Originally Posted by
followingdreams
So it seems like a solution to that is to RAISE the base pay and lower the FDP, is that something the rank and file are OK with? I get that you CAN make more money on FDP, my question is what percentage are making ABOVE what flex pays, keeping in mind the fuel bonus and retention bonus of 6% of your annual salary (as well as late day pay etc.). I know a 1st year FO that made $140k without any extra bonus days (or maybe 1 or 2) at Flex.
I can’t say what the % is that make more. There is a recent post that a first year made over that on the 7/7. For transparency here are my numbers to date. I am in the phenom and don’t extend or chase fdp. I have worked 34 days this year so far. Year 4 7/7 Salary 19k , fdp flight 8k, after midnights 3k, other soft money 3k. The salary is the only thing that is constant. The rest can vary greatly between airframes. As far as what we are negotiating for I don’t have exact information or would i post that now. Hopefully it will raise the tide.