Midwest Flight Crew compared to RJ crews
In a letter from Uncle Timmy aka CEO Tim H, he called Midwest Airline flight crews overpaid RJ Pilots and FAs.
"Our top-of-scale rate for pilots is currently 32% higher than the average hourly pay for pilots who fly aircraft of similar capacity for other airlines. The cost of pension, health and other benefits for our pilots is 45% higher than the average at comparably sized airlines. Productivity per pilot is also less than at comparably sized airlines.
Similarly, our flight attendants are earning above-market wages and benefits, although in this case the premium is smaller. Our top-of-scale rate for flight attendants is currently 23% higher than the average hourly pay for flight attendants in the cabins of aircraft of similar capacity.
Given these realities and the actions we need to take to adjust our fleet and network, we are proposing pay reductions, benefit adjustments and productivity improvements to the Airline Pilots Association and the Association of Flight Attendants to align pay and benefits for our pilots and flight attendants with comparably sized airlines."
The Midwest 717s are stupidly outfitted with 88 seats. So in Tim's eyes the pilots should be paid for only those 88 seats instead of the possible 120 the airplane could hold. Another example of Midwest management putting blame on their employees for a management screw up.