Originally Posted by
Amg4me
So are you saying the regionals really weren't that bad? Or do you now have enough seniority to avoid being treated like a mule?
Oh, the regionals have certainly gotten better (even mor so since I left), but let’s be honest about what they paid before the pilot shortage in comparison to the majors for basically doing the same job with far fewer benefits.
here is a blast from the past:
Originally Posted by
moflyer
I'm a 3/07 hire and I have a been a captain for a couple of years. To answer the OP's question, I made about $60,000 on the EMB-120.
Originally Posted by
rcfd13
I don't think we have any 6-7 year captains on the RJ... Even the Brasilia upgrade time is getting close to 7 years now.
Originally Posted by
Senior Skipper
That's pathetic. Regional FO pay was never meant to go beyond 2-3 years, yet here we are.
So 7 years for an upgrade, after which a CA over 7 was pulling in $60k? Four year FOs we’re getting maybe half of that. That wasn’t very good money even back then. And after two more years the CA would
barely be competitive for a major. The average regional guy going to a major was 45 years old and had 10,000 hours.