Which Regionals, if any, pay during training?

[Kingair1181]

Just wondering if any regionals do, or at least provide at least a living allowance. Also, do most still provide you your own hotel room as well? Thanks.

 

[Sig]

Ask yourself why you'd work somewhere that doesn't!

 

[MagnoliaAve]

Mesaba did, before they started furloughing. We were treated like full time employees from the first day of training. We got paid the min monthly guaruntee, company badge for j/s priviledges, and health bennies kicked in after about a month. A single occupancy hotel was also paid for.

 

[Alchemy]

Expressjet pays you per diem, which works out to about 1500 bucks for the 6-7 weeks you'll be in Houston for training. The double occupancy hotel room is paid for as well.

They should be paying guarantee to the newhires during training, would it really cost that much? no, maybe an extra half a million per year.

 

[vtchaz]

Colgan Does

Colgan pays a daily rate of $50 per day, gives you a double occupancy hotel room, get your badge and priviledges in first week and your benefits kick in right away. They also fed us most days when I was in training.

 

[Peter Griffin]

Piedmont pays a stipend as well as single occupancy rooms last I know. SkyWest pays 65 hours a month while in training, and they pick up the tab for the hotel, but its double occupancy (and no, you will not be paired up with a FA)

 

[Kingair1181]

Why are they double occupancy hotel rooms? Not that it's a huge deal and a roomate could help with studying. However if could suck if the guy snores, is messy, watchs tv a lot or in whatever ways keeps you from your work.... a hot FA would be nice but something tells me that I'd study even less with her in the room.

 

[Alchemy]

They're double occupancy because the airline is too cruel/cheap to give everyone their own.

I did study with my roomate quite a bit, but I still would've studied with my classmates if I had my own room.

You will get tired of living with the same person for 6 weeks in small hotel room. Luckily I switched roomates when we transitioned from ground school to sims, so at least I had some variety.

The only way you will get your own room is if you're a chick and there's no other chicks for you to room with (they will not room you with an FA). I guess that could also work if you're a dude and everyone else in your class is a chick.

 

[CFIse]

Mesa pays equipment guarantee in training, but doesn't pay per diem or hotel. They pick up hotel at the start of sim. (well they provide accomodation, ask people about the Del Rio or the campus housing, but it's free) and per diem kicks in the hour after you pass your checkride.

 

[Drill Sgt. Dad]

AWAC pays during training and single occupancy rooms. Not a great hotel, just don't wear white socks in the hotel and they won't change colors on you.

 

[TNHillbilly]

please don't work anywhere that doesn't provide a hotel and pay you during training...these airlines are getting away with to much.

 

[flyer172r]

TSA pays 60 hours at the first year FO rate (22.29), no hotel or per diem. For what it's worth you do get the ID the first week so you can jumpseat.

 

[Kingair1181]

TNHillbilly - I don't plan on applying at any regional that doesn't pay or provide a hotel. Not trying to be a snob or seem too good for some regionals, but I'll just hold out for the ones that do.

Flyer- I might consider TSA but given the fact they are laying off pilots every week it seems I am not sure if that'd be productive to apply/interview with them.

 

[flyer172r]

TNHillbilly - I don't plan on applying at any regional that doesn't pay or provide a hotel. Not trying to be a snob or seem too good for some regionals, but I'll just hold out for the ones that do.

Flyer- I might consider TSA but given the fact they are laying off pilots every week it seems I am not sure if that'd be productive to apply/interview with them.

First of all, TSA isn't hiring. Second of all, don't even think about going to a Trans States Holdings company. It's just not worth it.

 

[threegreen]

uuuuh aren't they furloughing!?

 

[CFIse]

TNHillbilly - I don't plan on applying at any regional that doesn't pay or provide a hotel. Not trying to be a snob or seem too good for some regionals, but I'll just hold out for the ones that do.

Flyer- I might consider TSA but given the fact they are laying off pilots every week it seems I am not sure if that'd be productive to apply/interview with them.

You can't have it both ways - TSA doesn't pay for hotel or per diem in training, so according to paragraph 1 you won't go there. But in paragraph 2 apparently you will. So in the space of one empty blank line you sold your principles down the river - wow!

 

[DGdaPilot]

Eagle pay 62 or 65 hours/month (I can't remember which) at $23.51 and per diem for 15 hours/day at $1.60. Training is for 6.5 weeks. You actually make more during training than you do initially on the line! Hotel is paid for. Rooms are double occupancy till you pass your oral. Then you're solo in your room throughout the rest of training. You get your ID within a week and health benefits kick in after 30 days. Overall it's a pretty good deal.

 

[PSAChiefPilots]

PSA pays Monthly guarantee (72 hours) at first year payrate plus 24 hours Perdiem and single Occupancy hotel.

PSACPSP

 

[huncowboy]

CHQ provides hotel for the whole training. In addition $125 a week for expenses for the first 4 weeks, after that your regular 1st year pay.

 

[Kingair1181]

CFIse - from what I understood from flyers post I thought TSA paid you while you were in training 60/hrs month at the 1st yr FO rate - maybe I was wrong. Therefore, to me that'd cover the cost of a hotel and then some.

 

[Rogue5]

SKYW pays 65 hours guarantee per month during initial training @ $19.02. After IOE it reverts to a normal 75 hours.

Rooms are provided double-occupancy.

 

[sweptback]

ASA pays the 75-hr guarantee during training, plus you get a single occupancy room.

 

[corky]

Eagle pays pretty well in training. That's just there way of saying "sorry but you're gonna be an FO for the next ten years and top out at 37 an hour in seven"

 

[CopilotDoug]

RegionsAir pays for the training @ $25/day. Double occupancy hotel rooms provided. You're responsible for stealing your own oatmeal (Breakfast, lunch, and dinner of champions) from the hotel breakfast lounge. Bennies kicked in about 4 months after start date.

 

[BrkDkPlt]

XJT will positive space to and from home on your days off or where ever you want to go. They say your home of record but i know of people including myself that were able to get to other places. The positive space will continue until you pass IOE.

 

[1973Arrow]

CHQ provides hotel for the whole training. In addition $125 a week for expenses for the first 4 weeks, after that your regular 1st year pay.

That would also be double occupancy..

 

[XJETDriver]

Expressjet pays you per diem, which works out to about 1500 bucks for the 6-7 weeks you'll be in Houston for training. The double occupancy hotel room is paid for as well.

They should be paying guarantee to the newhires during training, would it really cost that much? no, maybe an extra half a million per year.

Are you still mad b/c you didnt get the job here?

 

[Mr. Irrelevant]

Pretty much every place mentioned other than PSA is a pathetic deal. Some only look good when compared to others. My first job out of college with a Fortune 500 firm in 1992 (accounting), paid full during training and lunches were usually provided with full bennies from day one.

Sometimes I wonder if pilots really understand how poorly they are treated by the companies they work for.

Mr. I.