Originally Posted by
Sniper
Nobody has posted it on this forum, just like nobody has posted the average SWA FO income - probably b/c nobody knows for sure.
Actually, I have. Several times. I used a VERY conservative 100 trips a month as what a typical SWA FO can reasonably expect to fly without doing anythging more than flying his/her line. I have used the term "average" a couple times, which I shouldn't have. "Average" is a mathmatical term, and what I meant was/is "typical." I believe the "average" SWA pilot is paid closer to 110 trips/month.
Originally Posted by
PCL_128
Why do you continue to use average SWA credit, but only guarantee for ATN pilots?
Because nobody would tell how many hours a "typical" ATN CA flies in a month. Other people have tried to compare guarantee to guarantee or big time flyer to big time flyer. I think the most valid comparison is to compare a "typical" ATN CA to a similar SWA FO, at the same longevity, working the same number of days. The ATN folks have been deafeningly silent on how what a typical ATN line looks like.
Originally Posted by
PCL_128
I would guess the average on the 717 this month is in the 82-85 hour range.
Closer to high-80s.
OK. I can work with these numbers...
"Closer to the high 80s." I'll use 87.5--halfway between 85 and 90.
7 year ATN CA: $151 x 87.5 = $13,212
7 Year SWA FO: $125 x 100 = $12,500 (-$1,212) To "break even," the SWA FO will have to work 106 trips, at 6.5 trips per day, that's 16-17 days a month.
12 yr ATN CA: $165 x 87.5 =$14,437
12 Yr SWA FO: $ 132 x 100 = $13,200 (-$1,237) To "break even," the SWA FO will have to work 110 trips, or 17 days a month.
To complete the comparison, we will have to know how many days a month the ATN CA has to work in order to credit 87.5 hours.