Originally Posted by
Pineapple Guy
Kept us below industry standard??? Carl, you need to re-check your facts. You're on the 747. You're pretty much the highest paid airline pilot out there at the moment. Here are the 1/1/2011 rates for the highest paying equipment at each airline:
DAL $217
LUV $214
AMR $205
CAL $193
UAL $190
USAir $160
And here are the rates for the 737-800 at each airline:
LUV $214
DAL $175
ALA $175
CAL $169
AMR $166
AWA $142
UAL $137
USAir $125
I agree we are way below what we used to get paid, and way below what we are "worth", but we're well above industry standard for all passenger airlines. Just the facts. Hmmm, who was the MEC Chairman that made that happen?
Come on PG,
We have, what 16 747s? Southwest has 547 737s!
So all their captains (assuming they have the longevity) are paid a higher hourly rate than all of our captains except for the few on the 747 and 777.
I'm an A-320 captain. So how is my pay relative to SWA? (Hint: It's a whole lot less.)
But I'm sure you'll point out I get a raise tomorrow and the difference will be less than 50 bucks an hour. Gee, that's so close...