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Tradewinds


Greensboro, NC
www.tradewinds-airlines.com

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  • NMB certified IBT to represent pilots in March
  • Training is done on days on
  • Average 747 line is 50 hours
  • Average A300 line is 70 hours
  • $10/hr override for all 747 flying and all A300 China flying
  • Pilots work avg 16.3 days per month
  • Deadhead pay $50 flat rate, coach class
  • Hotel and $24/day per diem paid during training
  • New-hire pay $2,000/mo until qualified
  • $10/block hr override for 747-200 crews on int'l trips
  • Day-off pay is 3 flight hours minimum per day
  • This page last updated: Apr 23, 2008 (most junior captain DOH for A300)
 
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pilots pilots
115
Total
115
Active
0
Furlough

IBT (amend. date unknown)
pilots pilots
747-200: 
5
A300: 
6

MIA
JFK
BDL
IND

pilots

Not hiring.

pilots

CASS participant.




[ALL = 747-200, A300]

Monthly guarantee: 60 hours
Reserve guarantee: 60 hours

Most junior 747 captain hired: Aug 2006
Most junior A300 captain hired: Apr 2008

Crew bases:
A300 BDL & IND
B747 LAX & JFK

Per Diem :
$2.00/hr (dom)
$3.00/hr (int'l)
 

pilots

401K:
yes
401k Matching:
none
A/B Fund:
none
Other: