Originally Posted by
RJRJ
There are 3 year captains at every Spirit base. With opportunities for trips being paid on top of guarantee, move up pay, and junior assignments, you can make in the $90s year 2 FO. Thats at $72 / hr current contract. When the new one is signed, I'm betting at least $95 / hr year 2.
I made $117k my last year as RJ Capt. Year 1 is a huge pay cut, but I have serious doubts my regional will even exist in 4 years.
3 years ago it made sense to go to spirit. The legacy hiring hadn't ramped up yet and spirit had 50 airframes with 100 on order. TODAY spirit has 100 planes with 50 on order. If you come to spirit now there is not enough growth to guarantee you an upgrade EVER!... certainly not in 3 years!