The up or out of the old days are gone across the board.

PenAir doesn't make the news very often but it sounds like things are getting tough on the pilot front. Recruiting might be difficult if they're recruiting at all. The pilot ad on their website is a year old:

https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/n...ns-in-jeopardy

There are a substantial number of pilots hired at various carriers beyond the regionals with 0 turbine PIC, including the Big6. My airline, Atlas, used to require 1000PICJet. Now the lowest mins are 0 turbine and 0 PIC.

Pen Air ad dated today:

https://www.latestpilotjobs.com/jobs/view/id/9267.html

Compass Airlines has added a $17500 sign on bonus:

"Compass Airlines First Officers can now earn up to $58,500 during their first year with the airline, thanks to a new $17,500 signing bonus. The $17,500 bonus will be paid in three increments over a pilot's first year of service. The new signing bonus is in addition to a recent pay hike for First Officers, which raised first year pay to $41.00, the highest in the regional airline industry."


Compass Airlines Rolls Out $17,500 First Officer Signing Bonus

The last new hire bonus at compass was considered against the pilot contract and the union got it shot down. Their union is attempting to remove the new hire bonus again unless all pilots on property get the same bonus.

I can sympathize with that to a point. I wouldn't much care for my employer paying new hires more than they were paying me. On the other hand, those same unions had no issue with the reverse; instituting a lower "B scale" for people hired after a certain date.

Hello,

I have a question, I noticed that a couple of regional airlines have in the requirements a “Valid Passport or E-3 Visa”, Do regionals sponsor other types of visas? Such as the USA-Chile free trade work visa called H1B1 (not the same as an H1B), I am close to 1500hrs and have an FAA COM/MULTI/IFR and a Chilean COM/IFR.

Thank you for your time

David

The Pen Air ad appeared again yesterday. Maybe instead of this:

"$5000 hiring bonus or ATP-CTP course paid by PenAir"

They should try this ?:

$5000 hiring bonus [AND] ATP-CTP course paid by PenAir

Saw this statement re Compass Airlines on another av website. Sort of reverse head hunting...sorta ? Maybe in-house head hunting ? A sign of something ? :

The company is looking for captains to volunteer to become right seat qualified. Also to note... "In addition...all upgrade candidates will remain right-seat qualified"

They're soliciting E3s:

http://www.compassairline.com/career...a-Holders.aspx

Compass messed up their staffing. They lost 6 airplanes earlier this year and stopped upgrade classes and new hire classes. Now they are hiring and upgrading again but have had trouble getting more than 3 people to show up to a new hire class and lots of prospective new hires have been spooked. They upgraded captains. They are short on captains but even more short on FO's. They now have a new hire bonus (which is being contested by the union by the way), so the next two classes apparently have plenty of new hires but it will be a while before they are on the line.

Very true. Plus if you move from one airline to another you will have to start on year 1 again. If you already on 12 year pay or flying overseas why would you go back to fly year 1 for pennies on the dollar having tons of experience on your pocket???

A cadet program from PSA:

Sinclair to help train pilots for PSA airlines with new cadet program

SkyWest has invested in a flight school in Arizona. They are advertising 0- SkyWest FO in 24 months.

http://www.flyaeroguard.com

Website isn't finished yet.

Any scuttlebutt about what SKW's level of investment is ?

So, Horizon is getting a lot of media attention lately as the poster child for the "shortage". What became of their effort announced in July to send candidates to "a major international airline" for experience and grooming ? It was a rather bold statement...with no follow up:

"He said Alaska Air is in discussion with “a major international airline” about a plan to have prospective pilots go overseas, “operating under different rules,” and build up their 1,500 flight hours flying for the foreign airline in a Bombardier Q300 turboprop, an earlier variant of the Q400, then returning to the U.S. to fly for Horizon."

http://www.seattletimes.com/business...into-the-fall/

A bit more lining up of resources in the regional world:



Envoy Signs CAE as Official Cadet Program Partner

http://bountifulflight.com/training/skywest-bflt

[I have no connection with or financial interest in this website or company. Just thought it might be of interest to some "regional" type candidates looking for a way to make contact with employers]

FYI:

https://forums.jetcareers.com/thread...b-fair.253436/

SkyWest is now offering a leave of absence program for current employees. Employees can take a leave of absence and attend pilot training at a flight school training partner. The employee will attend flight school and then work as a pilot building up to 1500 hours. Once the employee reaches this milestone, they will start flying at SkyWest as a pilot and retain their original hire date for benefits. Additionally, employees will receive $12,000 in tuition reimbursement from SkyWest.