• Pilot Contract!
• Up to $57,000 in sign-on and retention bonuses 
• Flying agreement with United Airlines requires significant growth in Air Wisconsin’s pilot workforce; 450-500 pilots needed over the next 2 years! 
• Immediate Captain upgrades available to those with qualifying experience
• Direct Entry Captains earn $44,000 in bonuses by the end of IOE
• All current and future pilots have the opportunity for a defined path to United through the Aviate program
• Become an Airman Trainee! Learn more about Air Wisconsin while continuing to build hours toward your ATP minimums. www.airwis.com/airman_trainee.html 
• Earn between $291,000 and $340,000 with benefits in your first three years of employment when you upgrade in 13 months.
• $36.60/hour first year First Officer pay
• 401(k) match up to 8% dependent on employee contribution regardless of Years of Service (including First Officers), which is the highest among regionals 
• Most generous health insurance benefits in the industry combined with only a 25% employee premium share 
• Any additional flying volunteered for on a day off is paid at 150 or 200% your hourly rate 
• Hourly pay scale increases by 1.5% every year in addition to annual longevity increases 
• Minimum 12 days off per month 
• All pilots provided an iPad with electronic navigational charts and manuals 
• Duty Rig: 2:1; Trip Rig: 4:1 
• Hotel rooms for breaks between flights of 4.5 hours or more 
• Extra day off if you arrive after 2:00 a.m. on the last "day" of a trip 
• In-house Certified Training Program (CTP) provided by Air Wisconsin instructors and simulators 
• Pilots paid monthly guarantee and receive benefits during CTP training 
• ATC call sign: "Wisconsin"
• 1/13: Spartan College of Aeronautics School Visit
• 1/14: Oklahoma State University Area Pilot Recruiting Dinner
• 1/15: ORD Pilot Interviews
• 1/15: Liberty University Area Pilot Recruiting Dinner
• 1/16: ORD Pilot Interviews
• 1/16: Polk State Aerospace Career Fair
• 1/17: American Flyers, Morristown, NJ School Visit
• 1/21: ORD Pilot Interviews
• 1/21: ERAU-DAB Flightline Visit
• 1/22: ORD Pilot Interviews
• ORD Pilot Interviews
• New Rates for CA's and FO's
• This page was last updated: January 8, 2020 (Quick Take)

New hire pilots joining the Air Wisconsin team will be eligible for sign-on bonuses of $57,000 

Air Wisconsin will be recruiting at a number of upcoming events. Please visit here and see Recruiting Events for more details.

Hiring for two classes a month. Apply online.

Become an Airman Trainee! Learn more about Air Wisconsin while continuing to build hours toward your ATP minimums. www.airwis.com/airman_trainee.html 

Minimums:

• 1,500 TT fixed wing (R-ATP 1000 TT or 1,250 TT)
• 25 ME
• 100 instrument

Preferred minimums:

• 121 experience; turbine experience

Air Wisconsin interview gouge.

Check in at ticket counter. Unlimited jumpseats. CASS participant.

Paid the greater of scheduled or actual time on a leg-by-leg basis

100% cancellation pay

100% deadhead pay

150% open time pay

150%-200% pay for flying determined to be critical to the operation. 

Retention bonuses being offered for pilots currently on property

$57,000 in sign-on bonus. Which is the highest in the industry. First installment of $5,000; paid on first paycheck. $26,000 to be paid upon completion of IOE, and $10,000 to be paid after first anniversary.  $8,000 is to be paid out quarterly in year three if the pilot has not been upgraded to Captain.  The remaining $8,000 is paid to pilots who join Air Wisconsin from a Part 91K, 121, or 135 carrier with an ATP and type rating in an aircraft greater than 12,500.

First year pay in conjunction with the sign-on bonus makes Air Wisconsin the highest paying regional airline in the industry.

$260 uniform and $50 headset allowance per year after one year of service

42 hours of earned sick leave per year

Monthly guarantee: 75 hours 

Reserve guarantee: 75 hours 

(Note: Pilots holding Line status cannot be assigned to Reserve status)

$1.80/hr Domestic

$1.90/hr Int'l