I know 200k for a small plane SIC is not happening at NetJets this decade, but the way they are trying to fit 20lbs of $h!- in a 10lb bag on the road now makes this sort of pay justifiable. My best guess from talking to many others here is that the average line pilot is flying around 20% more in the same amount of days
over the last year than the year before. That requires way more than 20% more effort. It is honestly unsustainable even for 200k for an SIC. What I believe we could actually get with enough pilots motivating the company to do this is around 50% base pay increase along with better work rules that force the company into using us at a more sustainable level. Another week of vacation after 15 years, better schedules, and improved retirement are all reasonable and obtainable on top of that. The company can easily afford it and still have hundreds of millions of dollars in profit every year. When you look at all the money coming in (even based on what they are reporting and not including what they are "accounting" away) it is just mind blowing what a money machine this place is. That said, we will only get what we earn. If the troops don't provide leverage, we will end up with a t@rd of a contract and those that stick around will deserve what they get. I am doing all I can to legally provide leverage for the negotiating committee and I would honestly prefer to stay providing we get good improvements overall. If not, I'll be disappointed and bail to start over somewhere else.