Originally Posted by
Beans
I agree it’s BS how the NMB looks at things but understanding it is key to knowing the path forward. The nmb belives in economics of scale meaning lots of airframes charging high prices means higher pay for employees. In the case of Frontier and Spirit they have much lower base ticket rates and pay all employees lower. This is the whole premise of a ULCC. I’m not trying to be an ass but if you are sticking around hoping for the golden goose to lay its eggs at Spirit or Frontier you will be very disappointed. Stop talking and vote with your feet period.
You are obviously a company lackey trying to lower the expectations of the Frontier and Spirit pilots. Please remember that per Frontier's SEC documents relating to the IPO, Barry Biffle's salary exceeds that of Southwest Airline's CEO.
So your statement that
all employees of a ULCC must be paid less than their larger peers is simply not true.
Regarding executive salary, Frontier is on par with Southwest Airlines. Tell me why it shouldn't be the same with the pilots.