Originally Posted by
dojetdriver
What did ASA, COMAIR, PSA, PCL, etc have as a standard to shoot for as it related to setting pay rates for 70/90 seat equipment? I don't think SKW's rates do much to help their bargaining power, do you?
I have two instances where SKW's rates didn't "help" Comair's bargaining power...
I seem to recall Comair management and the Bankruptcy Judge throwing out Comair's negotiated pay rates in 2006. They replaced them with a rate they determined by averaging the ASA, CHQ, SKW, and MAG rates for each equipment type.
The SKW and MAG numbers sure flushed the pay rate for the 70-seat guys. A 5-year 70-seat FO (yes, Comair's 5-year guys are still FOs) went from $46.99 to $36.50. Big ouch.
In addition, the next year SKW won Delta's RFP and were awarded half of Comair's 70 seat jets.
Every time you see a SKW CRJ700 numbered NxxxCA you're witnessing the benefits of a "non-negotiated, below-industry-average pay scale"
The Comair guys mostly blame Atlanta and not the SKW pilot group, but it sure gets frustrating year after year hearing:
"If you won't fly for cheaper, we'll give your planes to (fill in the blank) because their pilots will..."
Let me know if my memory is off.