Some limited amount of negotiating is possible. I've done it a number of times and seen it done by others. Recently Brookfield had a contract for a G550 captain in China. Lots of guys wrote in and told them the pay was too low. They raised it by about $2000/month.

When I was in Taiwan Parc took over from the original contract agency after one year. We, the pilots, met with them in Taipei. They offered something that was substantially below the first contract. We, as a group, told them that wasn't good enough. They came back with a much better offer.

I just wrote Parc about a China deal and told them that 3000 Yuan per month for housing in Shanghai wasn't enough. Magically it changed to 7000 Yuan per month in the reply.

With the airline contracts there is certainly leeway for negotiating. It's definitely worth a try.




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