First Officer - First Officer PSA Airlines Employee Review

1.0
20 Mar 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good travel benefits, base locations are nice

Cons

Training is a joke... very disorganized and unprofessional. Indoc: instructors used the"F-bomb" constantly and told more dirty jokes regardless of the women in the class. The taught pretty much nothing. Systems: the instructors did nothing but read off the slides. IPT: the equipment constantly malfunctioned. The instructors could not teach anything but rather expected use to somehow know the proper way to conduct the entire flight block to block. I have been through airline training previously and PSA's training was so terrible on so many levels. Most of the instructors are either old guys long since retired who have never flown the CRJ or they are (totally serious here) folks who have failed out of the training program. PSA actually is bringing in their failures to be instructors!

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Pros

great crews and experiences with them.

Cons

awful pay, no way to speak directly to management

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PSA Airlines Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re glad to hear you had positive experiences with your crew and the connections you built during your time at PSA. We also appreciate your candid feedback regarding pay and communication with leadership. We are continually evaluating ways to enhance both our compensation and employee engagement, including creating more opportunities for open dialogue with leadership. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
4.0
22 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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
1mo
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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