Originally Posted by
sulkair
I've been developing some visual data, some of you may have already seen it.
Majors at a glance
I knew Frontier was at the lower end of the pay scales, but I guess I didn't know that a JetBlue 190 driver makes MORE! Or that we are neck and neck with Allegiant! (no offense Allegiant)
A Frontier new-hire coming on now and putting in 20 years, with a 6 year upgrade will earn about 10% less than the identical new-hire at Spirit or Virgin.
My question to the readers of this thread: Does our set of cadillac work rules make up for that missing 10%?
I would say it certainly does. Just my $.02 but as a mid-rank FO in the smaller base, my sched kicks ass. Quality of life and ability to manipulate ones own schedule is priceless. One of my closest friends is a fairly senior (13yr) capt and he argues that our contract is what dictates best pay, not just the hourly rate. A random hr to hr/airline to airline comparison is not really a true measure. If all contracts were equal and every airline abided by the exact same guidelines, then the strict hr to hr comparison would be a legitimate benchmark.
Make sense???