Stratapilot

I wonder how responsive management and ALPA would be to the idea of having the MEC work on a TA with the pilot group first, getting, say around 66% of the pilot group to approve it, and then sending to management to say "this is what it's going to take", hammer out the finer points with management, then send it back to the pilot group for final ratification.

wt932051

Mesa is giving away 10k to anyone who sells out their friends and tells them how awesome Mesa is. It won't be long and you won't have any friends anymore...lol

Duct Mon

Any new newhires can confirm a rumor about you getting $500 up front for your iPad? And, did you receive more than the $22 per hour min guarantee for the 2 months of training?

El Dorado

June new hire here, neither I, nor anyone else I know, received any payment for our iPads. Nothing more than min guarantee, either.

fugoid

I was told to expect 500 for an ipad an extra 250/week for food and some said something about 1000 after ioe to set up a crash pad, lots of older guys in the new hire class, i dont think anyone is under 30 years old

squawkoff

An acquaintance started yesterday. Said he gets $500 towards an iPad, $250/week food allowance, and $1000 allowance for a crash pad. Don't know if the crash pad is a one time payment or a monthly payment.

Also someone who was hired in July is resigning and going to PSA. He said they offered him a $1000 towards a crash pad if he would reconsider.

121again

Is this a violation of status quo? Is there anyone left from the union here who can speak to this?

brigadeaviator

Good for them. However I'm still trying to pay my credit card for my: iPad, iPad holder, suction cup mount, uniforms, luggage... On this first year pay should be done by the end of my training contract... What a joke.

tinman1

The referral bonus is a joke and an insult to our pilot group. I wouldn't advise anyone to come here until we see significant improvements across the board. For those wanting to come here because you cannot get hired anywhere else, more specifically the older crowd who sees this as a hobby or those who barely made it through flight school, maybe the airline industry isn't for you. Don't take it personally, but some people just were not meant to fly for the airlines.

And for those wanting to come here specifically for the PHX base, DON'T do it for the sake of your career progression. You will not upgrade out west until you are old enough to be a member of AARP. And I'm not even exaggerating.

Go to a company that is at least taking positive steps towards valuing their pilots for what we are worth, not that such a thing exists in the regional world, and GTFO of the regionals as soon as you can.

El Dorado

Uniform and luggage can be payroll deducted. $25/paycheck