Originally Posted by
dojetdriver
Too bad they couldn't match pre 9/11 widebody rates from the majors.
Delta's 757/767 captain in 2001 was paid $268 X 65 = $205,000 per year, at guarantee.
Let's see now, a UPS guy (me) with our new contract pays $223 X 81.25 (adjusted for calendar month) = $217,000.
We UPSers have blended pay, and the B767-300 is our "average" airplane on that basis, which is why I used it. Despite some earning power lost due to inflation, our left seat rates today are as good as Delta's were in 2006, with the added bonus that our W2s now will AVERAGE $300,000 per year as topped out captains. Top captains at the end of the contract can earn $428,000 if they max their schedules.
The pay is ours and FDX's to hopefully hold onto and serve as an aiming point for others, barring an economic crisis.