Originally Posted by
NERD
Hey Dumb and Dumber(CBreezy and HuskerAv8tor) how many days away from home and what pay do you two retards think is acceptable? You do realize that if pilots received $10 per pax split 60/40 we would all make significantly more including benefits. We are not overpaid by a long shot, nor underworked.
Your math is flawed. Assume an average Segment ticket costs $100. You believe that you should make 10% of total revenue? That's laughable. How much revenue do you think goes toward aircraft leases, fuel, parts, maintenance, catering, cleaning, fees, etc? Then Add in admin costs like dispatch, scheduling, management, recruiting, training, insurance, IT, etc. On an hour flight, fuel ALONE costs $30/person (conservative estimate assuming 2000lb fuel burn and $5/gal). I'd imagine leases account for no less than 40%. So, that leaves 20% to split for all the rest? Start an airline and let me know how that works out.