TSA is now PFT?

[druglord]

Does anybody know what the kickbacks are for the airlines that give these 'gauranteed interviews'?

 

[TWA Dude]

Does anybody know what the kickbacks are for the airlines that give these 'gauranteed interviews'?

Regionals like those low-timers because they're more likely to be loyal and stay at one airline for many years. Training newhires costs on the order of $20,000-$30,000 per pilot so there's plenty of incentive to retain newhires.

Dude

 

[airbaker]

Trans States has never been PFT. As was posted earlier, our contract prohibits a pay for training arrangement

Actually TSA was PFT for a very short time in the mid-nineties doldrums. I think only 40 or 50 pilots PFT'd. From about 1996 on, they were staunchly non-PFT (one of very few companies at the time that wasn't) In fact in their "glory years" (not that it lasted long ), it was one of the best regionals around as you didn't have to buy your job, and the upgrade time was the shortest in the industry (about 8-10 months). Man times change. Still the greatest bunch of guys and gals to fly with.