Originally Posted by
MasterOfPuppets
how much does it cost to bring those pilots back? And then retrain back up. Or is that not a factor?
also dont forget with the crazy movement we have had people may not need a full course REQUAL1,2 and 3 can cover a lot of pilots severely lowering training costs.
Let's say you're making $10,000 per month. You get booted from the A320 to the B737. You get one month in Denver:
$10,000 monthly pay
Hotel $50 x 30 days is $1500
Per Diem $50 x 30 days = $1500
Travel charged PS $500 x 4 = $2000
PI = $10000
Sim time 6 hours x $2000 (guess per hour) = $12000
LCA = $4000
Then you get furloughed.
Not sure what else to throw in there. That's about $41,000. Repeat when you return. Some guys never come back. Some guys get two or three training cycles. Some get zero and get furloughed and never return.