Poor management, that is what happened. They are not willing to pay for people with actual experience to run an operation and as a result can not make a profit, even though we are constantly flying. These are the old and new pay scales (this is a permanent change as well, not temporary, and also per diem is now $1/hr down from $2/hr):
7 and 7 Schedule---OLD PAY SCALE
Captain Salary First Officer Salary
Year 1
$47,000.00 $35,000.00
Year 2
$53,000.00 $42,000.00
Year 3
$64,000.00 $44,000.00
Year 4
$66,000.00 $46,000.00
Year 5
$72,000.00 $48,000.00
Year 6
$81,000.00 $50,000.00
Year 7
$91,000.00 $52,000.00
Year 8
$93,000.00 $54,000.00
Year 9
$95,000.00 $56,000.00
Year 10
$98,000.00 $58,000.00
Year 11
$101,000.00 $60,000.00
Year 12
$103,000.00 $62,000.00
7 & 7 pay scale-------NEW
Captain Salary First Officer Salary
Year 1
$47,000.00 $35,000.00
Year 2
$51,666.00 $37,250.00
Year 3
$56,332.00 $39,500.00
Year 4
$60,998.00 $41,750.00
Year 5
$65,664.00 $44,000.00
Year 6
$70,330.00 $46,250.00
Year 7
$74,996.00 $48,500.00
Year 8
$79,662.00 $50,750.00
Year 9
$84,328.00 $53,000.00
Year 10
$88,994.00 $55,250.00
Year 11
$93,660.00 $57,500.00
Year 12
$98,326.00 $59,750.00