Originally Posted by
PostalAV8B
Few days ago when checking in with the AA S80 crew for permission for a ride to Memphis (given a seat in the back). First thing out of the Captain's mouth was..."FedEx, you make more money than us".
Uhhhh, yeah... about that. Maybe he was talking about the corporation as a whole, because that doesn't apply to our pilots. Sounds like both you and that Captain are still thinking lost decade and legacy bankruptcy contracts. According to the profile here on APC, AA's 757 12-year Captains are making $30/hour more than ours. Their 777 Captain rates are $36/hour higher.
Still a great job, but we gave up the top spot in pay a while ago and since most of our peers will already be on a follow-on contract by the time we sign our next, we ain't getting that back any time soon.