Originally Posted by
dojetdriver
Most of them are going in as intial cadre check airman. I'm sure their compensation package will be above the advertised rate.
What would you do if you were over 50? Apply to CAL and wait for the crappy 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year pay to catch up? And that's at YOUR 4th year wide rate.
Most of these guys were maxed out on the CRJ pay scales and made more than a 5 year wide FO at CAL would make. Note, I said CRJ rate. When they went to the Airbus I can bet you they were making just as much, if not more, than a 3rd year CAL narrow CA makes.
So, I'll ask again, if you were over 50 and had to start over again watched your company go down the drain, and were worried about your retirement, what exactly would you do?
Start at the botton of some airline with crappy pay and no insurance for 6 months, or take a job as a CA and a MUCH higher pay rate?
It's OK, you don't really need to answer.
I have no issue with I-Air guys at all. The meat of my comment comes from the fact that they went through hell at I-Air as it struggled and ultimately failed in the industry. I would think that of anybody wanting to avoid starting at an iffy operation with substandard pay rates it would be them. Most people who get hurt by something in life will usually go out of their way to avoid it a second time. If they choose not to, the results will be of their choosing.
I don't agree with their choices, but then again I don't have to deal with the consequences - good or bad.