USA: Mesa pays pilots highest salary out of regional airlines

Mesa Airlines, which operates regional flights for airlines such as United Express and American Eagle, will earn the highest salaries for pilots in the US regional industry.

Under the agreement between Mesa and the Airline Pilots Association, first-year officers will receive a starting wage of $100 per hour beginning September 15, and first-year captains will be paid $150 per hour.

With this, the airline is striving to make its last effort to retain pilots in the face of shortages in American industry and to be competitive. However, he warns that if that is not enough, he will have to make cuts to regional services.

Piedmont said at the time that Mesa’s rise to pilots meant it had an advantage of 50% to 70% more than the previous highest-profit US regional airline, Delta’s subsidiary, Endeavor.

As mentioned REPORTUR.usIn June, Envoy Airlines, the US regional airline, offered to triple pilot salaries due to shortages in the US airline industry, with small airlines hardest hit, with large companies selecting the right staff. (US surprises: the regional airline will triple pilots’ salaries.)

Envoy’s offering, formerly known as the American Eagle, is aiming for the fact that it must accept additional shifts during July due to the high summer travel season, in order to comply with itineraries and avoid delays and cancellations.