Swanberg Air hiring

[Pizza 73]

Heard from a buddy there that the ad is just a resume grab. The position has already been filled by a friend of the CP.

[ScudRunner]

I heard they have a Salary sharing program you pay half your salary and they pay you the other half.

[ahramin]

That's quite common in this industry. And in this case it's probably a favour!

[nathanflyguy]

So whats the deal with these guys??? i tried the search function but i couldnt get any useful info on them... lots of negative stuff tho from a few year back. have things changed?

anyone know what exactly is the schedule/pay for the FO, and whether or not they have a ramp wannabe program? and is there a bond or you pay for your own ppc?

thanks as always

[ten10]

Schedule is M-F flying long days, pay is good considering the industry, 36K fo and I think around 70K cpt. The J31 PPC is done in the sim, and I believe they do up a 2 year promissory note for around 20K. No rampie program there that Im aware of. Good chief pilot, good ops manager, owner's....no comment

[pizza_73]

Sounds close, but no dice:

Captain Salary: somewhere between $60,000-$70,000
First Officer Salary: $36,000
Bond: $12,000, 2-year on BA31

Training: In the past, all pilots were trained each year in a simulator. As of of rather recently, first officers are trained in the aircraft and captains are sent to sim.

Schedule: -Fall/Winter/Spring: Monday- Friday with weekends off
-Summer: 10 days on, 4 days off (4 day weekend, every second weekend) (NOTE: usually, not always)
-Work days vary from very long (14hr) to short (6 hr)

Extra: Depending on the base to which you are assigned (Grande Prairie vs. Calgary) you may fly a lot (80-100 hrs a month) or not a lot (30-50 hrs a month)
Extra #2: You get an extra $500/year for the unfortunate case of living in boring, old Grande Prairie
Extra #3: $50/month for cell phone allowance

[nathanflyguy]

Thanks p73 for clarification

wow 20K over 2 years sounds so unreasonable for a J31 PPC, 12K is more sensable.

How are the working conditions in general? good company to work for?

[pez]

Which is the main base? I'm guessing Calgary?