PSA Airlines Hiring Dispatchers

[jbp1]

PSA is currently looking for 4 dispatchers that can start as soon as possible. Visit www.psaairlines.net.

The interview is very basic and as long as you have a dispatch license and are not an idiot, you will be hired.

PM me for more details or email me if you want me to walk your resume in. I am one of the Dispatch Supervisors at PSA.

Brian Perrin
brianperrin@psaairlines.net

[mtsu_av8er]

What's the pay?

[jbp1]

Pay starts at $12.50 but is most likely being raised to $13.50 to be more competitive with other regionals.

[sm203900]

Originally Posted by jbp1

Pay starts at $12.50 but is most likely being raised to $13.50 to be more competitive with other regionals.

13.50 is not competitive, try raising it another dollar or so.

[jbp1]

Originally Posted by sm203900

13.50 is not competitive, try raising it another dollar or so.

Not competitive compared to who? Mesa at $10.84/hr, Piedmont at $12.80/hr, Comair pays $14.25/hr I believe (but they're not hiring), and Republic starts around $13.00 - $14.50 based off of experience. So based off of the east coast regionals, I'd say that that is pretty competitive. And the starting pay just got raised to $13.50 right in the middle of initial union contract negotiations.

I realize that $13.50 sucks, but take a look at what some of the bigger carriers are paying. Airtran $28k-$35K to start based off of experience, COA $35K (assistant), Spirit $30K, UAL isnt hiring, AA isnt hiring, Delta is interviewing for assistants, and US Airways still has Dispatchers on furlough.

$13.50/hr living in Dayton, OH isn't bad. Dayton's cost of living is way below the other cities that the above mentioned airlines call home. $28-35K at Airtran in Orlando? That's ramen wages. $35K in Houston at COA? Enjoy renting that room at the Mobile home park in Channelview. $30k at Spirit in FLL? Have fun living in Opa Locka. $10.84/hr at Mesa in PHX? Riiiiight! Indy is expensive and so is Cincitucky. The pay at PSA and the cost of living in Dayton compared to the others, so, yeah, $13.50/hr is competitive.

[BobDDuck]

Originally Posted by jbp1

The interview is very basic and as long as you have a dispatch license and are not an idiot, you will be hired.

Brian, you have NO idea how comforting that is.

[jbp1]

Originally Posted by BobDDuck

Brian, you have NO idea how comforting that is.

I know, but just to provide some comfort, I am now in charge of Dispatcher training. So at least these new guys fresh out of school wont be getting taught bad habits from the start.

[dispatchguy]

Hey Brian

WDFF Webmaster here

I have a bunch of CRJ7 training material I created when I was at GJS - if you need anything (or want to browse the collection) send me an email, or PM me

[sm203900]

Originally Posted by jbp1

Not competitive compared to who? Mesa at $10.84/hr, Piedmont at $12.80/hr, Comair pays $14.25/hr I believe (but they're not hiring), and Republic starts around $13.00 - $14.50 based off of experience. So based off of the east coast regionals, I'd say that that is pretty competitive. And the starting pay just got raised to $13.50 right in the middle of initial union contract negotiations.

I realize that $13.50 sucks, but take a look at what some of the bigger carriers are paying. Airtran $28k-$35K to start based off of experience, COA $35K (assistant), Spirit $30K, UAL isnt hiring, AA isnt hiring, Delta is interviewing for assistants, and US Airways still has Dispatchers on furlough.

$13.50/hr living in Dayton, OH isn't bad. Dayton's cost of living is way below the other cities that the above mentioned airlines call home. $28-35K at Airtran in Orlando? That's ramen wages. $35K in Houston at COA? Enjoy renting that room at the Mobile home park in Channelview. $30k at Spirit in FLL? Have fun living in Opa Locka. $10.84/hr at Mesa in PHX? Riiiiight! Indy is expensive and so is Cincitucky. The pay at PSA and the cost of living in Dayton compared to the others, so, yeah, $13.50/hr is competitive.

The first thing you said was that you pay 12.50 but might change it to 13.50 to be competitive. There should never be any debate about whether to pay employees a competitive wage. Secondly, Mesa & Piedmont's pay is a joke, if a company is not going to pay at least 30k then they are not worth looking at. Airtran may start at 28 but top out at over 60k in ten years. Money should not be the only reason to chose a carrier, but it is a bad sign when someone is only considering paying competitively. In your second post you say that you are now paying 13.50, good you are paying a more reasonable salary, but does that translate to better pay in the second and third year? I am not trying to start in argument, I can admire that you seem to be passionate about your company, but it is concerning that in the first post you say that PSA might try to pay higher to be competitive.

[jbp1]

Originally Posted by sm203900

The first thing you said was that you pay 12.50 but might change it to 13.50 to be competitive. There should never be any debate about whether to pay employees a competitive wage. Secondly, Mesa & Piedmont's pay is a joke, if a company is not going to pay at least 30k then they are not worth looking at. Airtran may start at 28 but top out at over 60k in ten years. Money should not be the only reason to chose a carrier, but it is a bad sign when someone is only considering paying competitively. In your second post you say that you are now paying 13.50, good you are paying a more reasonable salary, but does that translate to better pay in the second and third year? I am not trying to start in argument, I can admire that you seem to be passionate about your company, but it is concerning that in the first post you say that PSA might try to pay higher to be competitive.

