Originally Posted by
Dashdog
I think the problem with our pay isn't just much how much, but also how we get paid. I don't know where the flight-hour rate originated, but the whole concept is absurd. How about pay based on duty time, and the same rates for any aircraft in the fleet (ala UPS)?
Cape Air has pay based only on duty hours and most of the guys I have talked to there love it.
Having only 1 payscale might restrict the company from getting a wider range of a/c. UPS has a relatively similar size a/c in their fleet (757, 767, A300, MD11, 747). Would they be able to pay the same if they started flying smaller jets like a 737 size, or an Ejet?
Maybe just a flat salary similar to how contract carriers overseas do it. You can bid for whatever schedule you want, it will all be the same pay(but changes for different a/c).