Originally Posted by
threegreen
"Such as...?"
Such as money wise???
SWA, CAL, DAL, AS,AirTran, B6(A320), FDX, UPS...you can even throw in UA in there prob.
The mins will come down. 5000 to fly 319 (and make 40, 52, 56, sure once in a while you might be able to get the 321 rates $5-7/hr more WOW) as a FO is really a JOKE. A regional CA with that sort of time will be taking a pay cut for a while. Therefore you guys will not be getting quality pilots, and the mins will come down.
Don’t take offence Short Bus, just stating the obvious
I am not taking "offence" (are you British?).
I was just asking about "WAY more" money? I don't think so. Maybe SWA,DAL. NOT CAL, B6, or even UAL,NWA.(first year) The pay rates on the Airline Central are misleading BTW way. We DO NOT get MORE money for the 321. We were supposed to, but that's another story. We have a "blended" rate now. So the rates are a "LITTLE" (emphasis on LITTLE) higher than what is shown. Also, as previously stated, QOL is real good here. (for now) Contract is in negotiations, and we are "Standing up to the MAN-agement."
I think they raised the mins because we were getting some crappy FOs from the regionals. The kind that didn't "pay dues"; Gulfstream, "zero to hero" types. And they came in with such attitude. Again, another story.
And I do agree, it is not the TOTAL time itself. QUALITY of time is it.
I think we should lean towards a SWA like interview. Get to know the type of person. BTW, I heard a FTD type of check is now, or going to be, used to make sure you can actually fly an airplane.!!!