Originally Posted by
Pervis
I don't lurk much less post on the MB. Nor do the majority of my crew mates. I realize there are the few loud mouths there and I have no reason to waste my time with the same blather over and over from a very small minority. I form my own opinion after many years at this company, and have one vote. At this point it would be a resounding no.
Soft money means nothing to me, and to those in fleets where FDP is far less than other fleets. Try going to a bank and tell them you may earn this if....... Take away the soft money and load up base wages. Annual salary to include extended days? Ah, no. I don't extend-of my own volition. I don't do magic ball or work beyond the schedule I choose. I expect to be paid honest wages for those days I work, not based upon the what ifs.
The 08/17 email from the union scheduling commitee gave us the last avg per fleet:
Phenom 21.21
XLS 19.62
Latitude 22.29
Sovereign 17.50
350 23.46
Longitude 22.22
650 20.31
The 2 GLX are at 17.95 and 13.98 but cannot be compared to the other fleets, their OT is incomparably so much higher and compensate.
All fleets are pretty close in avg, and if we take the difference between the Sovereign and the 350, at $200 (proposed rate) that would come to $1,192 per tour so at about 20 tours per year, yes a difference of about $24K avg. Same as at the airlines, some planes pay better, some bases pay better.
I agree, not set in stone like a total income at the airline, all will depend on how much you pick and drop, you fleet, your base