Originally Posted by
DMP9679
The female reporter who was showcasing APC on CNN was clueless; she of course did not make sure that she had her facts straight, and then showed everyone the wrong way to interpret pay based on the scales. She said and pointed out the first year pay of an FO at Colgan, and then compared it to I think Delta DC9 first year FO pay. However, she pointed to the hourly pay number, and said that was what they made for the whole year-Example: $23 hr=23,ooo a year, and $52 hr=52,000 a year.
$21/hr = $21,000 is correct based on 1000 hours/yr rule. She was reading it wrong but good for her being a clueless idiot about aviation (just like 99% of her viewers) made it understandable for all the other clueless idiots.