Originally Posted by iahflyr

My friend and I were discussing some of the major carriers that could be a career destination. I said I liked Frontier because they seem to be a rightly sized airline based in a nice area to live (Colorado) and they were fairly middle of the road as far as pay and benefits. He told me about their new contract and how they voted in a B scale for first year pilots, lowering their pay from $52/hr to $37/hr. I was unaware of this.

Before I make a judgement about Frontier, I wanted to get the facts straight. Is this true? Did current Frontier pilots vote in a B scale for new pilots, lowering their wage from a somewhat ok first year wage of $52/hr to a poverty level $37/hr? What was the reasoning given for this? Doesn't Frontier's pilots union realize that all pilots go through first year pay, but only a few get max captain pay?

I hope there is some noble reason for this, but I just can't see how you can compromise on a lower first year pay. When will everyone wake up and figure out that fixing this profession needs to start from the bottom and work its way up!