Originally Posted by
nicholasblonde
FYI 900 2nd year FO is $33/hour now...or can you not read APC? And that's retro to the start of 900 service...and that will go up if we get a contract, which will eventually have to happen (2008=New Pres=New NMB=Strike or Contract).
If I were at XJT I would probably be keeping in touch with my good friends at 9E, since we're probably the best bet for a job if things go south at your company. We're cheap and things might go south here one day too, but at least we're hiring, eh?
FYI I was talking about Mesaba's 2nd year FO pay. I know Pinnacle has a higher rate now. Still sucks though, I'll be getting $35/hr and probably $38,000 take home this year. Also ask Eagle and Skywest guys what they get for second year on a 50 seater.
Originally Posted by
tpersuit
I'm not getting into a bashing of regionals here. I know very well that Mesaba used to have one of the best regional contracts out there. However, after NWA screwed it, it has insanely low pay for the -900 and terrible FO pay across the board, $28/hr second year pay?!
I would still demand $40/hr + on the -900 if I were you guys.
And no I don't want to work for Pinnacle, I feel pretty good with 2,000 pilot jobs guaranteed for the next 7 years here.