PSA is currently in contract negotiations with TWU. The fact that management was able to raise the starting pay is a plus. We had several dispatchers that voted for a union then left the company. Pay has been frozen for quite a while. And as far as passion for PSA, riiiiight. I am just trying to get some quality people to apply here instead of some of the type's we have had in the past.

[BobDDuck]

Originally Posted by jbp1

And as far as passion for PSA, riiiiight.

Says the guy ACARsing me at 3am with new fuel numbers. That's dedication right there.

[jbp1]

Originally Posted by BobDDuck

Says the guy ACARsing me at 3am with new fuel numbers. That's dedication right there.

Passion, my a$$! If you guys had stopped d!cking around in CKB, I would have gotten home at a decent time! LOL.

Gotta love the maintenance in CKB. They tell us the plane is ready and then right a scheduled departure, they call and tell us that they forgot to do something. Very typical in CKB.

[Dispatch1]

I just retired from the marines after 26 years. I worked in flight operations as a dispatcher for 16 years. I am wondering how much of my military experience PSA will recognize, and also would like to know where a school is so i can get my FAA cert. I am in Muncie Indiana, about an hour from Dayton.

[jbp1]

Originally Posted by Dispatch1

I just retired from the marines after 26 years. I worked in flight operations as a dispatcher for 16 years. I am wondering how much of my military experience PSA will recognize, and also would like to know where a school is so i can get my FAA cert. I am in Muncie Indiana, about an hour from Dayton.

I would recommend Sheffield Academy in FLL. They will recognize your military experience and will be able to get you into an accelerated course. Also there is AGS in CVG.

[ljg]

I knew a couple of former PSA'ers who seemed to be alright dispatchers...it was just their dispositions that left something to be desired. Dispatching correctly is an incredibly complex job with huge responsibility and lots of accountability on your decision making. It should pay well, well, well more than 30k.

I wish the regionals would see the light...
Raise the base 10 thousand a year, raise the cap, and dramatically increase the interview selection criteria to eliminate the tap, tap, send. Hire the right people and it will make all the difference.

[jbp1]

I formally retract my invitation to dispatchers looking for a job. Do not apply at PSA, I repeat, DO NOT APPLY AT PSA, unless you enjoy living in poverty and having absolutely no advancement opportunity. This is the poorest excuse for an airline in the history of airlines. Please, do yourself a favor, and go elsewhere.I formally retract my invitation to dispatchers looking for a job. Do not apply at PSA, I repeat, DO NOT APPLY AT PSA, unless you enjoy living in poverty and having absolutely no advancement opportunity. This is the poorest excuse for an airline in the history of airlines. Please, do yourself a favor, and go elsewhere.

Potential positive changes were on the horizon as far as pay goes, but instead of payraises, we got write-ups and pizza. Long story, don't ask. Just do not apply at PSA. Our upper management needs to learn who really has control over the daily operation of the airline, so I am doing my part to do as little as possible to be efficient.

[BobDDuck]

Eh? Should I worry we are only going to have 1/2 enough fuel now?

Call me some time.

[granlistillo]

sorry to hear it.

[#1FMS]

The dispatcher pay problem has the same root cause as the pilot pay problem: sell-outs.

As long as there is even one pilot left working for Great Mistakes Airlines for a whopping $14,400/yr as a first year FO (based on the monthly guarantee), and as long as Gulfstream has a sufficient amount of pilots to run the show, regional pilot pay will be what it is.

As long as gutter filth Mesa has enough dispatchers, and other sub-par paying regionals have enough people, dispatcher pay at the regionals will stay as low as it is. Pinnacle just ratified a contract with starting pay similar to PSA, with 88% voting in favor!

Us dispatchers need to take a stand for higher pay, or it will never happen...

[dispatchguy]

Any chance I could get a copy of the PCL contract so I can post the details to WDFF?

http://dsnow.homeip.net/mediawiki/in...ispatchForFood

[ZapBrannigan]

<-- Might know of potential job opportunity for a few flight followers / part 91 dispatchers. PM if interested & i'll give you the info.

ex-Bluestreaker

[Berkut]

Originally Posted by #1FMS

Us dispatchers need to take a stand for higher pay, or it will never happen...

It would be hard to take a stand for higher pay. The dispatching profession has a relatively low barrier of entry.

[#1FMS]

Originally Posted by dispatchguy

Any chance I could get a copy of the PCL contract so I can post the details to WDFF?

http://dsnow.homeip.net/mediawiki/in...ispatchForFood

It starts at about $13.66/hr, but I don't have a copy of the pay scale.
All I can say is that it was thoroughly unimpressive, and not enough $$
to make ends meet right in MEM. Only one week vacation the first two years was also hideously low.

[ljg]

Originally Posted by Berkut

It would be hard to take a stand for higher pay. The dispatching profession has a relatively low barrier of entry.

Berkut, IMO your statement is worded backwards. The reason the barriers to entry are low is because regionals aren't willing to offer a livable wage. More money, better QOL and this job will attract people who could really make a difference.

[CrippleHawk]

"I formally retract my invitation to dispatchers looking for a job. Do not apply at PSA, I repeat, DO NOT APPLY AT PSA, unless you enjoy living in poverty and having absolutely no advancement opportunity. This is the poorest excuse for an airline in the history of airlines. Please, do yourself a favor, and go elsewhere.I formally retract my invitation to dispatchers looking for a job. Do not apply at PSA, I repeat, DO NOT APPLY AT PSA, unless you enjoy living in poverty and having absolutely no advancement opportunity. This is the poorest excuse for an airline in the history of airlines. Please, do yourself a favor, and go elsewhere."


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