aviator493

Yeah, I would have gladly taken pay raise over bonuses. Definitely better in the long run.

MKUltra

Ehhh. Take this place for all the money they will give you.. burn this mother down..

Learjet84

American has said they want to triple PDT size. The number of new jets offered is pretty staggeringly high showing more growth than any regional right now.

Additionally... how can PDT be anything BUT the fastest flow. Look at the numbers for PSA, PDT, and Envoy.

PDT has a senior pilot group with around 80 people not wanting to leave their job. That means they have around 320 people that want to flow?
320 people/ 4 per month they're flowing is 6.6 years.
Factor in 2 per month leaving to United or Delta or wherever and 1 per month retiring?... that's losing 7 people per month
320/7 per month= 3.8 years which is better than their online propaganda states.

PSA has had their flow slowed SEVERAL times because management can decide they also have 3x the people PDT does.

Envoy has a nightmare of people flowing based on old flow and current flow and again has WAAAY more employees than PDT.

PDT has less employees than PSA and Envoy. Hands down, PDT has the fastest flow. Want the quickest path to upgrade, lots of money, and American? Its all a numbers game and every single answer points to PDT.

Brokeasspot

We are still stuck at 3 per month, but still, attrition makes up for the others pretty good. I've been here since last October and have moved up almost 50 spots since then.

billyho

I really see things changing fast at Piedmont. I think the infrastructure will change, the training department, dispatch and scheduling. It can not remain the same and triple in size. No way Jose!

Everyone on the property now is set even if it goes down hill. American will make Piedmont what it wants it to be.

victormike

Anyone think come June 1st the boss is going to clean house?

billyho

YES! Of course! It's his ship now and he'll have to make changes. Only way to set the tone for being the new boss.

MKUltra

I'm sure he already has his plans set with approval from kenji.. i honestly don't sees sby staying a pilot base past jan... and i don't see ops staying there past 2017... the infrastructure is just not there.. maybe as a maintenance base.. i see Pittsburgh in the future..

Attrition of fos is a lot right now.

billyho

Yes, SBY will be History! I don't even see it as a mx base as they move to different aircraft. Pitt sounds like it might happen. Everyone on the property just needs to stick it out and I'm sure you'll be rewarded. I even think a few mainline instructors will be making there way into Piedmont. They basically want the WO's to be more structured to going right into AA.

dash8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYMD_W_r3Fg