Originally Posted by
atpcliff
I am commenting on previous comments about how FOs at majors often make more than capts at Atlas. True. But, as another poster said, some fos at Atlas make more than capts at Atlas. Talked to an fo who flew with senior FO...I think JFK based. He made $170 last year, and is on track to make $200k this year. I think this is common at lots of places....if your senior fo u can get the schedules u want, pick up extra trips, while the junior capts on smaller aircraft sit on reserve and make guarantee.
I have a more senior fo buddy.in two recent months he got about 270 credit hours...and he did not outbase.
At my last airline, fo base on smaller plane was $33k. My buddy, as junior fo, on the smaller plane, made $11.5 one month.
I think line guarantee is essential, and I think we will get it in the next contract.
Another reason senior 747 FOs should never bid 767 captain!
But there's nobody making money like that on the 767. My average over almost three years is 72 hours/month.
Early in the program, we had junior 767 FOs making huge money because they were required to fly AMC trips to meet DoD minimums for experience in the cockpit. Of course, they often stayed out for a month or more. No thanks...
What few 767 open time trips appear now go senior - although if you Vx your days off, pretty much anybody has an equal chance of being extended.