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Tradewind Aviation

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Tradewind Aviation reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(35 total reviews)
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Eric Zipkin

81% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.6

Senior management

Tradewind Aviation has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 35 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Tradewind Aviation employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

35 reviews
2.0
Aug 12, 2021

Go to the regionals instead

Pilot
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1) Good IFR 135, SOP-integrated flying experience; lots of time to be built 2) Well maintained aircraft 3) High compensation working hard days (when available)

Cons

1) Training contract. One-sided and amortized for maximum punishment if you want to escape. 100% is owed through month 7 of flying as a PIC, 75% owed through month 12. Any company that cannot maintain enough pilots without the threat of a $17,500+ lawsuit should not be a consideration for any aviator. Theres a reason they have to sue you to get you to stay... 2) Abusive work schedule. 3) Forced relocation to Caribbean is for ALL employees. Living with co-workers 24/7. Work-life balance anyone? 4) Poor financial managment. The company pocketed millions in payroll grants in April of 2020, but furloughed 85% of their pilots anyways. The president bought 1/2 an airport in August of 2020... 5) Will not honor prior arrangements, such as bonus, schedule, or pay raises. The only financial guarantee with this job is they will sue you if you don't upgrade to PIC and work for a year as captain. 6) No "real" CJ3 Pathway, or respect for seniority 7) Strained safety culture at best 8) Lack of marketable flight time. It's single engine time, regardless of what spins that propeller.

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Tradewind Aviation Response
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Thank you for your feedback. Tradewind Aviation is proud to be a top notch 135 operator with some of the best employees and aircraft in the industry. As was noted in your review, we have well-maintained aircraft, strong SOPs and excellent pay, including a newly released 10-year pay scale for pilots. I’m sorry we weren’t right fit for you. Tradewind Aviation does expect a commitment for all pilots which is carefully explained prior to hire to ensure that all parties are agreeable. This commitment is necessary to help amortize the cost of the extensive training we provide. The vast majority of pilots honor that commitment and beyond. Most pilots that stay on for 2 years upgrade into the CJ3. I’m sorry this path didn’t work for you. We appreciate your feedback and will continue to learn and improve as we have for the last 19 years.
1.0
Oct 17, 2019

They send pilots to collections

Pilot
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Met some really good people here.

Cons

Was unable to fulfill my training contract with the employer and was taken to collections. SIC training only lasts a year per federal regulations. I offered to stay a year but they demanded that I upgrade to PIC . Their contract FORCES you to upgrade to a PIC. The amount the collections agency sent was $23,975.00. They sent bills to my home address where I no longer live, causing stress for my family. Flying PC12's gets old very quickly. The plane is easy to fly, which makes the job mundane when you're going to the same 2 places every day. I would suggest going anywhere else but here.

5.0
Jun 20, 2017

Great company, bright future

Pic pilot
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- good instructors that can bring new pilots without 135 expirence to a expected level to act as SIC - 4 days ON and 3 days OFF - you can work hard days - excellent airplanes - professionally run - dispatch and schedulers are great to balance the pilots, they don't overload people or play favorites. - quick upgrades to capitan and jet pilots.

Cons

There no cons per say, the 135 companies are all in the same boat, so if you want to work here, keep in mind you will have schedules changing, quick turns, a lot of work with customers/clients, a lot of "extras" that you don't learn on flight schools (load baggage, clean airplane, walk customers, prepare the cabin, be a company face to the customers, checkin and checkout passengers, etc.). This is not an airliner, you are expected to plan your trips, weather, file flight plan, weight and balance, paperwork, etc... there is no dispatch for that.

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