Originally Posted by
ebl14
First of all, I think all the american guys on furlough were all TWA. Second of all, there are not any pilots at American with 1-4 years of expierence because they haven't hired since the 90's. Third of all, if the regionals paid more than the majors the regionals would have the most expierenced pilots, cause nobody would leave. Without saying anything about the colgan crew, if the pax want more expierence maybe they should only fly on airlines that pay thier pilots well.
Alright. Let's clear up some bad info being put out here.
1. There are lots and lots of 10+ year FOs at AA. It takes a lot longer than that to make Captain. AA has a VERY stagnant crew force with very little upward movement. There are still 1900+ AA pilots on furlough.
2. Not all AA furloughees were ex-TWA. About 1000 were "native" AA. There are FOs at AA that have been on furlough for 7 1/2 years now, with no end in sight for another 4-5 years due to new age 65 rule.
3. AA was hiring until management stopped classes in Sep 2003 and started furloughing.
4. A 10 year 737 FO makes about $99k a year flying a 75 hour month. A 12 yr 777 FO makes about $125k flying a 75 hour month.
IMHO, the flying public doesn't give half a hoot about the experience level in the cockpit, only the price of the ticket.