Piedmont Airlines

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Salisbury, MD

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QUICKTAKE

$60,000 first year FO pay with all bonuses
Upgrade to Captain as soon as you reach 1000 Part 121 hours and 2500 TT
Wholly-owned subsidiary of American Airlines Group (AAG)
Expanding fleet of Embraer 145s – ongoing deliveries through 2018
E145 deliveries ongoing at 2 per month.
Guaranteed job at American Airlines in approximately 5 years
Up to $21,000 signing bonus for new hire pilots
$20,000 First Officer Retention Bonus
$7,500 Captain Retention Bonus
EFBs provided to all pilots
All pilots recieve American Airlines profit sharing
Piedmont’s performance bonus consists of a D:0 target bonus (on time departures), T:0 target bonus (turn time) CCF target bonus (controllable completion factor) and RS target bonus (right start).
If one of the targets is met for the month, all employees are paid $50. If two targets are met, $100, if three are met, $150. The bonuses are paid out monthly.
No training contract. Single occupancy hotel rooms during training with pay and per diem. Training is conducted at American Airlines Training Center in CLT
Simulator training done in DFW, STL, IAH, and CLT
Up to 4 hotel rooms per month in SBY and ROA. PHL is only 2 hotels per month.
IATA code: US; ICAO code: PDT
ATC call sign: "Piedmont"
Total number of pilots to be based in PHL is 600
Piedmont Airlines is proud to be a Platinum Partner at FAPA's Future Pilot Forums once per month around the country in a joint commitment to 'Build the Pilot Pipeline'TM. FAPA.aero/FuturePilot
Piedmont Airlines will be recruiting at the following FREE FAPA.aero Pilot Job Fairs. Register Here!

-Chicago on September 30, 2017

-Orlando on October 28,2017
-Honolulu on November 11, 2017
-San Diego on January 20, 2017
This page last updated: September 18, 2017 (Quicktakes)

PILOTS

Total: 637
Active: 637
Furloughed: 0

UNION

ALPA

FLEET

DHC8-100: 12

DHC8-300: 11

EMB145: 28

DOMICILES

ROA

SBY

PHL

HIRING

Is Hiring?: Yes

American Airlines' wholly owned subsidiaries Piedmont Airlines and Envoy Air, both offering career advancement to an American Airlines cockpit, will be recruiting at several free FAPA.aero Pilot Job Fairs around the country. See locations and dates at FAPA.aero/Jobs.!

-Anchorage on September 9, 2017

-Chicago on September 30, 2017

-Orlando on October 28,2017

-Honolulu on November 1, 2017

Hiring directly into Embraer 145

New-hire FOs paid $39.37/hr. including 75-hr guarantee during training.

Upgrade to captain in 12 – 15 months; sooner with previous 121 experience

Seniority based, no-interview flow to American Airlines

Apply online

Minimums: 1,500TT, 50ME, 250PIC, COMM/INST/ME with completed ATP written

Preferred Mins: 100ME, College Grad with Aviation Degree, Current employment in an active flying position

Joint agreement between Piedmont ALPA, Piedmont, and American Airlines allows a pilot who is in status for 12 mos eligible to flow to American Airlines, with no additional interview required.

Piedmont interview gouge.

JUMPSEATS

List at ticket counter or gate. Unlimited jumpseats. CASS participant.

Piedmont Airlines PAYSCALES

CAPTAIN PAY SCALE (Hourly)

Year	ERJ 145	DHC8300	DHC9100
20	93	87	76
19	93	86	75
18	93	84	74
17	93	83	73
16	93	82	72
15	93	82	71
14	93	80	70
13	93	79	69
12	93	77	68
11	91	74	67
10	88	71	65
9	86	70	64
8	82	68	63
7	79	67	61
6	76	65	60
5	73	64	58
4	71	63	57
3	65	61	55
2	63	59	53
1	58	56	51

FIRST OFFICER PAY SCALE (Hourly)

Year	DHC8	ERJ 145
20	42	42
19	42	42
18	42	42
17	42	42
16	42	42
15	42	42
14	42	42
13	42	42
12	42	42
11	42	42
10	42	42
9	42	42
8	42	42
7	42	42
6	42	42
5	42	42
4	42	42
3	42	42
2	42	42
1	39	39

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PAY NOTES

Up to $20,000 signing bonus for new hire pilots.

