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Thanks for the numbers, I don't dispute them but it would be interesting to know excactly how they were derived. The CAL crew is paid 25-30% less to fly the same number of people the same distance. If you are looking at crew cost alone ( hourly wages, training, health benefits, retirement contributions etc.) it would seem the difference would be more pronounced.
The previous stuff was just reported 'fact'. Here is my guess / opinion to your question. Your hourly pay is just one component of your pay. CAL has both an A & B retirement plan which I'm guessing is woth about 10% of your total cost as an employee. We receive that money as cash (higher hourly wage) and invest on our own (and it can't be taken away). The other 15-20%difference could be our productivity. On average, CAL pilots would need to fly 20% (19.87) more block hours annually to equal ours. Hope this helps.Originally Posted by SWAcapt
Thanks for the numbers, I don't dispute them but it would be interesting to know excactly how they were derived. The CAL crew is paid 25-30% less to fly the same number of people the same distance. If you are looking at crew cost alone ( hourly wages, training, health benefits, retirement contributions etc.) it would seem the difference would be more pronounced.