Originally Posted by
Embraego
Republic holds the key,if republic pilots get rates that reflect a written atp as the min standard to be an f/o we will see rates increase across the noard-but I guarantee noone is holding their breath on that.
Pilots should be paid by the size(in length) of the aircraft, not how many seats it holds, same as ship crews. Set an industry standard that changes every two years $8 a foot per captain, $5 a foot per f/o multiply length by rate then by 100 hourly max per month, a crj-200 first yr capt$69,600 f/o$43500. Plus per diem.
Or we can just buy airbus' put 76 seats in em and keep 170/175 rates.
Problem is the majors... If the majors dont pay their regional partners more everytime a regional pilot group gets a pay raise the regional will declare BK and cry they have no money and the new contract will be gone in a year.
Example A is Pinnacle... As pilots we fight a long battle at the regionals to get better contracts... but that long battle can be wipped out in one day with BK.
Its always a race to the bottom at the regionals...