Originally Posted by
flyguy81
Not sure you can ever compete as long as they’re offering CA spots to new hires. We can match or exceed NEC and beat pay rates but CA pay will always > FO pay and shorter upgrade times skew the numbers. Hard to figure career earnings anyway as you’ve got 5-7k FO’s bypassing and NOT taking first available either for WB or QOL reasons. Our pay does need to be higher than 737/320 pay though….more than $1. I’d prefer 757 pay or better across the board, but we’ll have to see what was negotiated.
I agree with your 757 statement.
As to the rest, we have to set a high bar if we want to attract quality newhires. OALs offering higher pay and quick upgrades IS EXACTLY why SWA needs to boost compensation across the board. That is the landscape they are competing in.
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