just have to pass
Hi KSU... Just adding my opinion here, not getting personal nor judgmental with your decision. Because at the end of the day, your business is your business. I understand the frustration of that first year reality. Heck I'm taking a 55% paycut leaving my corporate left seat for a first year Spirit right seat, all after busting my @ss at SkyWest as an FO...so I feel ya
Just keep in mind this:
Aside from FedEx/UPS (which require an act of God to new hire into at this juncture), Delta is the first year winner at $66 all fleet, first year.
Followed by United at $61
And then you have American, USAirways (still separate in hiring) at $40 an hour, along with Spirit at about $40 an hour. I say "about" because it'll get a slight bump in August. Point being...none of them are great, but that's probation for you. And you'll clear 100k second year at ALL of the above. Given Spirits' growth forecast, upgrade potential, quick choice of base relatively early, get your Airbus type blah blah blah...it's a not a bad move if you can dig deep and make it work. I guess I wouldn't say NO to one airline and wait for the next for a difference of $17, (Southwest starts at $57, and their doors are closed due to AirTran integration pilot training).
Best of luck to you to you in your search...truly mean that.
(Go Pokes!)
Hi KSU... Just adding my opinion here, not getting personal nor judgmental with your decision. Because at the end of the day, your business is your business. I understand the frustration of that first year reality. Heck I'm taking a 55% paycut leaving my corporate left seat for a first year Spirit right seat, all after busting my @ss at SkyWest as an FO...so I feel ya
Just keep in mind this:
Aside from FedEx/UPS (which require an act of God to new hire into at this juncture), Delta is the first year winner at $66 all fleet, first year.
Followed by United at $61
And then you have American, USAirways (still separate in hiring) at $40 an hour, along with Spirit at about $40 an hour. I say "about" because it'll get a slight bump in August. Point being...none of them are great, but that's probation for you. And you'll clear 100k second year at ALL of the above. Given Spirits' growth forecast, upgrade potential, quick choice of base relatively early, get your Airbus type blah blah blah...it's a not a bad move if you can dig deep and make it work. I guess I wouldn't say NO to one airline and wait for the next for a difference of $17, (Southwest starts at $57, and their doors are closed due to AirTran integration pilot training).
Best of luck to you to you in your search...truly mean that.
(Go Pokes!)
Ya, I can't afford that first year pay...I'll just have to pass