Does anyone know Virgin America or Hawaiian Dispatcher Pay Scale?

[flygirl6]

Based off the amount of people applying for Hawaiian Airlines, I doubt my brand new DX cert w/ no actual real world Dispatch experience, will get a call back!! Regardless of if I'm a Pilot with Instrument Rating as well Oh well, maybe next time!

 

[DispatcherSam]

Don't let that discourage you if it's something you want

 

[pljenkins]

Never ever assume in this business. If you want it apply for it.

As I've said before, if you never ask, the answer is always "no".

 

[flygirl6]

Oh I did apply! Haven't heard anything yet. X-fingers...

 

[thewaffles]

Never hurts to try and get your foot in the door with another position within their operations center.

 

[Mach82]

I know Hawaiian was up for a new contract last year. I have the old scale in my interview notes when I went out to interview. I'll look for them later

 

[womanpilot73]

I know Hawaiian was up for a new contract last year. I have the old scale in my interview notes when I went out to interview. I'll look for them later

They still don't have a new contract.

 

[Brett Spurgeon]

Virgin is non-union and starts in the mid-60's. I'm not sure about the top pay. Housing is not cheap there, but doable.

 

[Mach82]

According to my notes and womanpilot73's update on no new contract, assistants make 78% 1st year pay which is 44,000/yr. That equates to a little over $34k/yr to start at Hawaiian.

 

[flygirl6]

Ewww....

 

[kilo]

There are dispatchers at regional carriers in the contiguous 48 states who formerly dispatched at Hawaiian. I'm not necessarily saying that this fact is indicative of anything in particular.

 

[DispatcherSam]

I bet even the homeless in Honolulu make more than that