PSA Airlines is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines Group and operates an all-jet fleet consisting of exclusively Bombardier regional jet. Jet Time: Certificate, Commercial, ATP, ATP. CFIIME, No, Yes, Yes. Reserve: 75 hours. PSA Rotor Transition ProgramA career path from military rotor pilot to airline pilot. Regional airline in the country, with the quickest upgrade time in the industry,. Conditions or provide documentation from a reserve or national guard unit.
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Which would be a better option for a new hire? Will be relocating to whichever base is junior
I should say I like Skywest due to size and ability to get a lot of flight time. They got lots of bases, didn’t furloughed a pilot when gas got high. I think they will have a stable future.
Psa I like the American flight benefits and flow as a security backup. Nothing will stop me from applying else where, I just think their bases suck. Can’t decide who will be my best choice moving forward. I’m not limited on only these 2 regionals but just felt they were the best ones who’s hiring at the mkment
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I'm a current flight attendant. Training was pretty good with emphasis on safety. The only negative feedback regarding training is not much time is spent on daily duties so you learn that once you start flying. Initially I got my 2nd choice for a base and had to commute. This can be very costly. I paid $250 a month for a crash pad in base, $11 A-day to park in my home town airport 5-6 days per week = $55-66 per week in parking. Frequently I was assigned ready reserve and had to uber to the airport at $10 each way, $20 round trip. I sat ready reserve times 7 times a month so spent another $140 per month in uber expense. Between crash pad parking and uber I went into debt during this time. Once I did get to my Hometown base it took a while to get the parking pass and then another few months before I was reimbursed what I spent out of pocket parking, about 4 months before I was wholly reimbursed. My experience the last few months is little flying, never anywhere near guarantee. I sit ready reserve an average 7 times a months. While it is less costly than when I commuting it is not easy. You get dressed, pack everything as though you have a 4 day trip, load bags into car, unload, get on and off shuttle with all luggage, get through security to sit in the airport for hours and not fly!!! Then reverse all those steps to get home. The employee shuttle can be packed at times. You may have to wait as several full shuttles pass before you are able to get on one. This can take another 40 minutes to an hour. The process is draining and deflating when you arent flying. The pay ismore... among the lowest in the industry. The flight benefits are great. I feel alone and broke. I'm going to use my ready reserve time to look for another job.less