Trans States Holdings, an operator of regional airlines, has announced a new flow through partnership with mainline low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines.
Trans State’s three companies; Compass, GoJet, and Trans States Airlines, have individually announced their agreements via online publication earlier this year. The privately held company, which operates three separate 121 operating certificates for ERJ and CRJ aircraft, works with major carriers Delta, American, and United Airlines as a feeder service on a contractual basis.
The new flow is expected to take effect across all three carriers as early as December 2019. Senior pilots at each regional carrier, who have met program requirements, will be offered a class date with the Denver-based airline upon attaining at least two years of experience as a regional pilot at their respective companies.
This initiative comes at a time when an impending pilot shortage has left many major airlines scrambling to innovate new ways to find qualified airmen. As Frontier expects to take delivery of over 100 Airbus aircraft over the next eight years, the company is now in a position to sustain their anticipated rapid growth.
For pilots seeking to advance their career in record time, these new flows offer significantly shorter advancement periods as compared to similar flows in the industry. Where American Airlines regional partner like Piedmont, Envoy, and PSA Airlines flows can take an average of six to eight years, this new partnership means regional pilots can expect to fly larger A320 and A321 aircraft nearly five years sooner in their career.
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