Originally Posted by
Enginethunder
I fly 91 corporate, supermidsize (CL 300), and make 200K with a pension and a 401K. We do Europe, South America, etc. Fly 400 hours a year. Am I making major airline money? Nope. Am I struggling? Nope. To be honest, I have been torn about making a try at 121, there are pros and cons to each. Money is just one variable.
YMMV
Thats a good job. I don't scoff jobs like that. As long as you are treated right, have good QOL and work rules, that sounds like a nice job. The grass is always greener, and I made it a personal rule to never chase the dollar, or upgrade, which is probably why I won't leave my current airline for Delta if offered a job there. But with regard to NJA, I was working too hard, not paid enough, and the career outlook was poor. It was a no brainer to leave and I am still super happy I did 2 years later.
The thing with the airlines, is you can literally have your cake, and eat it too. I get more time off at my airline, and get paid more, than I did at NJA. On top of that I get 16% into my 401k among other things. I know guys that do transcon commutes to work and would never leave their airline job for NetJets or a corporate job. To each their own though, that is the beauty of this industry. If you are happy with the money you are making and life is good, why mess that up!?