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May 2019 18 30 24 34 26 Also Featuring: Letter from the Publisher 8 Aviator Bulletins 10 Latino Pilots Association 36 4 | Aero Crew News BACK TO CONTENTS the grid New Airline Updated Flight Attendant Legacy Regional Alaska Airlines Air Wisconsin The Mainline Grid 42 American Airlines Cape Air Delta Air Lines Compass Airlines Legacy, Major, Cargo & International Airlines Hawaiian Airlines Corvus Airways United Airlines CommutAir General Information Endeavor Air Work Rules Envoy Additional Compensation Details Major ExpressJet Airlines Allegiant Air GoJet Airlines Airline Base Map Frontier Airlines Horizon Air JetBlue Airways Island Air Southwest Airlines Mesa Airlines Spirit Airlines Republic Airways The Regional Grid 50 Sun Country Airlines Seaborne Airlines Virgin America Skywest Airlines General Information Silver Airways Trans States Airlines Work Rules PSA Airlines Additional Compensation Details Cargo Piedmont Airlines ABX Air Airline Base Map Ameriflight Atlas Air FedEx Express Kalitta Air The Flight Attendant Grid 58 Omni Air UPS General Information Work Rules Additional Compensation Details May 2019 | 5 THE WORLD’S LARGEST NETWORK OF LGBT AVIATORS AND ENTHUSIASTS Pay Bonuses There’s still a lot of progress to make, and we’re ready for the challenge. The NGPA is a leader in helping aviators, whether it’s through career enhancement, advocating Bases for civil rights, or having killer networking and social events. We’ve given away over $255,000 to aspiring aviators to further their education. We welcome everyone, gay or straight, to join us and Commutability SEE WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE TOGETHER. Quality of life Reputation “When I was looking to return to flying after several years off, I researched and compared all of the JOIN THE GLOBAL LGBT AVIATION COMMUNITY AT NGPA.ORG regionals. For me Air Wisconsin was the one that checked all the major boxes: pay, bonuses bases, commutability, quality of life, and reputation. “ - Trista Higgins, ORD First Officer UPCOMING EVENTS NGPA CAPE COD CLASSIC / PROVINCETOWN, MA 9.18-20/2015 Operating as NGPA WINTER WARM-UP & INDUSTRY EXPO / PALM SPRINGS, CA 01.21-24/2016 Apply today at www.airwis.com/pilots REACH AN AFFLUENT COMMUNITY OF LGBT AVIATORS AT THE NGPA INDUSTRY EXPO. E: [email protected] Questions? Email: [email protected] NGPA_Advertisement-FullPage.indd 1 7/16/15 11:59 PM THE WORLD’S LARGEST NETWORK OF LGBT AVIATORS AND ENTHUSIASTS Pay Bonuses There’s still a lot of progress to make, and we’re ready for the challenge. The NGPA is a leader in helping aviators, whether it’s through career enhancement, advocating Bases for civil rights, or having killer networking and social events. We’ve given away over $255,000 to aspiring aviators to further their education. We welcome everyone, gay or straight, to join us and Commutability SEE WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE TOGETHER. Quality of life Reputation “When I was looking to return to flying after several years off, I researched and compared all of the JOIN THE GLOBAL LGBT AVIATION COMMUNITY AT NGPA.ORG regionals. For me Air Wisconsin was the one that checked all the major boxes: pay, bonuses bases, commutability, quality of life, and reputation. “ - Trista Higgins, ORD First Officer UPCOMING EVENTS NGPA CAPE COD CLASSIC / PROVINCETOWN, MA 9.18-20/2015 Operating as NGPA WINTER WARM-UP & INDUSTRY EXPO / PALM SPRINGS, CA 01.21-24/2016 Apply today at www.airwis.com/pilots REACH AN AFFLUENT COMMUNITY OF LGBT AVIATORS AT THE NGPA INDUSTRY EXPO. E: [email protected] Questions? Email: [email protected] NGPA_Advertisement-FullPage.indd 1 7/16/15 11:59 PM Dear readers, Sometimes I have to be reminded to step out of my aviation world (flying and this magazine) to live – spending time with loved ones and friends. Recently, I was given such a reminder when I learned that our contributing author, Marc Himelhoch (of the column Cockpit to Cockpit), had lost his wife. Everyone at Aero Crew News and Aero Crew Solutions sends deepest sympathies to him and his family. I had the sincere pleasure of meeting his wife several times at Women in Aviation, International conferences. She had a warm heart, a glowing personality and she gave a lot to her community through her civic involvement. She will be missed by many. I dedicate the May 2019 issue in fond remembrance of Missy Shorey. Missy’s passing serves as a reminder that life is a tenuous balance of work and doing things you enjoy with those you love. “Spring has sprung” and as always, I debate which season I love more; spring or fall. The warm-up of spring is always a welcome feeling after a long