Higher Pilot Pay Could Keep Airfare Expensive
Pilots at American wholly-owned carriers PSA, Piedmont, and Envoy Air solidified huge pay raises in June, with some now making over $400 per hour.
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Pilots at American wholly-owned carriers PSA, Piedmont, and Envoy Air solidified huge pay raises in June, with some now making over $400 per hour.
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"The pilot shortage is the single greatest threat to the industry I have witnessed since 9/11," Mesa Airlines CEO Jonathan Ornstein said in May.
New-hire first officers are getting a 30% increase in pay, and captains will get a 16% increase in their first year.
The modified contract comes after American nearly doubled the salaries of pilots at its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Envoy Air and Piedmont Airlines.