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March 2016 One Year Aero Crew News Anniversary IssueYour Source for Pilot Hiring Information and More... Aviator Bulletins Hiring Updates New Contracts Career Path Programs Exclusive Hiring Briefings FLYING WITH THE BEST JUST GOT BETTER $37-40/hr first year pay. Unmatched total compensation. Pathways to United and JetBlue. $7,500 bonus for ERJ/CRJ type-rated pilots. All electronic flight deck with company-provided EFBs. Industry-leading training. Strong, stable company. Best quality of life. You know the reasons ExpressJet stands out from the rest. Make the smart choice for your future and fly with the best at ExpressJet. Are you within six months of completing your training? Apply today at expressjet.com/apply or AirlineApps.com. Visit flysmartchoice.com to learn more. expressjet.com /ExpressJetPilotRecruiting @expressjet @expressjetpilots March 2016 C o n t e n t s Sections Airlines in the Grid Aero Crew News 5 Updated First Anniversary Legacy Atlas Air Alaska Airlines FedEx Express American Airlines Kalitta Air Aviator Bulletins 6 Delta Air Lines UPS Latest Industry News Hawaiian Airlines US Airways Regional United Airlines Air Wisconsin Endeavor Air 8 Virgin America Cape Air Exclusive Hiring Briefing Compass Airlines Major CommutAir Allegiant Air Endeavor Air Delta Air Lines 14 Frontier Airlines Envoy Exclusive Hiring Briefing JetBlue Airways ExpressJet Airlines Southwest Airlines GoJet Airlines Spirit Airlines Great Lakes Airlines The Mainline Grid 24 Sun Country Airlines Horizon Air Legacy, Major, Cargo & Island Air International Airlines International Mesa Airlines Qatar Airways Republic Airways General Information Skywest Airlines Work Rules Cargo Silver Airways Additional Compensation Details ABX Air Trans States Airlines Captain Pay Comparison Ameriflight PSA Airlines Piedmont Airlines First Officer Pay Comparison Airline Base Map Coming Soon... Major Canadian The Regional Grid 34 Eastern Air Lines Air Canada Miami Air Air Transat General Information Bearskin Work Rules Cargo Calm Air Additional Compensation Details Air Inuit Can Jet Air Transport, Int. Canadian North Captain Pay Comparison Evergreen First Air First Officer Pay Comparison World Airways Jazz Aviation Airline Base Map Kelowna Flightcraft Jump to each section above Regional Morningstar Air Express by clicking on the section title. Corvus Airways Sunwing To subscribe to our email list and receive a notification Peninsula Airways Wasaya when our free magazine is available, please visit our Seaborne Airlines WestJet website, AeroCrewNews.com. If the airline you are interested in or work for is not shown International on this list please let us know. Email all contracts and Emirates updates to [email protected] IBEX Airlines Letter to the Editor Editor in Chief Craig Pieper Aero Crew Solutions, CEO Scott Rehn Hi Craig, Layout Design By I quite enjoy the AeroCrew newsletter and in particular, the information grid on Craig Pieper the different airlines. However, I would ask that you provide first and second year FO pay information for each of the airlines. This information is extremely Additional Contributors important for pilots considering a move to a new airline and whether they can actually afford to make a particular move or whether they’ll need to move back in Beth Poole, A.W. “Arnie” Kraby, with their parents for a year. Shannon Ledwich, Dave Sniadak Cheers, Lindsey Dam, Jodie Douglas, James Michael Crowe, Julie Noyes, Michael Thomas James, Photographs By We are working on adding another section that will enable you to view the pay charts and other information on each airline. Once this is completed we will Endeavor Air Corporate announce it on the cover of the magazine. Communications Department Photographs used with permission Craig D. Pieper from Endeavor Air Editor in Chief Delta Air Lines We gladly accept and encourage letters to the editor. These letters will be reviewed and Communications Department published at the sole discretion of the Editor. Please limit your letters to the Editor to a maximum of 200 words. You can email you letters to [email protected]. Photographs used with permission Please include a city and state. All questions emailed may or may not be published. Aero from Delta Air Lines Crew News assumes no liability for the information contained in letters to us that are published. Craig Pieper Additional Photographs As noted Here’s what you missed last month. Aero Crew News features Republic Airways! Contract Talks is back with The Foundation of Compensation, If you wish to advertise with us please email Minimum Monthly Guarantee. Plus [email protected] Aviator Bulletins from United Airlines, Don’t have an ad? We work with a company ExpressJet Airlines, Envoy, Piedmont, that can produce an ad to your specifications. SkyWest and Allegiant. To view this and previous issue visit our archive at © 2016 Aero Crew News, All Rights Reserved AeroCrewNews.com/Archive. Aero Crew News reserves the