cold winter. In contrast, the cool nights of early fall are equally welcome after a grueling, hot summer. I guess my favorite season is whichever is current. I love to live my life in the “now” knowing that there will be change coming. Lately, I find myself working on my golf game, which needs more work than I could possibly give. I also like to make time to get my kayak into the water. The negative side of spring is the inevitability of thunderstorms. Yesterday would have been a great day for kayaking, but today, not so much. Hopefully next week, I can get back in the water. Fly safe, Craig D. Pieper About the Publisher Craig D. Pieper Craig Pieper is the Publisher and Founder of Aero Crew News. Craig obtained his Bachelors of Science in Aeronautical Science, along with a minor in Aviation Weather, from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2001. Craig is also a First Officer for a major airline with a type rating in the Boeing 737 & Embraer 145 and has logged over 8,000 hours of flying time since his introductory flight on November 14th, 1992. April 2019 Last month..... We all recognize April as a month of weather CREDITS transitions and this month’s Squall Line provides some advice on where to go to get trusted convection forecasts. It’s also a good time of year to focus on shedding the winter weight and boosting your metabolism. Lauren Publisher / Founder Dils has some great tips for doing so easily and simply in Craig Pieper her Fitness column. If you’re headed to training from the military to commercial, or even from regional to mainline, Aero Crew Solutions, CEO you’ll find some great insights in Marc Himelhoch’s Cockpit to Cockpit article, which is part one of a series. New hires Scott Rehn face many challenges, and this month’s Mortgage article addresses the topic of qualifying for a mortgage on Editor first-year pay. Since everyone should be concerned with Deborah Bandy their assets, Glenn Nevola’s Money proffers a succinct explanation of the impact rising interest rates has on Layout Design your portfolio. In the realm of making better pilots, we Charlotte Dameron have a few interesting reads. Victor Vasquez addresses the qualities of leadership in his Perspectives column and Additional Contributors Stall Recognition and Extended Envelope Training for Pilots Anthony Lorenti, Camila Turrieta, by Mike Davis covers the implications and explanations of James C. Knapp, Jerry Dooyes, a 2015 FAA Advisory Circular. The feature this month is a story about the unlikely origins of a very successful sport Marc Himelhoch, Nate Racine, aviation club more than twenty years ago and its future Matthew Rutowski as it enters its third decade making better pilots and introducing youth to the world we love – AVIATION. Aviator Bulletins Provided by the companies listed To view this and previous issues, visit our archive at aerocrewnews.com/category/issues/ Photographs By Photographs as noted. Grid Updates Email: [email protected] Social Media Marketing By Aero Crew Marketing Nate Racine, Tyler Sutton Aerocrewsolutions.com/marketing © 2019 Aero Crew News, All Rights Reserved. May 2019 | 9 AVIATOR BULLETINS Our New Look marks another year of growth for CommutAir as they continue to increase their wingspan within the United Express family. Since United’s initial investment CommutAir has transitioned from 21 turboprops to an all-ERJ fleet crossing international borders and time zones. CommutAir’s newly- 2019refreshed logo, pictured above, emphasizes their growing future as an all-jet carrier while paying tribute to their rich history with traditional colors, font, and layout. ACN “United Airline’s support and investment in the Latino Pilots Association is instrumental in educating, mentoring and influencing aviation careers and the future of aspiring professionals in this industry.” - Susan White Sr Manager - Pilot Hiring Program “Unidos mejoramos” JOIN TODAY: www.LationPilot.org PSA and ALPA Work Together to Offer Pilots the Regional Industry’s Highest Pay Image Provided by: PSA Airlines Airlines, along with ALPA leadership, PSAannounced changes to pilot pay that are effective April 1, 2019. Highlights of the new pay package include: year-one First Officer pay at $50.22 per hour; $18,000 new-hire signing bonus paid over a two-year period; and First Officer and Captain wage scale adjustments to ensure team members are progressing at top-of- industry rates until the time they are eligible to flow to American Airlines. The PSA team and the ALPA MEC worked together to ensure that the parties are jointly making decisions that work to sustain and secure PSA’s future growth and to support its team of pilots with comprehensive benefits.