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PSA Airlines is a wholly owned American Airlines Group subsidiary flying 100% as American Eagle on an all-CRJ dual-class fleet of roughly 151 aircraft (~91 CRJ900s, ~60 CRJ700s), with its headquarters newly relocated from Dayton to Charlotte (completed Q1 2026). PSA flies one brand for one partner — the simplest operating story of the big regionals: American's product, PSA's paycheck, no brand-switching by base.
For applicants, PSA's signature is speed. Hiring is rolling — a standing "Flight Attendant Trainee" requisition plus an active recruiting-event circuit (Charlotte open house and a multi-city recruiting tour), with published recruiter contacts (FAinfo@psaairlines.com). Glassdoor's aggregate time-to-hire for PSA FAs is 19 days — quick, middle of the pack among the regionals in our research set — and FA candidates report conditional offers issued on the spot, the same day as the in-person round. That's candidate-report intel, not a company SLA and not a timed guarantee, but it makes PSA among the fastest FA pipelines documented anywhere.
Honest framing: this is a realistic first flight attendant job. The published start rate is $27.06 per flight hour — but a new three-year contract (ratified per AFA, spring 2026) added an immediate 10% wage increase plus boarding pay, so the effective current package is meaningfully better than that stale published figure; get the actual rate sheet at offer. Either way, expect first-year gross in the low-$30ks range versus Delta's roughly $45,000–60,000. The trade: a door that's open year-round, four weeks of paid training, AAG profit sharing, and near-instant interview reps.
No FA flow to American. PSA's famous "guaranteed flow to American" is a pilot program — there is no flight attendant flow-through to American from PSA or any AA regional, and FA content borrowing pilot flow, DEC-bonus, or $100+/hour figures is contaminated. Everyone asks; that's the answer.
Baseline requirements, verbatim-sourced from psaairlines.com (checked August 2026): "at least 20 years of age" (a year younger than SkyWest or mainline — same as Republic); a "valid, unexpired U.S. Passport or a Foreign Passport with applicable VISAs" plus the right to work in the US; "high school diploma or GED equivalent" and "at least two years of customer-facing service experience" — or a college degree, which substitutes for the experience requirement; and the ability to "read, write, and speak English fluently." No bilingual program was found — PSA's network is domestic plus short-haul international under the American Eagle brand.
Sources listed at the end of each profile. Data compiled from airline careers pages, union publications, industry press, and candidate-reported interview intel — wave-dependent facts carry as-of dates.
5 of the 78 PSA-specific questions in the Cleared for Cabin bank, with the key point recruiters listen for. Full coached answers live in the app.
1. You're working the CRJ700 forward galley on a boarding into PHL. A passenger sits down, grips the armrest, and quietly tells you it's her first flight and she's terrified. What do you do?
Key point: Get to her eye level, thank her for telling you, give a brief calm orientation, promise a specific check-in, and flag her seat to your crew so no one accidentally makes it worse.
2. Tell me about a time you went out of your way to make a customer feel valued.
Key point: One specific customer, one small deliberate extra, one clear outcome — then bridge to how you'd do that in the aisle at PSA.
3. What is your FAA Flight Attendant Certificate of Demonstrated Proficiency, and what does it mean to you as a working crewmember?
Key point: The FAA-issued credential earned in Part 121 initial training that formally certifies me as a required safety crewmember; it grounds my identity as safety-first even during service.
4. Who does PSA fly for, and what does that mean for you as a flight attendant?
Key point: PSA is a wholly owned AAG subsidiary flying 100 percent as American Eagle — one product, AA travel and profit sharing, no brand switching by base.
5. Walk me through PSA's flight attendant hiring process from application to offer.
Key point: Five stages — qualify, apply, one-way video, in-person, offer — then four weeks paid training in Charlotte. Candidate reports say offers can land same-day, on the spot; Glassdoor's aggregate time-to-hire is 19 days.
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