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Old 02-23-2007 | 05:14 PM
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jungleguppy
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Originally Posted by iahflyr
Just remember, you are getting a regional job. No better. JetBlue is an alright place to hang around at for a few years while building time for Fedex, U.P.S, any of the network carriers, Southwest, or any of the good jobs in aviation.

EMB-190 first year FO pay $47
EMB-190 max captain pay $94 (less than Mesa for an even larger plane!
I would not agree with that. Having worked for 2 regional airline, (one good, one not so great) I can tell you this place is run better than either of those. 12th year pay on the 190 you cite correctly, but, you can't compare that to 20 year pay at Mesa. We don't even need 12 years of longevity yet, we've only been around about half that.

Mesa's 12 year CRJ900 rate is $82 according to APC. I don't know if Mesa has any 20 year pilots, if there are, sorry. There is also a reasonable amount of soft money to be had at B6 as well. I'll be the first to admit that the pay rates here will need to improve over time, but who is going to start a company and pay everyone like rock stars from the beginning?

Believe it or not, no on at B6 wants to “Drag down the rest of the industry”. No one brags about how much they are not getting paid. Things will change, the pay will improve, or we will get a union. Nothing is going to change overnight however.
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