Originally Posted by fifty30retard
Actually there has been a 30% raise since the start of JetBlue.
Umm, in all fairness the JB starting pay back in '99 was nothing to brag about; in fact the 'pay raise' in 2001 was nothing to brag about at the time (our Captain pay is below what most narrow body F/O's earned at the time of the raise.) The industry imploded down to our level so our 'success' is a rather hollow victory indeed. We have MANY things to be proud about at JetBlue, our total compenation is not one of them regardless of the impressive percentage pay raises in the past.
FWIW, our debt load and profits (or lack thereof) put us in a position curiously similar to the legacy carriers on the morning of 9/11; not that our fate will be similar, only that we have a looong way to go before our long-term success is assured so we are in no position to throw stones. (Something about guys in glass houses....)