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Old 12-23-2006 | 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Thedude
I love how some of the RJ newbies like calling guys at the supplementals names and somehow coming to the conclusion that we are lowering the bar.

Although the international supplementals' might not be what life is like at the majors, it still beats being at the commuters. I'll take my 2 weeks off, more catering than I could possibly eat, flying one leg every 3 days, collecting my hotel and airline points, and my per diem check that is larger than their monthly pay check and continue to quitely keep my secret while they fly the 8+ legs a day with min rest.
I just have to give that a big AMEN!

Plus, with cargo on track to quadruple in the next 20 years, I somehow don't think the future of ACMI's or any other cargo operations is in much jeopardy and I would bet that the pay scale will go up along with the demand for the work over time.
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