Originally Posted by
forgot to bid
The new hire minimum pay for all DCI FOs should be $54/hr and topping out in the mid $70s and not starting at $23/hr and toping out in the low $40s/hr. Captain pay on the CRJ900s should begin just shy of $103/hr and topping out at $112 and not starting in the low $60s and topping off 18 years later at $100ish. 50 seaters ought to be the same as the 76 seaters. They're all airplanes, they all take up the same amount of gate space, they all require 3 miles seperation.
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FOR ALL DCI
And it WILL be..... as soon as those guys stop accepting $23/hr.
This really isn't rocket science, guys. We have half the airline pilots in this country WILLING to work for regional wages. THAT'S why we have half the pilots in this country WORKING for regional wages. And until that changes, the pressure on mainline wages will never end.