Originally Posted by
Thedude86
This is not the case. We go back to first year pay when we get to mainline. If we kept the longetivity then maybe the pay difference might be more of a factor.
I’m on 5th year captain pay AND I pick up premium and FOs at non wholly owned carriers are still making more. Endeavor and Republic Captains are making around 130-150k since they have a lot of extra soft pay. That’s about double what the average wholly owned captains are making. If it was just a 10-20% pay difference that would be one thing....but not double.
I get your argument that it’s a short term pain for a long term gain, but for new hires now you will be getting hired at a major no matter where you go long before you ever flow.
Well, my understanding of the flow and pay situation at the wholly owneds was completely incorrect. I didn’t realize there is such a stark difference in pay. Just crunching the numbers for our pay scale, 130k is doable, but requires a lot of premium pay pick up and crediting over a hundred hours per month. Sounds like a lotta work. 😃😃