Originally Posted by
Avroman
How is starting at $40 to fly a CR2 a problem when Frontier, Spirit, Virgin, ect. are paying less than that to start flying an Airbus? Seems to me the problem is with the starting Airbus pay today more than Endeavor's starting pay (granted that does take into account the $20k/year retention pay, but that's not just a newhire bonus. All active pilots get that so it's effectively a pay rate)
Virgin America first year is $52/hr, year 2 is $85. Endeavor is $25 and $33. I'd say your numbers are a bit off.