^^In my experience flying with senior guys. Hell no they wouldn't agree to that. Even if you just made a 4yr FO pay scale, took $2'from each captain step and distributed it equally over those 4 years, they wouldn't do it.
Originally Posted by
blaine
Look around the world and you'll see very fast that 50k per year is an astounding income. And no, I'm quite far from mommy and daddies house.
Originally Posted by
Flying Ninja
Astounding in THEIR country. Not in THIS country.
The US has some of the lowest cost of living of any developed country. Also, I'm sure everyone knows this, but $50k is the average HOUSEHOLD income in the US.
Now sure I think pilots should definitely get paid more than we do, but let's keep things in perspective. I think 45-60k is a fair wage for sitting right seat in an RJ and many guys who are off of first year pay can achieve that with extra effort. The key is allowing us to get that 45-60k on minimum credit. That's what we should be negotiating for.