Originally Posted by Pervis
Just curious. Have you and everyone else paid any attention to what the legacies are doing right now. Delta had a 98% vote for strike, UAL, AK, AA, and SWA are all having contentious negotiations at this point. All mostly pay attention to are the big raises regionals are getting.
I recently flew on a regional and asked the FO how the new raises were working out. Don’t remember the carrier but it was a United affiliate. He said PICs got the big jump, while FOs saw about $90/month.
I’d be skeptical about how accurate the $90/mo pay bump was…. Unless maybe it’s a place that’s is dropping big dollars on DEC’s currently.
Looking at SkyWest for example. They went from something like ~$48/hr to $90/hr for a year one SIC. That’s gonna work out to much more than $90/mo.
Alaska has already ratified a new contract. And that is great news. I don’t know how long until the big 3 sign papers…. Probably not imminent, but it’s on the horizon. Either way; the company carrot of a new contract in Late 2023, won’t hold much water compared to hiring goals at the legacy’s.
The biggest issue I’d have for a year 1-4 pilot here is the total lack of control you’d have over your pay. If min guarantee was more, it’s no concern.
But, you are gambling with $30,000+ in soft money… pay is at the whim of computer software, fleet utilization, demand, MX,