Originally Posted by
iahflyr
Those are almost exactly what I was predicting. Rates basically inline with our biggest competitor.
I am a big supporter of pay banding. I think it makes our company more competitive, while still paying us what we deserve. Where the company is able to save is in training costs, which can be steep.
During this contract period, all Captains should have no problems earning 200K or more and all FO's (except for first years) should have no problem earning 100K or more. I can't complain about this.
I had to read this a couple times because I couldn't believe it. Plus there was no:
You are about $100,000 off. CA's = $300,000+ and FO's = $200,000+
Typical SCAB mentality. You may not be one, but you've been infected by them.
It will take a 9 year (Airbus/737) FO on this scale to break $100,000.
The max CA pay (Airbus/737) is $151,200 (12 year).
Note: This is based on normal flying: around 800 hours per year, not the 100 hours per month "SCAB" flying.
If this is the payscale, I don't need to see anymore of the contract. I'm a "no" vote!