Hiring at sunwest?

ODA · Post by **ODA** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 9:47 am

Is the Lear 35 the same?

broompusher · Post by **broompusher** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:31 am

ODA · Post by **ODA** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:53 am

That's pretty crappy pay!

xsbank · Post by **xsbank** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 2:02 pm

$80,000 after 4 years - no wonder there's a turnover. Bonds?

slowstream · Post by **slowstream** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 9:47 am

PropWasher · Post by **PropWasher** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 11:07 am

Sorry co joe, had jet 2 numbers in my head/dreams......

privateer · Post by **privateer** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:42 am

I think the pay is pretty reasonable for the Jet jobs but the Bonds are a little high. I think it would be a good move if you don't want to go to the airlines right away.

xsbank · Post by **xsbank** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 11:35 am

What is the bond?

C-FOXY · Post by **C-FOXY** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 1:30 pm

an example - King Air 200 - 2 year - $18,000

bigcanuck · Post by **bigcanuck** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 9:06 am

Okay time to shake the pot a little.

The pay could be better. No argument their. However we all sit in our nice King Air, Metros , 1900s, whatever. We sit their and dream of going to Air Canada for below poverty line wages, or West jet which are a little better. Don’t get me started on Jizz. We also complain about the pay at a company we don’t even work at, or do work at but plan to leave for poorer wages.

Why?

Because we all see what the other guys inevitably pay. No one on this post has even asked what does the pay top out at on the Jets. No one cares what the top end is at Sunwest because no one plans to stay at the company long enough to make that pay. We also complain about the training bounds, because why?……..

I am in agreement with most. Wages need to be higher and I don’t like the bonds but……

I say again, Make sure you are somewhere you want to be when the music stops.

Six figure pay always makes life better when the music stops, if you ask me.

DCT YVR · Post by **DCT YVR** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 9:11 am

When the music stops, and you lose your 6 figure job, you're just as unemployed as the 5 figure guy. Only your mortgage will be bigger:)

xsbank · Post by **xsbank** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:27 pm

Not everybody wants airlines! Airsprint's pay is $60-100,000, max on the 550. I think that a fractional driver should start at 100,000 for the amount of work you will do. I think you will max out your duty days for the 16 days they are working, plus all the catering/fuelling/cleaning/ etc. you will do setting up for the next leg/next passengers. I do not know if you must do all your own flight planning/handling yourself (London Air guys do their own!!) Yes, racking jet time and only getting 60,000 a year is fine if you are waiting for an opening at WJ, but if you wish to make a career out of corporate, the pay is not enough and you WILL move on. You would think these operators would be able to tell the difference. The size of the bond is immaterial if you are a career corp. guy.

privateer · Post by **privateer** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:48 am

I've heard however that the 550 job will take you away from home for sometimes a week at a time. I don't know about you, but some people have a family or partner that they wouldn't mind spending time with once in awhile. But it sounds like it pays at least. Anybody know how long at a time your away on the jets out of sunwest?

co-joe · Post by **co-joe** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 11:27 am

Citations, you'll generally be home almost every night but there's not as much variety in the destinations. The Lears go cooler places but sometimes are gone for a week at a time, and they do hope trips.

tsgas · Post by **tsgas** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:47 pm

I'd like to see them park some aircraft due to a lack of interest from qualified flight crews.

xsbank · Post by **xsbank** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 12:08 am

"Hope trips?"

sprucemonkey · Post by **sprucemonkey** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 12:50 am

http://www.hopeair.org/index.html

Helping others on those trips made me feel good.

captbm · Post by **captbm** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 6:16 am

So what is the top end, and will they start you at a midpoint if you have experience?

privateer · Post by **privateer** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 11:53 pm

With experience on type they might give you second year pay!