Originally Posted by
JetJock16
On my last 4 day trip I flew with a former Horizon Dash 8 FO (spent 3 years with Horizon), she is now a CA at SKW. She told me something that I would like confirmation on, so this question is for Horizon pilots ONLY.
She said that if you're a 4th year Dash FO and want to become a CRJ FO, once you transition you will go back to first pay. Also, that you get paid based upon your seniority and not your a/c (at first it's your a/c then over time you get your seniority). So you can be a 6th year Dash FO making 6th year CRJ pay unless you transition then you go back to first year. Is this true? How about for upgrade?
At Horizon, FOs get paid based on the aircraft their seniority could hold. So a 6th year Dash FO makes 6th year CRJ FO pay. If you want to bid to another aircraft as an FO, you will go to the lowest payscale for two years, then back to the regualr pay system. The nice thing about this type of system from one perspective is you don't have to retrain on a new airplane, or maybe more importantly, not have to switch bases and commute, to get higher pay as an FO. However, for those in the Dash that have SJS, it sucks, but they should have known coming to Horizon that you would most likely fly props the whole time.
For Captains, you are paid based on what you fly.