Originally Posted by
GoMissed
If somebody can’t put away a good retirement making $200k-$400k a year then something is amiss. ($500k for several at K4)
The LCC’s just recently started getting DC’s. I’d expect that the ACMI’s won’t be far behind.
Are they the big six? No.... but they are certainly respectable careers in their own right.
For many, living in base at an LCC or being home based ACMI beats commuting to a crashpad at a legacy. QOL has a value that varies from individual to individual.
YMMV
Different strokes for different folks and all that, for sure.
But there is a clear and definite reason people leave ACMIs for Big 6 (and JetBlue, Spirit), and no one leaves a Big 6 for ACMI.
Recently had an Atlas CA in my new hire class at a LCC.
As to retirement, there is a
huge difference between " Maximum $10,000 company match annually" (Kalitta and Omni) and 16% direct contribution. By second year pay at Big 6, JetBlue, Spirit, you are seeing massive differences in retirement contributions, and thus compensation.
The pilots at Kalitta making $500k are the exception, just like the captains at Delta who cleared $900k last year (you read that correctly).