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Old 06-17-2009, 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by 1900luxuryliner View Post
He may have twisted it a bit; I'm not sure. I would reckon to guess those numbers may reflect the average PAYSCALE. However, the average PAYSCALE, and average PAY are two very different things, considering that very few are on the top of their regional's payscale; especially on the FO side. I would venture to guess that most are somewhere between the bottom and middle. Average PAY would give very, very different averages, I'm willing to bet.
Based on the number of furloughs out there, and the comments on these boards about carriers like Mesaba and Comair having seniority issues with pilot pay, I disagree.
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