Southwest Airlines (WN) has initiated its first-ever mass layoff, announcing plans to eliminate 15% of its corporate workforce, affecting 1,750 employees starting April 2025.
Southwest Pilots
The massive scale of aspiring pilots also means that the cost of training in the US is not subject to massive hikes.
A US District Judge has rejected Southwest Airlines (WN) attempt to dismiss a lawsuit claiming the airline’s now-defunct diversity program was racially discriminatory.
Spirit Airlines offers competitive salary to its pilots, which vary based on position (First Officer or Captain), experience, and the type of aircraft flown.
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FedEx Airlines (FX) pays industry-competitive salaries and offers other benefits to their Pilots including First Officers their Pay starts from $77,760 and goes up to $197,760 annually, their hourly Pay starts from $81/Hour for flying Boeing 737, and for Captains it ranges from $224,640 to $268,800 and Hourly Pay starts from $234/hour.
Frontier Airlines (F9) faces potential service disruptions as its pilots overwhelmingly authorized strike action amid stalled contract negotiations.
A Southwest Airlines (WN) captain has filed a complaint against the airline after being dismissed for prioritizing communication with passengers over flying the plane during an emergency last year.
According to Reuters sources familiar with the matter, Southwest Airlines (WN) is considering reducing pilots’ hours, consequently affecting their monthly pay.
A captain piloting the largest aircraft for a commercial airline can earn an average annual salary of $348,252, per recent pilot contracts.