Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
Danger, danger...Carl is about to use a calculator!
Approximate average pilot salary at Delta .... = $100,000 per year
Approximate number of Delta pilots.............. = 12,500
Approximate total pilot payroll.................... = 1.25 Billion
Increase required to get to restoration pay.. = 60%
Additional annual cost to get restoration pay = 750 million
750 million per year is not a company destroyer. Not even close.
Agreed.
Carl
Need a new calculator Carl, our current contract is about $2 billion a year. The hope is that by 2012 the company will be making enough money to afford a 60% increase in compensation, but that will take more than $750mm.