USA Jet DA-20 F/O starting Pay $52,000

[pilotyip]

In an attempt to attract more pilots the company has elected to throw more money at our recruiting efforts.

For ATP qualified pilots, (means hours plus ATP written) assigned to the Falcon or DC-9 as First officers will start at $42,713 plus $170 per trip mission pay. The value of this is estimated at $9690 for about $52,400

Starting pay for a non-ATP qualified pilots as a Falcon First Officer is $34,191 plus $150 per trip mission pay. The value of the variable piece is estimated at $7,650 for about $41,800 total first year.

This trip pay incentive assumes flying one trip per week

There may be other pay incentives for our current pilots but I am not aware of those at this time

 

[Sir Innocenti]

RH: Still uncommutable I take it, and what would 2nd year elevate to? Thanks!

 

[pilotyip]

More breaking news, top pay scale now goes to 23 years. DA-20 CA $185.19/hr 45 hr guarantee , DC-9 CA $203.70/hr 45 hr guarantee, MD-80 CA $222.22/hr 45 hr guarantee. All this designed as an incentive to sell days and pick up open time. Selling a day off could now be an extra $2,000 in your paycheck

 

[Sir Innocenti]

YIP: Is it still preferred that one lives in YIP or can you commute to a crash pad?

 

[pilotyip]

YIP: Is it still preferred that one lives in YIP or can you commute to a crash pad?

About 50% of our pilots are commuters, this pay plan is designed to get pilots sell days off during busy periods, and with this plan it possible to pick day $2,000 for working on a day off.

 

[rnobson]

I might come back for the age 70 limit starting soon ...........

 

[SharkRider]

Yip, what kind of upgrade time we talking ?

 

[pilotyip]

3-5 years if this slows the turnover, however there is talk of everyone going to DA-20 CA pay in second year, more to follow on that

 

[labbats]

Good to see.

Hope it works to help the pilots and the company.

 

[Whine Lover]

Just for reference , can you post some 3year, 5year, and 7 year numbers...or the whole Scale ?

 

[pilotyip]

will do when I have them

 

[Midnight Flyer]

Whats the QOL at USA jet vs Kalitta II.
It looks like the pay is higher at USA Jet

 

[JP2421]

Training Contract?

 

[pilotyip]

Training Contract?

nope, gave those up 15 years ago

Whats the QOL at USA jet vs Kalitta II.
It looks like the pay is higher at USA Jet

So what are you looking for? both places fly to the same crappy airports in the middle of the night, load cargo, sit on their butts for hours waiting for freight, and get the snot beat out of them by being outside of normal sleep cycles.

Depends upon what defines QOL, days off the same, KII provides a crash pad and car while at YIP. USA Jet has better benefits 401K, Medical, Vacation, sick days. KII has a one hour call out, JUS has a 30 minutes call. JUS has an active FRMP, KII not as much.

KII is a privately owned airline, JUS is a publicly traded trucking company called Road Runners

 

[spitfire1500]

Payscales USA Jet

http://www.airlinepilotcentral.com/airlines/cargo/usa_jet_airlines

 

[pilotyip]

Payscales USA Jet

http://www.airlinepilotcentral.com/airlines/cargo/usa_jet_airlines

The pay scale is accurate but there is a lot of out of date stuff on there. Like we are hiring for classes I
Oct, Nov and Jan. All guarantee are now at 45 hours. Plus trip incentive of up to 250 per trip. Do one trip a week get 12500 bump on base pay. Making starting pay for an ATP rated pilot on any airplane around 50000

 

[belchfire]

Huh, not bad for that kind of operation YIP...remember the "pilot shortage" that lunatic was babbling about 30 years ago? Seems like it might actually show up!

 

[pilotyip]

Huh, not bad for that kind of operation YIP...remember the "pilot shortage" that lunatic was babbling about 30 years ago? Seems like it might actually show up!

and it is only getting worse,even at these pay scales we are not being overwhelmed with applicants. Posted an ad for DC-9 F/O's four weeks ago and I have gotten about 6 qualified responses, and only one response in 10 results in a new hire. We have no problems here though that cannot be solved with money

 

[jmreii]

1. Quality of Life, 2. Compensation, and 3. Modern Aircraft. Absolutely no if's, and's, or butts!

 

[pilotyip]

1. Quality of Life, 2. Compensation, and 3. Modern Aircraft. Absolutely no if's, and's, or butts!

What defines QOL? I find a lot of our pilots line the fact they are home normally about 24 days per month if they live local