Originally Posted by
Flex81
You have to take more than that into account. Don't get me wrong... I think we should all get paid more but you have to look at the big picture when you are displaying these stats.
Monthly Guarantee
Frontier 75 hrs
Delta 65 hrs
Tenth year pay
Frontier 320 CAPT $146 = Yearly Guarantee $131,400
Delta 320 CAPT $153 = Yearly Guarantee $119,340
Fifth Year Pay
Frontier 320 FO $82 =Yearly Guarantee $73,800
Delta 320 FO $94 =Yearly Guarantee $73,320
Per Diem
Frontier $1.85
Delta $2.00/hr
Other work rules and retirement play a HUGE part in the overall compensation package as well.
My point is: It is not as cut and dry as you make it seem. Delta probably has a higher overall compensation than Frontier but it takes more than comparing a few years pay scales to figure that out. Same with Lynx and Republic. I'm sure the RAH guys make quite a bit more than the Lynx pilots overall.
You are spot on. My point is if airline A's cost structure is a lot higher than airline B's due to pilot pay then the lower cost airline is more competitive and bankruptcies will happen i just want to get paid early in my career because their is a good chance pilots today will never see 30 year at one company.