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Silver Airways


Dania, FL
www.gosilver.com

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  • 18 Saabs on order
  • 12 of the 18 Saab B-plusses ordered will all be on property by December
  • New maintenance base will be Gainesville, Florida and to open in April
  • All Florida and Bahamas routes will be operated by Saabs only by the end of 2012 and the beginning of 2013
  • Saab 340Bs are equipped with the new generation interior
  • Flying EAS routes in Montana
  • Operating 3 bases (Cleveland, OH; Du Bois, PA; Bradford, PA) serving 4 states (New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia) under the Non Essential Service fund
  • 157 daily flights throughout Florida and the Bahamas
  • 3 hours minimum pay per day
  • 2:1 duty rig
  • Codeshares: Continental and United
  • Owned by Victory Park Capital
  • IATA code: 3M; ICAO code: SIL
  • ATC callsign: "Silver Wings"
  • This page last updated: May 10, 2012 (most jr capt DOH; hiring minimums)
 
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pilots pilots
179
Total
179
Active
0
Furlough

Teamsters
(amend. May 2016)
pilots pilots
S340B: 
4
B1900D: 
21

FLL
TPA
DUJ
BFD
PKB
BIL

pilots

Hiring. Hiring captains and first officers.

Minimums:
1,500 TT (captains
1,000 TT (first officers)

Silver Airways job openings.

There is no more "Pay to Play" agreement. There is, however, a two year agreement with the airline valued at $24,000. Prorated (if you leave the airline early) at $1,000/month.

Silver Airways interview gouge.

pilots

List at counter or gate. CASS participant.


[Disregard EMB info in above chart]

Monthly guarantee: 80 hours
Reserve guarantee: 80 hours

Most junior B1900 captain hired: Nov 2011 (direct entry captains excluded)

Per Diem :
$1.65/hr (must be on duty for >9 hrs to be eligible)
 

pilots

401K:
yes
401k Matching:
25% of first 4% pilot contribution
A/B Fund:
none
Other: