Originally Posted by SkyHigh
Someone take the plate and please educate us all on how a legacy carrier is supposed to operate the same routes with the same equipment as a LCC and expect to get twice the pay for doing it? Pilots are on thing but it doesnt stop there. It is easy to forget about the FA's, cleaners, baggage handlers and mechanics. Just how is that imbalance supposed to continue? We are all here to learn something.
SkyHigh
OK Son
You shot your mouth off,,,,,,,,,,,,,,here is some education
These pay rates were just taken from this forum
I used MAX longevity 12-16 years on comparable aircraft 737,A320, MD80, B717
Airline Aircraft CAPT/hr FO/hr
Airtran 737/717 153 79
JET B 320 139 76
CAL 737 144 98
Frontier 320 157 94UAL 320/737 129 88
DAL (currently) 737/md80 134 92
SWA 737 190 126
NWA 320 137 93
USAIr 320/737 125 95
According to you ALL the big boys are paying twice what the LCC's are paying. Before you make idiotic statements at least get your facts.
According to your thinking SWA will be out of business next week.
How is it Frontier can pay their crews more than DAL, USAIR UAL.
The legaciy carriers have HI Yield international markets vast international code share alliances to 140 or more countries world wide.
With globalization people will need to travel abroad all connecting many domestic US cities............................................ .........
My money is on the Big boys...........with a few exceptions they have always prevailed..............Other than SW and Americawest (Now mergerd into USAIR).......and name a start up that is still in business for more than 15 years? There numbers of the failed LCC start ups are too numerous to mention.............................