Originally Posted by
Oskeewowow
Jet Blue operates as a LCC on the same equipment and they have good pay rates. Our CASM right now hovers around 8 cents. Flight crew costs only accounts for 1 cent of the total 8. Our operating cost per hour on a 190 is around $2500, aside from fuel. I believe the next highest 190 operator is Airways at around $3400/hour. They could give both seats a $50/hour pay bump and it still wouldn't hurt their bottom line. BTW, these rough numbers come from management.
This isn't anything new. It's not a mystery that our companies can afford to pay double, but they don't because of union mandated pay which has screwed us. They won't give it to you on principle, but you can try.