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December 2015
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Aviator Bulletins
The latest aviation industry hiring news and more.
United Airlines offers
Career Path Program for
CommutAir Pilots
CommutAir announced that it has Pursuant to the currently anticipated CommutAir’s adoption of the CPP
reached an agreement with United fleet plan, the first Embraer E145 aircraft will be a special feature of the United
Airlines to significantly increase the is expected to enter service in April 2016, Express agreement.
number of airplanes flown under and the fleet size and routes flown will
• Will enable qualified pilot
the United Express brand by adding grow through the addition of 40 Embraer
applicants to opt into the CPP at
Embraer E145 jet operations to the E145 aircraft. Employee recruiting and
the time of joining CommutAir and
company’s existing fleet of Bombardier FAA processes are already underway.
then seamlessly move to United
turbo-prop aircraft. The agreement is
“This is a wonderful and attractive after the applicable requirements
subject to government approval.
opportunity for CommutAir” said John are met.
Also pursuant to this agreement, Sullivan, Chairman of CommutAir. “In
• CommutAir’s planned growth
CommutAir will implement a “Career conjunction with this exciting growth
will provide opportunities
Path Program” (CPP) for participating plan, we will be implementing a program
for promotions to Captain at
pilots. The program offers pilots the that offers a clear career path option to
CommutAir.
option to transition from CommutAir participating pilots. I appreciate working
to United after certain requirements with United in offering more opportunities
are met, including various service, for our pilots and all of our employees,”
performance record and accumulated he added.
flight hours requirements.
ExpressJet Airlines Extends • Accelerated upgrades
• Increased flexibility for reserve pilots
Aircraft Contracts and Adds
• Created hybrid reserve lines to allow more pilots to hold
a line
New Work Rules
• Reduced short-call and ready reserve requirements
• Increased ability for line-holders to modify their
In an environment of instability in the regional industry,
schedules
ExpressJet is making smart business decisions to support
our growth and stability. We’ve extended contracts on • Added a year of longevity pay to the first officer pay
a number of aircraft this year and into 2016, and we’ve scales
introduced new work rules that improve our already great
• Improved pick-up window allows reserve pilots to better
quality of life. LOA 14 introduces a number of positive
control their schedule
changes in our work rules:
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Air Wisconsin Outlines New ATP Certification Training Program
and Other Industry Leading Quality of Life Advances
CTP OVERVIEW CTP BENEFITS QUALITY OF LIFE
Air Wisconsin Airlines Certification • 12 day PAID training for ATP - CTP INDUSTRY LEADING 401K
Training Program (CTP) is a 12 day paid course
• Air Wisconsin will automatically
in-house training which provides pilots
• Space positive travel to and from contribute 3% for you
with an opportunity to complete an FAA
simulator training in CLT
• If you contribute 9%, the company
approved certification course that will
• Single occupancy PAID hotel while will match an additional 5% (plus the
prepare the new hire pilot for the ATP
in ground school and simulator automatic 3%)
written knowledge exam.
training
• If you contribute 9%, the company
During training, pilots will stay at the
• 5 days of ground training will match up to 8%= 17% towards
same hotel that hosts the NFL teams
your 401k!
that play the Green Bay Packers. They • 2 days of simulator training (10
will also receive positive space travel hours total) iPAD (EFB) PROGRAM
accommodations on American Airlines
• Company paid ATP written taken • Fully cover company iPad Mini
and A TP Written test preparation software
on-site in Appleton Headquarters issued on INDOC day 1
to ensure the successful completion of
• A TP Knowledge exam Certification • IPad mini, protective case external
the course and examination.
issued upon completion and passing battery, all provided
Typically simulator out of pocket cost
written exam
• RAM Mounts installed in each
can range anywhere from $4,595-
• Immediate transitions into First aircraft, pilots do not need to carry
$4995. In effort to alleviate any undue
Officer new hire training mounts
financial burden to our new-hire pilots
while in training, Air Wisconsin offers the TOPICS DURING TRAINING • NAVTECH Charts and company
CTP program at no cost. manuals all on the iPad!