right to all the data, articles and information contained in this magazine. Unauthorized use is strictly prohibited and prosecutors will be persecuted to the fullest extent of the law. 4 | Aero Crew News Back to Contents Aero Crew News Your Source for Pilot Hiring Information and More... ero Crew News is proud to announce its one-year anniversary. It truly is amazing how fast time “flys” by. Over the past year Aero Crew News was downloaded 645,236* times, as of March 5, 2016. This Aequates to 917.42 gigabytes of data, almost a full terabyte of hiring news and information brought to you, our readers, at ZERO cost to you. Thank you to all of our readers that spread our magazine and provide us with updates about this constantly evolving industry. We are truly grateful and incredibly thankful! Most recently our data was used in an ExpressJet video while their hiring team was boasting of new improvements to their contract. It is my hope that Aero Crew News helps you to find your aviation dream career that you can call home. I would also like to personally thank all of the airlines and advertisers that have participated in Aero Crew News over the past year. Without your participation in our magazine we would not be where we are today. Below is a snap shot of all our covers over the past 12 months. Again Thank You! Craig Pieper Scott Rehn Editor in Chief CEO, Aero Crew Solutions *Total downloads includes total hits and 206 hits. Total downloads by average file size is over 620,000. March 2016 5 Aviator Bulletins The latest aviation industry hiring news and more. PSA Airlines Welcomes its 100th Bombardier CRJ Series Jetliner Operated for American Airlines Bombardier Commercial Aircraft and PSA Airlines, Inc. PSA to fulfill its mission of transporting satisfied customers to announced today that the airline’s fleet has grown to 100 their destinations safely and on time. CRJ Series regional jets. The 100th aircraft, which is one of 24 CRJ900 regional jets ordered by American Airlines, Inc. “We are proudly becoming one of the largest regional service (American) in December 2014, will be operated under the providers for American — the world’s largest airline, and we’re American Eagle regional brand. PSA Airlines’ fleet is entirely also on track to soon become the operator of the world’s comprised of CRJ200, CRJ700 and CRJ900 aircraft. largest all-Bombardier fleet of commercial aircraft,” added Mr. Flannery. A delivery ceremony, held today at Bombardier’s Mirabel, Québec facility, was attended by senior executives and “PSA Airlines’ 100th aircraft is a testament to the performance employees of American, PSA Airlines and Bombardier. of the airline’s fleet of exclusively CRJ Series aircraft, and to the strength of the relationship we have built with American “We are pleased to add the 100th CRJ Series aircraft to our over more than 15 years,” said Fred Cromer, President, growing fleet,” said Dion Flannery, President, PSA Airlines. Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. “We are proud of this “The CRJ Series regional jets are instrumental in allowing collaboration and we congratulate PSA on its growing fleet.” Kalitta Air Hiring Update Kalitta Air will be interviewing and hiring for the foreseeable future. Please apply at www.kalittaair.com/pilot-recruitment/ Image provided by Kalitta Air. 6 | Aero Crew News Back to Contents ExpressJet Pilots Approve Contract Extensions & Partnership with United for Career Advancement ExpressJet was a great regional airline yesterday, and today we’re even better. On Feb. 17, ExpressJet pilots voted in extensions to our existing, separate contracts that provide an unmatched total compensation package while retaining superior work rules that define who we are as an organization. Our first year first officers will now make $37-40/hr, depending on equipment. We increased per diem to $1.85/hr, with another increase to $1.90/hr 18 months from date of signing, bumped up our pay scales at all levels, and enhanced our profit share program. Additionally, the contract extensions reflect improvements to our already industry-leading work rules. Image provided by ExpressJet Just a few days later, we announced a partnership with United through a Pilot Career Pathway Program that offers a guaranteed interview to eligible ExpressJet pilots, and More information on ExpressJet’s contract extensions a set number of slots held for our pilots. We expect 1 in and the United path can be found at flysmartchoice.com. 4 new first officers at United to be hired from ExpressJet. Flying with the best just got better. Take your income and career Above and Beyond with Ameriflight. Ameriflight is excited to be hiring Captains into all of our aircraft, the EMB 120, SA 227, BE 1900, BE 99 and PA 31. Ameriflight has broadened our hiring to include hiring reserve pilots. A Reserve pilot would be hired and trained in an aircraft, then fly throughout the system until a line vacancy exists in the base of their choice that their seniority will hold .