The lunacy of airline pay calculation
03-24-2015, 07:51 AM
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There was a lawsuit in 2013 where two FA's sued Delta for not being paid while at work. I tried to find updates through the court system but never got anywhere. I assume if they had won we would have heard something by now.
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03-24-2015, 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Da40Pilot
Because one day you're going to be flying 2 weeks out of the month making $240/hour, with 3 sports cars and a harley in your garage.
That's when you realize that leasing three cars and a motorcycle wasn't a good idea because you barely passed your last medical.
edit: I forgot to mention the alimony and child support you are paying because your ex wives weren't as patient as you.
03-24-2015, 08:36 AM
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OP, you seem like a smart, educated guy. The answer to your question is obvious. We get paid the way we do because we are willing to show up for what is offered.
In your case that's a guarantee of 76 hours a month at $24 an hour, -- or $1824 a month or $21,888 a year. Kind of makes you a little sick thinking about it that way. All of that education and money spent of flight training for that level of compensation.
In your case that's a guarantee of 76 hours a month at $24 an hour, -- or $1824 a month or $21,888 a year. Kind of makes you a little sick thinking about it that way. All of that education and money spent of flight training for that level of compensation.
03-24-2015, 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by galaxy flyer
kahfmi,
Read Flying the Line, George Hopkins explains it all. National Labor Board Decision 83 is the basis for being paid 'by the hour' from a formula derived from speed and weight. This is pretty basic ALPA and industry stuff you should know.
Duty rigs came long after Decision 83 in 1936. ALPA and all the contracts since have been founded on this decision.
GF
Read Flying the Line, George Hopkins explains it all. National Labor Board Decision 83 is the basis for being paid 'by the hour' from a formula derived from speed and weight. This is pretty basic ALPA and industry stuff you should know.
Duty rigs came long after Decision 83 in 1936. ALPA and all the contracts since have been founded on this decision.
GF
The pay still blows regardless of the explanation.
SP35
03-24-2015, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by skypilot35
GF I just finished FATE IS THE HUNTER. Thanks for the suggestion, it is a great book. If there is a pilot on these forums that has not read it, highly recommended. FLYING THE LINE is next.
The pay still blows regardless of the explanation.
SP35
The pay still blows regardless of the explanation.
SP35
03-24-2015, 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Da40Pilot
Because one day you're going to be flying 2 weeks out of the month making $240/hour, with 3 sports cars and a harley in your garage.
This is the real problem. This industry is a lot of smoke and mirrors; magic acts that never actually produce. It is what keeps suckering people into this thinking that paying your dues early will pay off in the long run, when in actuality, it is a relatively low amount of lottery winners that do.
Welcome to the industry sucker.
03-24-2015, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by BoilerUP
History is stoopid, not like we can learn anything from the past anyway...
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