Originally Posted by
iPilot
I agree with not paying dependent on type of aircraft. A CRJ-200 flies just the same as a CRJ-900 as a 737. Perhaps T-props should be less than jets because they don't fly as high and fast? The only big difference should be a type that goes international (besides Canada and Mexico). Those flight requires very different training. Besides that, there's really no reason why one airplane should pay more than another.
Wow! Just plain Wow!
I completely DISAGREE with aircraft INdependent pay. Whether on land, at sea or by air, whether we haul pax or packages,
the more more tonnes your ship moves, the more the company earns and the more the master is paid. Forget about the majors vs regionals crap. Pay should be based on either seats for the pax folks or max T.O. weight for box haulers.
For the pax world, post probation base pay:
$1 per seat per hour for an FO
$2 per seat per hour for CA
plus a small percentage (3-5%, inflation plus 2%, etc) per year for longevity
plus benefits
And change the regs to require an ATP to sit in either seat. The only way to increase pay, is to make fewer people qualified. And if one believes working a non-airline gig to get to ATP mins is beneath him, then too bad, so sad, tough ******, next case.