Originally Posted by
FlyJSH
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.
I like where you are going with this, but more so then the ATP I think both pilots should be typed.
And what is with this probation crap anyway, if I am not good enough for your company you shouldn't have hired me and spent the money to train me in the first place! I'll say that about Jet Blue, at least they treat and value you like everyone else from day one.
If you're a typed ATP full pay form day one. None of this $25 an hour and no health insurance for 6 months.