For all the Colgan pilots happy about their Q400's. Take a look at this comparison of Colgan and GoJet. Colgan flies a 74 seat Q400 while GoJet flies a 66 seat CRJ-700.
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Q400 CA Colgan CRJ-700 CA GoJet
$53- 1st year $57 - 1st year
$55- 2nd year $58 - 2nd year
$56- 3rd year $60 - 3rd year
$58- 4th year $62 - 4th year
$60- 5th year $64 - 5th year
Q400 FO Colgan CRJ-700 FO GoJet
$21 - 1st year $23 - 1st year
$26 - 2nd year $25 - 2nd year
$27 - 3rd year $34 - 3rd year
When I say their pay rates are lower than GoJet, we have a serious problem. Colgan needs a union! PERIOD. End of story.