Originally Posted by
Chimpy
probably because Labor was low, routes didn’t compete so much with legacy routes, Airplanes were new and worked, and Legacy Airlines didn’t offer “Basic Economy” .
I know everyone screams that Pilot Pay doesn’t matter but when I upgraded at NK in 2015, As a 3rd year CA I made $128/hr. When I left in 2024 I made $312/hr. The price of a ticket hadn’t really gone up much but the CBA got significantly more expensive. That is a cost to the company. I guess the issue is poor mgmt (like we had at Nk) always just looks to cut costs, rather than raise revenue. Hopefully NK/F9 can merge and get good mgmt that can generate revenue and not just look to have Pilots subsidize “low fares”
Not to mention, prices of tickets cant really go up THAT much(Realistically a lot of them have), because most people who fly us and make less than 100k/yr are seriously struggling with inflation and cost of living.
Meanwhile, legacies with premium products are catering to people who aren't truly affected that much by the current economy and will still pay for travel with no problem, because for them, a $600-1k ticket isn't much.
In the end, not our problem. It is managements problem to figure out how to make money, we need a standard airbus pilot pay.