Seniority based, no-interview flow to American Airlines

No training contract AQP training; 12 month recurrent

Company paid, single-occupancy hotel rooms provided during initial training

Reserve pilot schedules have a minimum of 11 days off per month

Paid the greater of scheduled or actual block 100% trip cancellation pay, as well as deadhead pay and relocation pay.

Opportunities for 300% + premium pay for added flying on scheduled days off.

First year vacation is 5 days pro-rated; second year is 10 days. Any vacation days placed on trip drop remainder of trip.

Up to 4 hotel rooms per month for all bases except PHL. PHL is only 2 hotels per month.

Life and disability insurance offered at no cost. Non-revenue travel on all flights operated by American Airlines, American Eagle.

Future contractual pay raises: yearly through 2018

Most Junior Captain hired:
PHL EMB-145: January 2017
ROA DHC-8: May 2017

University and Flight Academy Partnerships

The newly announced Piedmont Pilot Cadet Program allows a Cadet Instructor to begin receiving partial tuition reimbursement starting at 500 hours total time of up to $5,000. Then, once ATP/R-ATP minimums are met, Piedmont pays for the ATP-CTP course for the Cadet to take the ATP written and become a first officer. An additional $6,000 in tuition reimbursement is paid as a lump sum on the first day of first officer new hire class at Piedmont.

View Piedmont’s Cadet Careers page for more details.

ATP Tuition Reimbursement Program

Piedmont has partnered with ATP Flight Schools to provide a seamless transition from flight training to becoming an airline pilot while providing partial tuition reimbursement payments as candidates build their flight time. Contact
or ATP Flight for more details.

PER DIEM

$1.70/hr

RETIREMENT

401K: 50% of pilot contribution (See above)

401K Matching: Yes

A/B Fund: none

Other: none

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Piedmont Airlines

Salisbury, MD

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Salisbury, MD

Piedmont Airlines PAYSCALES

PAY CALCULATOR
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Year	ERJ 145	DHC8300	DHC9100
20	93	87	76
19	93	86	75
18	93	84	74
17	93	83	73
16	93	82	72
15	93	82	71
14	93	80	70
13	93	79	69
12	93	77	68
11	91	74	67
10	88	71	65
9	86	70	64
8	82	68	63
7	79	67	61
6	76	65	60
5	73	64	58
4	71	63	57
3	65	61	55
2	63	59	53
1	58	56	51

Year	DHC8	ERJ 145
20	42	42
19	42	42
18	42	42
17	42	42
16	42	42
15	42	42
14	42	42
13	42	42
12	42	42
11	42	42
10	42	42
9	42	42
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7	42	42
6	42	42
5	42	42
4	42	42
3	42	42
2	42	42
1	39	39

Year	ERJ 145	DHC8300	DHC9100
20	93	87	76
19	93	86	75
18	93	84	74
17	93	83	73
16	93	82	72
15	93	82	71
14	93	80	70
13	93	79	69
12	93	77	68
11	91	74	67
10	88	71	65
9	86	70	64
8	82	68	63
7	79	67	61
6	76	65	60
5	73	64	58
4	71	63	57
3	65	61	55
2	63	59	53
1	58	56	51

Year	DHC8	ERJ 145
20	42	42
19	42	42
18	42	42
17	42	42
16	42	42
15	42	42
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3	42	42
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1	39	39

Piedmont Airlines

Salisbury, MD

Piedmont Airlines

Salisbury, MD

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Piedmont Airlines PAYSCALES

PAY CALCULATOR (Click and drag the sliders)

PAY CALCULATOR
(Click and drag the sliders)

Year	ERJ 145	DHC8300	DHC9100
20	93	87	76
19	93	86	75
18	93	84	74
17	93	83	73
16	93	82	72
15	93	82	71
14	93	80	70
13	93	79	69
12	93	77	68
11	91	74	67
10	88	71	65
9	86	70	64
8	82	68	63
7	79	67	61
6	76	65	60
5	73	64	58
4	71	63	57
3	65	61	55
2	63	59	53
1	58	56	51

Year	DHC8	ERJ 145
20	42	42
19	42	42
18	42	42
17	42	42
16	42	42
15	42	42
14	42	42
13	42	42
12	42	42
11	42	42
10	42	42
9	42	42
8	42	42
7	42	42
6	42	42
5	42	42
4	42	42
3	42	42
2	42	42
1	39	39