This might have already been asked, but I heard from the regional airline pilot discussion board that a certain regional might be furloughing approx. 100 pilots also, mostly from the ERJ. I take it this won’t affect CRJ pilots since that airframe is not being reduced? When a furlough happens, the airline announces a number [...]

Do you still get paid reasonably with per diem if you don’t fly all week? obviously not as much as flight time but curious to know if its still worth while pay. This answer involves math. Math is not my “thing” so I will do my best. At my airline (and many regionals for that [...]

,My name is XXXX XXXXXX. I wanted to know if I could have a moment of your time for a few questions. I am a student enrolled in an aerospace program as a professional pilot. I currently have my private pilots license and I am working on my instrument rating currently. The program at my [...]

Before joining an airline I had a lot of questions….and few people to answer them. One purpose of this blog is to answer questions from those curious about the industry. I am by no means an expert, so if I don’t know the answers I will tap my colleagues for information. I received an email [...]