Originally Posted by
IronWalt
Everybody QUIT WHINING about 30K per year copilots. Most of you here have set the standard by accepting 20K per year CRJ seats.
You have openly set this standard while most of the people you graduated from the universitys with have started at 40 to 70K in other career fields. And they didnt have flight school costs/debt.
If I were managing Skybus I might be inclined to offer the same that they are.
Maybe its because the Airbus is not an entry level aircraft and should and paid accordingly. Where as the CRJ/ERJ are (for now) entry-level aircraft.
As far as wages being depressed. Have you been hiding under a rock? This industry took a huge hit 6 yrs ago and all airline management has taken advantage of it buy severely decreasing wages. The wage depression continues but will begin increasing once those concessionary contracts that have been rammed down labors throat are up for negotiations. NWA and others won't be able to hide their profits for much longer.