Originally Posted by
Busboy
Don't sell us short.
When we get the hourly rates that we deserve...All widebody Captains, which are about 40% of our crew force, will easily reach 260K/year, without working extra.
It's just that we are becoming an increasingly narrow body airline, with all the 757s coming on board. There is incredibly slow progression, particularly since we are losing Airbus and MD-11 aircraft. It could be virtually impossible for some people to ever make widebody capt, particularly if they were hired after a career in the military, or with other airlines. It would be great if the hourly rates were increased significantly, but even better would be if all Captains, both narrowbody and widebody, could make that 260K/yr without working till they drop.