I tend to agree with L1011. I'm fourth year at Kalitta, make $106 per hour + $49.20/day international perdiem or $36/day domestic, and I have a MUCH better life than that Pinnacle guy who lives across the street from me.

-NO craspads; we get hotels everywhere, even in base.

-NO commuting, generally. We are based in Ypsilanti, but they usually want us to fly to the airplane, since it is cheaper. I've had to jumpseat three times in four years.

-I don't know what's going on at Focus, but we are all getting 13-14 days off per month, all in a block. My poor neighbor is constantly commuting back and forth to Detroit, and he's never home for more than 3 days in a row it seems.

-I fly a 747- how cool is that!

-I have 3-4 day overnights in Brussels and Hong Kong; he's lucky to get 8 hours and one minute in garden spots like Toledo...

REALLY, places like Kalitta, Focus, Southern, etc. are all just regionals with big equipment, but these are still better places to work.

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