Originally Posted by
sailingfun
You can bet that they will have the correct numbers at the table. In the last year full data was tabulated available pilot payroll was 4,38 billion in 2018. That does not include benefit costs or PS. 2019 would have included a 4% raise or about 160 million more.
So we use a rule of thumb to generate a ball park figure then multiply by 4%? I feel like that is not an easy way to determine PWA costs. A rule of thumb probably doesn’t come that close to a 15% accuracy, let alone figuring out single digit raises.
Look, I like that you try to remain in the real world and not get caught up in the hyperbole that lives on the forum, but I hope you’re not basing too much of your contract cost talk off of this math.