Comair Airlines
is a regional air carrier that was owned and operated by Delta Airlines from
1999 until September 29th, 2012. Looking back before Delta bought
the airline; Comair was established in March of 1977 by Patrick J. Sowers,
Robert T. Tranter, David and Raymond Mueller. The company started with just two
Piper Navajo aircraft. Comair’s headquarters was at Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky
International Airport. Don Bornhorst, Senior VP of Delta Connection said “Delta
plans on reducing their total number of regional jets from nearly 350 aircraft
to 125 or fewer in the upcoming years. As a result of this reduction and
changes to its customer-focused business strategy, Delta has made the difficult
decision to cease Comair's operations." For the full memo regarding Comair’s
cease in operations clickhere.
Looking at
the airlines as a whole including the major airlines and regionals they both
have been filled with mergers and closers. However, I feel that the current
structure between both regional and major airlines is sufficient.
If the majors were to change their use of regional carriers I would foresee a
lot more of them following in Comair’s footsteps and closing down for good. Both
types of carriers feed of each other regionals providing the short routes and
the majors providing the intercontinental flights.
According to
Pilotjobs.com SkyWest Airlines is hiring below is their qualifications and pay
per hour.
Qualifications
Minimum
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Competitive
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Preferred
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Total Time
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1200
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1500
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Last 6 Months:
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0
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200
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PIC
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SIC
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PIC
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SIC
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Multi Time:
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100
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0
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200
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0
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Turboprop Time:
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0
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0
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100
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0
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Jet Time:
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0
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0
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20
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0
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Certificate
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Commercial
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ATP
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ATP
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CFIIME
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Yes
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Yes
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ATP Written
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Yes
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Yes
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Regional Jet
Standards Certification |
No
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Education
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No College Required
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4-Year Degree
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4-Year Degree
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Age:
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22
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Pay Schedule
Pay Determination
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Hourly
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Aircraft & Notes
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Guaranteed
Pay Hours |
Seniority
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First Officer
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Captain
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CRJ 900
Per Diem : $1.70/hr
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72 Line
75 Reserve |
1 Year
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$22.00/hr.
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$63.00/hr.
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2 Years
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$39.00/hr.
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$66.00/hr.
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3 Years
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$41.00/hr.
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$69.00/hr.
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4 Years
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$43.00/hr.
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$71.00/hr.
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5 Years
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$44.00/hr.
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$73.00/hr.
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CRJ-200
Per Diem : $1.70/hr
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72 Line
75 Reserve |
1 Year
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$22.00/hr.
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$59.00/hr.
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2 Years
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$36.00/hr.
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$61.00/hr.
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3 Years
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$38.00/hr.
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$64.00/hr.
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4 Years
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$39.00/hr.
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$66.00/hr.
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5 Years
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$41.00/hr.
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$68.00/hr.
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CRJ-700
Per Diem : $1.70/hr
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72 Line
75 Reserve |
1 Year
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$22.00/hr.
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$62.00/hr.
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2 Years
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$38.00/hr.
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$65.00/hr.
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3 Years
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$41.00/hr.
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$68.00/hr.
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4 Years
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$42.00/hr.
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$70.00/hr.
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5 Years
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$43.00/hr.
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$72.00/hr.
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Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia
Per Diem : $1.70/hr
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80 Line
75 Reserve |
1 Year
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$22.00/hr.
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$47.00/hr.
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2 Years
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$31.00/hr.
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$49.00/hr.
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3 Years
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$32.00/hr.
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$50.00/hr.
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4 Years
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$33.00/hr.
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$52.00/hr.
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5 Years
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$34.00/hr.
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$53.00/hr.
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I'm curious about the "Regional Jet Standards Certification". Is that just a sales pitch by a single flight school, or is it a trend in the industry to require that at the entry level?
ReplyDeletemiqrogroove - what are you referring to re: "Regional Jet Standards Certification"? While, yes, traditionally, regional carriers served "short routes", this is not necessarily the case anymore. Many of the regional routes are routes that were once (and somewhat recently) served by mainline carriers.
ReplyDeleteAre you talking about the Minimum and Competitive hours for the job at SkyWest? Because word on the street is that 1200 is basically the minimum hour requirement for any regional job but obviously in order to be competitive you need more to show that you have more experience.
ReplyDeleteNice picture of the Comair aircraft! Pertaining to Skywest, do you think these carriers will survive in 10-20 years based on the current structuring of the airline industry?
ReplyDeleteI didn't know Skywest was still flying the EMB-120 I think these charts might be slightly dated.
ReplyDeleteSkywest is still flying the EMB-120 out of Salt Lake and possibly LAX for thin markets. Skywest also uses this aircraft for at-risk flying.
ReplyDeleteI like how you posted the rates for Skywest. It amazes me that yr 1 rates are essentially 22k/year. Skywest is one of the most stable of the regionals. The main concern is if more carriers start dumping their CRJ-200's and ERJ-145's then Skywest could be in trouble.