Originally Posted by
cadetdrivr
Or, how about an airline that has approximately the same number of widebody FOs and narrowbody CAs because each widebody pushes back with 3 or 4 FOs? How does the QOL (i.e. "expectations") compare between working 14-18 days a month or 9-14 days a month at a pay rate within dollars of each other?
More than one way to skin the cat.....
Totally agree. If CAL and UAL pilots have similar annual pay and benefits, which they seem to, $187k vs $184k*, but the UAL pilot worked 12% less to get it**, then that's certainly a countable factor in an SLI.
*
http://web.mit.edu/airlinedata/www/2...Equivalent.htm
**
http://web.mit.edu/airlinedata/www/2...er%20Month.htm
Advantage UAL on this item IMO.