American Airlines is on a hiring spree — and is offering $250K bonuses to poach FedEx and UPS pilots to jump from piloting cargo carriers to working as captains.
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PSA Airlines, a regional carrier owned by American, is dangling the six-figure bonus for UPS and FedEx pilots who can help fill a gap in service to smaller US cities — which has widened over the past year as smaller airports have been forced to cancel flights due to a lack of pilots,PSA is reportedly desperate for aviators with enough experience to join the cockpit as a captain after being forced to keep many of its planes grounded.
American, for example, operated its last flight out of Williamsport Regional Airport in Pennsylvania — located in a city with a population of around 30,000 that hosts the Little League World Series every year — in September 2021, saying it wasn’t financially viable, per The Journal.American Airlines is offering $250,000 bonuses to FedEx and UPS pilots in attempt to get them to jump from piloting cargo carriers to working as captains on its passenger planes.
FedEx pilots, meanwhile, are typically paid between $69 and $336 per hour based on seniority and the type of plane they fly, with a minimum guaranteed 68 hours of work a month, per The Journal.
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