Frontier Hiring.
#4522
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Position: CRJ-200 CA
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The company has decided to delay the next round of negotiations until May 6 so they can "discuss" these new rates... Basiclly that means they're going to say give up anything that makes this place worth working for and you can have your rates... By the time this is all said and done well be 3 contracts behind everyone else... I get why they're doing it but if they keep pinching the purse strings, they're going to make it impossible to hire/keep anyone worth working with... A sad state of affairs
And I'd say, if it weren't for the RLA, 85+% of the pilots here would go on strike tomorrow
And I'd say, if it weren't for the RLA, 85+% of the pilots here would go on strike tomorrow
#4523
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Joined APC: Apr 2016
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I'm a 135/corporate guy, so forgive my ignorance....but what do you think management wants the pilots to give up in exchange for higher pay rates? I'm trying to do as much research as possible before committing to the 24 month contract.
#4524
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Position: A320 CA
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I wouldn't want to give them any ideas by being more specific and would respectfully suggest that others take this into consideration if you choose to respond.
#4525
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Posts: 289
Could be anything they perceive as inconvenient or expensive. The sky is the limit. No pun intended, but it kinda worked out.
I wouldn't want to give them any ideas by being more specific and would respectfully suggest that others take this into consideration if you choose to respond.
I wouldn't want to give them any ideas by being more specific and would respectfully suggest that others take this into consideration if you choose to respond.
Regarding the previously posted pay scale LOA stands for "Letter of Agreement". If my memory serves correctly there are about 90 LOAs attached to our contract. This is why there is so much confusion when someone asks for our current payscale.
LOA 67 was a concessionary agreement between the union and Republic during the 2011 bankruptcy. Among other items (401k matching, vacation/sick accrual, longevity) the agreement necessitated paycuts by transitioning to alternative less lucrative pay scales. There are numerous payscales in our CBA and trying to figure out which one we currently operate under requires reading through several of the LOAs. As part of LOA 67 the union negotiated for mandatory pay snapbacks to occur each year starting in 2015 should the company obtain a pretax profit of greater than 5%. These SnapBacks occurred on 4/1 in 2015/16 and another one is scheduled for 1/1/17. The pay increases themselves are mostly negligible (2-3%) but there is another provision that requires the company to engage in "good faith upward pay negotiations" should favorable business conditions exist. The payscale posted a couple pages back is the union's proposal to satisfy that requirement under our current contract. It has to do with the section 6 negotiations currently underway for our next contract.
For Indigo this is a zero sum game, every penny they concede in rates, work rules etc. is going to come out of their pocket when IPO time roles around. They literally aren't in the business of building a vibrant company. They flip businesses, that's it. Everything from now until we go public is an attempt to improve the balance sheet in order to increase F9's valuation.
Our only leverage is a strike which the company knows is a minimum of 3-4 years away. Until then they will continue to reap the competitive advantages of a labor group that is paid 30-60% less than their peers.
That being said, this is still a decent place to work. In two years here I can't recall not being able to get a single day that I needed off. Ive never had less than 15 days off in a month and most months will get 17 or more.
While QOL is pretty good, I'd say that 80% of the pilot group under the age of 45 would still leave for a legacy. Until we get a management group that decides to treat its customers and employees with anything other than disdain and indifference this place will continue to be a revolving door at the lower levels, hence the implementation of a training contract.
#4526
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Joined APC: May 2013
Position: CRJ-200 CA
Posts: 434
Could be anything they perceive as inconvenient or expensive. The sky is the limit. No pun intended, but it kinda worked out.
I wouldn't want to give them any ideas by being more specific and would respectfully suggest that others take this into consideration if you choose to respond.
I wouldn't want to give them any ideas by being more specific and would respectfully suggest that others take this into consideration if you choose to respond.
#4527
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Joined APC: Apr 2016
Posts: 303
Frontier Sucks.
1. The pay.
2. The hotels.
3. The flying.
4. Management.
5. The pilot group.
I write this as a 1 year employee. The pay is stupid here. Expect $900 checks every two weeks for your first year. You might hit a good month or get rolled. In that case you might get $1200. There is nothing in open time. Yes, most people get the base of their choice after a couple months and a line. Trust me, its not that cool.
2. Do you enjoy having fun on your overnights? Downtown hotels? Don't come here. We stay by the airport. No matter what, regardless of overnight duration. A good overnight at Frontier has a gas station and an Applebees.
3. Redeyes are unavoidable. Unless you are a bid ninja or glued to the computer you will fly redeyes. A lot of non redeye flying gets you in late at night and out early. Combine that with crummy hotels...
4. Management has made it very clear that any gains will be hard fought. Assuming a contract will pass, it'll be years. Get ready for a multi-year fight for another industry bottom POS.
5. This is most important. Frontier pilots are whipped. Starting the APU is considered an act of rebellion. We have a good group but 10 years of beatings have had their effect.
I understand anyone that wants to get out of the regionals. Just be very careful coming here. Get the type and get out. I think Frontier will be a sad case until we get swallowed up by someone else.
1. The pay.
2. The hotels.
3. The flying.
4. Management.
5. The pilot group.
I write this as a 1 year employee. The pay is stupid here. Expect $900 checks every two weeks for your first year. You might hit a good month or get rolled. In that case you might get $1200. There is nothing in open time. Yes, most people get the base of their choice after a couple months and a line. Trust me, its not that cool.
2. Do you enjoy having fun on your overnights? Downtown hotels? Don't come here. We stay by the airport. No matter what, regardless of overnight duration. A good overnight at Frontier has a gas station and an Applebees.
3. Redeyes are unavoidable. Unless you are a bid ninja or glued to the computer you will fly redeyes. A lot of non redeye flying gets you in late at night and out early. Combine that with crummy hotels...
4. Management has made it very clear that any gains will be hard fought. Assuming a contract will pass, it'll be years. Get ready for a multi-year fight for another industry bottom POS.
5. This is most important. Frontier pilots are whipped. Starting the APU is considered an act of rebellion. We have a good group but 10 years of beatings have had their effect.
I understand anyone that wants to get out of the regionals. Just be very careful coming here. Get the type and get out. I think Frontier will be a sad case until we get swallowed up by someone else.
#4528
The correct answer to the vacation question is NO. We do not have trip-touching as it is known by many other carriers. Your schedule will be adjusted to remove trips that fall within your vacation period. If a day of your scheduled vacation touches a trip **that never returns to your domicile** then the trip will be dropped and will be pay protected.
A concrete example:
You are DEN based. Your vacation week covers the 5th through the 11th. There is a 4- day trip on your awarded schedule that starts on the 10th. If that trip leaves Denver and never passes through Denver again until the final leg on Day 4 (the 13th of the month), the entire trip will be dropped and you'll be pay protected for all of it. If, however, the trip passes through Denver on the 12th, you'll have to rejoin the trip.
This is a long-winded example showing that we do NOT have trip touching for vacations. We have trip-touching-unless-the-pairing-passes-through-your-domicile trip touching.
A concrete example:
You are DEN based. Your vacation week covers the 5th through the 11th. There is a 4- day trip on your awarded schedule that starts on the 10th. If that trip leaves Denver and never passes through Denver again until the final leg on Day 4 (the 13th of the month), the entire trip will be dropped and you'll be pay protected for all of it. If, however, the trip passes through Denver on the 12th, you'll have to rejoin the trip.
This is a long-winded example showing that we do NOT have trip touching for vacations. We have trip-touching-unless-the-pairing-passes-through-your-domicile trip touching.
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