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”
This is interesting. Ticket prices haven’t gone up much, the CBA is significantly more expensive and management continues to erode to product in efforts to reduce costs. So are you saying that the mismanagement is in efforts to subsidize the CBA?
Some have said that they need to be paid standard industry 320 rates. Ticket prices are very sensitive to attract customers. Too high, they go away, too low, planes are full but we can’t make money. The solution has been suggested by NK to merge with F9 who is also having the same issue with lower than standard 320 rates. What is the solution that makes us profitable/survivable?