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Old 06-03-2018 | 05:48 AM
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Originally Posted by PhantomHawk
I’m looking at year 1-5 pay. That’s how long it takes to even get close to breaking even. It might make sense for FOs to look at Frontier, but a CA who doesn’t live in Denver just can’t make it work at those rates.
Depending on how long you have left that might make sense. But year 1-5 won’t be what it is now by the time you get here. I get it when Capt’s want to finish out their careers at XJT. However, if you have to leave, choosing another regional over any LCC or ULCC would be foolish. You would be starting over on pay anyway and subjecting yourself to the same bidding war for routes that led to the current situation with ASA. F9 makes one of the highest profit margins in the country and can afford to pay industry average wages. They will continue to make that profit with every new NEO we take delivery of as they burn 15% less fuel. All regionals, even the wholly owns have a ceiling in what they can afford to pay. As XJT is well aware, it’s possible to bid yourself out of a job. Get out of the whipsaw. Not saying you have to come here to F9, but look at all ULCC’s. F9 currently has 4 bases DEN, MCO, ORD, LAS and you could hold any in less than a year.
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