Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
I agree with you on one level, we should get paid what we are worth, but the second side of that, is currently the market forces (CH11) across the industry are stating that C2K wages and valuation are not what we are worth. Yes, we are worth a heck of a lot more, but given our confines of the NMB and RLA, other pilots compensation levels, etc, getting back to that in one leap will be no small feat.
1.16 This is the B seat #.
1.59 is the A seat #.
Now, take the aircraft that you are in or will hold and enter the next chart:
Airplane Types and seating maps at delta.com
Take the multiplier for your seat or projected seat, find your aircraft seating capacity or projected a/c and multiply. That is what you are worth...Today.
Where does that multiplier come from? Not from one of the airlines in the 1113 club, which some of us here love to anchor our expectations to.
This multiplier comes from the LCC segment of the indusrty. The combined Southwest and AirTran. That is right.
A SWA Captain will make $218.48 per hour in '12. That is $1.59 per hour per seat in a 137 seat 737.
A SWA First Officer will make $152.93 per hour in '12. That is $1.16 per hour per seat in a 137 seat 737.
And thats not all folks. They have avg'd 10% profit sharing over the last ten years. (I know, apples and oranges, but what is our percentage again as we reap in the profit made possible by our sacrafices?)
Can't imagine we are going to be hearing lots of Critter jokes anymore or any jokes for that matter. We will be the joke if we don't stand up for what we are worth.
Oh, and for a little levity. All this talk about restoration, restoration and acheiving C2K that we lost again, I found it! I know where it is at!
It is hiding out with the dumptrucks here, check it out:
http://www.airlinepilotcentral.com/a...o/abx_air.html