Originally Posted by
duvie
I realize pay rates aren't everything, but your FO buddies at Colgan get paid more flying a turbo prop that you do for flying a 50 seat jet. I don't know your contract, but I've never heard anybody say Pinnacle was a great place to go for QOL. Maybe I'm just ignorant as well, but I suspect you're being touchy.
My bet is that SKW pulls the 900s from ATL and that ASA takes the flying over. Seems innefficient to have both operating there.
ok,, i think i can handle this....
my fo buddies don't make more flying the turbo prop, only the second year fo pay is higher than ours, and remember those are blended rates for the saab and the q 400, ours is straight rj200. our captains flying the rj with 50 seats make more then those flying the q400 with 76 seats. so maybe you should look at these web pages before you make those wild statements..
http://airlinepilotcentral.com/airli.../pinnacle.html
http://airlinepilotcentral.com/airli...olgan_air.html
believe it or not,, the web site has lots of info, its not just a message board.
and i don't think i am being touchy, just correcting that guy who was trying to call me out earlier.. yes our contract is over 7 years old, and yes we are about to enter year 3 of not having a new contract. no we are not known for the best qol, pay, or anything else.. infact we don't have much going for us at all right now except moving up in seniority fast and upgrading when you want.. i am ready to do what is needed for a new contract and will be doing my part to make sure we get one.
pinnacle will be flying the 900's in atl, slc, and lax. we will start in atl (look at deltas new timetable and you will see we are already printed in there).