Clueless Management, Contract Violations, and false recruitment tactics. - Pilot PSA Airlines Employee Review

2.0
Apr 13, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Most of the crews are awesome and most instructors are the same way. Fast upgrade WAS available for those who were hired with-in a short hiring window. That has since slowed was down.

Cons

Well. Let's see here....The company refuses to pay its employees industry standards. The union has tried on multiple occasions to negotiate higher pay scales to meet the industry "status quo". The company has since rejected to accepted any negotiations for greater pay scales. First year pay as an First Officer on reserve is near poverty, figuring understandable cost of living necessities, i.e Rent, Car loan, Student loans, and food. On top of that, the money the company does rightfully owe to its employees is often "Miscalculated" (In the companies favor.) Management and payroll also often "Read between the lines" in the union contract to commit obvious violations in pay, and quality of life for crew members. There is a major Arbitration ruling supposedly being announced later this month or next that has cost hundreds of pilots thousands of dollars. Instead of fixing contractual violations and bringing pay up to industry standards the company focuses on false advertisement in the recruitment field, falsely advertising our AA flow agreement, profit sharing and many others that are boasted up by management to create smoke and mirrors in order to reel in new pilots. The Flow is only at 5 a month which puts a new hire pilot on the backside of a 1200 pilot group at 18+ years to flow....not exactly what they are advertising. They speak of a growing airline but yet our attrition is exceeding our hiring capabilities for pilots.

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Pros

Good training program with good instruction.

Cons

The current wait for IOE is a bit long, so I’m hoping chair flying and running through all of the procedures is enough to not end up too rusty.

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PSA Airlines Response
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Thank you for your feedback and for being part of the PSA Airlines team. We’re glad to hear you had a positive training experience. We understand the wait for IOE can be challenging and appreciate your patience as you prepare to take the next step. Wishing you continued success in your career with PSA!
4.0
May 22, 2026
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Pros

1. Incredible work-life balance. The team is incredibly collaborative and there to help out. There are plenty of opportunities to take ownership and step in where you would like to make decisions backed by data. Everyone understands life outside of work is real and is not just accommodating to it but encouraging prioritizing that. 2. The autonomy given to employees to do their job as they see fit is incredible. 3. Travel benefits. I went to London last weekend to watch a soccer game for the cost of taxes.

Cons

1. Corporate red tape. For being under the American Airlines umbrella, I would've assumed we would be more established. It feels like a startup in some ways with the red tape and scissors being held by American. This just slows things down. 2. Vacation days lag behind the market. Other companies have 4-5 weeks or unlimited PTO. For a company that runs on business travel and vacations, I would've thought that the emphasis on the need to vacation would be higher as you get 10 days to start + 2 jetaway days (floating holidays) + 4 days of personal time (meant for appts and sick days). 3. Salary expectations not met. However the room for growth within the company counters this.

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PSA Airlines Response
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Thank you for your feedback. We’re glad to hear you’re excited about the growth and opportunities at PSA. We recognize the challenges that come with evolving systems and processes, and we’re committed to continuous improvement to better support our team.
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