Originally Posted by
cr700
Believe it or not, a cost has been put on the flow and when the numbers come out at the end, an Envoy pilot is compensated above what a Compass and Republic pilot are just to name two. And this is with Republic's new contract as well. I would think anyone with any sense would place Envoy several rungs higher on the ladder when just looking at the two carriers above alone not even considering pay.
How is that possible you ask? Take a look at an Envoy pilot's career vs. a Republic pilot's career from Day one of Indoc. The overall compensation curve is slightly lower on the front end of the Envoy pilot up until close to the 6 year mark when said pilot flows to American Airlines. Then, the curve skyrockets in favor of the Envoy/AA pilot.
I'm truly confused by your statements. How does the "flow" cost the company money? As it was explained by top executives of the parent company, they like the flow because they see it as a "regional" recruitment tool; their goal is to attract new "regional" pilots with the "flow" and thereby avoid increasing "regional" pay.
Please clarify if I misunderstand the concept. You claim our "cost" is higher as we wait for the alleged 6 year flow. Maybe you're unaware, but our FO pay is now lower than almost anyone except Mesa. We are now second-worst because the rest of the industry has recently seen substantial gains, while we ratified 2 concessionary contracts in the past 3 years.
Life is too short to maintain a bad attitude about work. But I'm sure you can understand how folks have become slightly wary, skeptical, and cynical after years and years of stagnation, lies, broken promises, and bad news.
We would gladly welcome a positive future for our company. But it's up to the company to make that happen.
