Originally Posted by
Ray Red
Even adding another 10-20k per year will do nothing. Most want mainline jobs that pay even more. The point that it would be viable to stay at a regional is the point that it no longer makes sense to operate the Arline as the cost advantage will no longer exist.
But they will always need regional feed at at the end of the day a regional CA/FO that makes 150 bucks an hour collectively is still cheaper than a mainline crew that might make 3 times that.
What they need to do is lower the income gap between regional and mainline. I think a regional ca knows they shouldn't be making 200 bucks an hour flying a 70 seater but at the same time they should be making slightly below the wage of a mainline guy flying a 90 seater like a 190. So about 120 an hour. Same with FOs, the average mainline FOs pay is around 90 to 100 bucks an hour. They should be close to that at least 60 to 70.