Originally Posted by
nuball5
The are so many premium open-time opportunities for 190 Captains, I think the pay disparity between Swa FO and 190 CA at Jetblue is larger than you think. The way Jetblue’s operation is run, you can pretty much trip over yourself and get EPS pay on any given pairing. From what I’ve heard staffing is pretty fat at Southwest now. Obviously there will be certain cases where that isn’t the case (190 CA that flies min credit and commutes vs. FO that works his tail off) This also doesn’t include profit sharing, which SWA has much more of.
This.
IF JetBlue figures out staffing then maybe it will be closer. But I know several guys who are freaking killing it in FLL because there's no E190 base there. Plus remember that they have to pay the virtual DHD on an out of base RSA or VDA. It adds up quickly. Most E190 guys who live in FLL will break 300k this year I bet. Makes me wanna move to Palm Beach. Lol