• Jet Transition
With a grounded focus on quality of life • Pilots who use their own iPad will
• High Altitude Stalls
and a high performing team of pilots, get $150 stipend from the company
• TAA Management
Air Wisconsin Airlines strives to deliver
SOFT PAY
quality programs that enhance our future • Upset Recovery Training
• 100% Cancelation Pay
pilots with a focus on Safety, Superior • CTP Pilots will receive 46 hours of
Service and Smart Choices. simulator time • 100% Deadhead Pay (Company
required travel)
Air Wisconsin Airlines HEALTH CARE
• $300 headset allowance to use
THE SMART CHOICE CTP pilots can enroll into Air Wisconsin’s
upon 6 years of employment
We offer a quality of life that matters to comprehensive health care benefit
• $260 each year to use for purchase
you. Providing the support of a team and packages. We have the best healthcare
of uniform items
the comfort of a family, join us. insurance in the airline (not only the
Regional) industry with only 25% • ORF, DCA, and LGA paid parking
premium share! (Up to $50/month or $600 per year
for LGA)
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Aviator Bulletins
Tran States Airlines
Guarantees Holidays Off in
December for New Hires
On the fence about starting a new job in December? and back on the 27th on our dime. Relax and enjoy
We’ve made it easy. Pilots who start class in the holidays, knowing that you’ve made a smart
December are guaranteed December 24-27 off. career decision. For more information, please
Plus, we’ll fly you home positive space on the 23rd contact [email protected].
GoJet Airlines Offers
Holiday Bonus for New
Hires in December
Any pilot who starts class in December (on on December 18 and January 4. Plus, all pilots
December 1 or December 7) will receive an who start class in December will get the week of
additional $1,000 signing bonus—that’s $1,000 on December 21-25 off! Start 2016 off right, with a new
top of the $10,000 to $15,000 signing bonus that job at one of the country’s premier regional airlines.
GoJet is currently offering new hire pilots. The Contact [email protected] to learn more.
bonus will be disbursed in two $500 installments
Compass Airlines Raises
the Bar for New Hire First
Officers and Commuters
Compass Airlines is pleased to announce that among the highest in the regional airline industry.
the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for An additional highlight of the amended CBA is the
its pilot group has been amended to increase first provision of four paid hotel stays per month for
year, First Officer pay to $35.81 per flight hour. commuting pilots.
This agreement makes first year pay at Compass
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Your
path
to the
majors.
100%
of pilots who voluntarily
left the company in 2015
were offered pilot
positions with
mainline carriers*.
Contact: [email protected]
Compass Airlines serves over 4 million passengers annually, averaging over 220 daily departures to destinations in
the United States, Canada and Mexico. Compass operates a fleet of Embraer 170/175 aircraft on behalf of American
Airlines (as American Eagle) and Delta Air Lines (as Delta Connection), and is in the midst of major growth, adding 20
Embraer 175 aircraft to its fleet in 2015. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Compass has crew bases in Minneapolis,
Los Angeles and Seattle.
*Mainline carriers defined as Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, jetBlue, Virgin America, Alaska Airlines, and American
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Airlines.
Compass Airlines has come a long way
since it was founded eight years ago
Compass
as a byproduct of restructuring at
Northwest Airlines. Less than a decade later, Airlines at a
Compass is 1,600 employees strong and is
Glance
on track to serve 4.3 million passengers in
2015. Its route map stretches from coast
Corporate
to coast, as far north as Alaska, and as far
south as Mexico. Headquarters:
Minneapolis (MSP)
Compass operated solely as Northwest Crew Bases:
Airlink/Delta Connection until 2015, when
Minneapolis (MSP)
it was selected by American Airlines to
operate 20 new Embraer 175s under the Seattle (SEA)
American Eagle regional service brand.
Los Angeles (LAX)
This deal, which gave Compass its second
mainline partner, increased the airline’s Number Of
fleet size by 47% in less than a year and
Pilots
is projected to result in a 36% increase in
passenger traffic between 2015 and 2016. 710
Fleet Size/
The Compass Difference Composition:
Mike White, the Director of Flight 62 Embraer 170/175
Operations, is candid when asked what it
Embraer 170: 6 (Delta
is that’s unique about the Flight Operations
Connection)
department at Compass. “We know that
the majority of our pilots want to eventually Embraer 175: 56 (20
move on to a mainline carrier someday. But American Airlines; 36
we want our pilots to enjoy the time that Delta Connection)
they do spend with us. Years later, when
our pilots have gone on to achieve their Mainline
long-term career goals, we want them to Partners:
look back on their time at Compass as not
American Airlines
only instrumental in getting them to where
they are, but also as the most enjoyable Delta Air Lines
experience of their professional career.”
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