Originally Posted by
rswitz
I'm on track to make 75k ish my first year as an FO at a regional. Not including the bonus. At my airline, Captains can make the better part of 200k with a little effort in line bidding.
40k/75k salary to fly an RJ is a joke.
Btw I worked at contour/CFM for two years.
How does the math work out? 200k is averaging over 2000 credit hours at a regional, especially with little effort.
Definitely waving my bs flag.