Originally Posted by
flyguy81
What’s ridiculous is thinking we are even remotely similar to Fedex or UPS. A -800 isn’t a 757. So why the hell would I count them? UPS has 1 rate so yeah they’ll make more because they have more bigger planes. I don’t fly a 747 and don’t expect to be paid the same as someone who does. Our 1-12yr rates aren’t far off from Fedex 757 rates but they’ll kick our ass with overrides, pension, etc. It’s apples and oranges.
A more holistic view is that airlines compete to hire pilots. A competitive pilot in today’s environment can be hired anywhere (AA, UAL, DAL, UPS, FEDEX).
So apples to apples the company needs to pay enough to be considered by the current pool of available pilots.