Originally Posted by
uboatdriver
First year pay at many, if not all, US airlines is low. Second year pay is a better comparison.
2nd year:
DL - 75660
Emirates - 69876
UPS - 145275
Junior captain:
DL (8) - 153660
Emirates (7) - 126576
UPS (15) - 255450
15 year captain:
DL - 161680 (MD88)
Emirates - 115824
UPS - 255450
Granted I don't know all the companies that hire expats. But all second year UPS FOs makes more than any captain at Emirates. All 3rd year and almost all 2nd year FOs at Delta make more than any Emirates FO. Delta 777 and 747 FOs with more than 4 years on property make more than any Emirates Captain.
All Delta Captains make more than any captain at Emirates. Show me the expat companies that pay more.
Out of curiosity, what is your background and current segment of the industry?
He will point to a few isolated well timed examples of certain markets where supply is redline crucial (like some Chinese airlines for example) and extrapolate that to imply that if we took away unions and seniority lists [so he can finally slide on over to a position at a US airline commensurate with his stellar quals) to the entire industry if we only morphed into a free for all bidding system because wages only go up.
If you disagree he will lamely, in a fit of supreme irony, attempt to call you management.
This is actually starting to get fun.