OTS new hires
01-06-2016 | 07:39 PM
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Exactly. I teach kids to surf once in a while in my spare time. But it sure as heck isn't because someone mandates it. It's because I enjoy it and my own kids surf as well. I'm not going to India to build houses just so it looks good on an airline app. Please....
01-10-2016 | 11:57 AM
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Of the ones that get 190, do most seem to bid off at first chance? I'd have to weigh a second year on Category 1 FO pay vs. long term training. I just wondered if guys were hanging out on it hoping to upgrade fast. Correct me if I'm wrong but it's a few years to hold left seat in that, yes?
01-10-2016 | 06:08 PM
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First year 190 CA pay is $141. Seems to indicate that you can upgrade in the first year. LOS yearly increase is only $1/hr plus the 3% annual bump.
Second year pay the 190 CA pay beats Grp II FO by $27/hr. So even being a line holder wouldn't make the Grp II FO pay more.
Year three the pay difference is $8/hr. At that point a line holder Grp II FO could earn more vs a 190 reserve Captain.
So if you're chasing max bucks upgrading to 190 CA ASAP, especially in the first year, is the money winner. Before you hit year 3 LOS you can bid off(assuming upgrade in the first year).
Second year pay the 190 CA pay beats Grp II FO by $27/hr. So even being a line holder wouldn't make the Grp II FO pay more.
Year three the pay difference is $8/hr. At that point a line holder Grp II FO could earn more vs a 190 reserve Captain.
So if you're chasing max bucks upgrading to 190 CA ASAP, especially in the first year, is the money winner. Before you hit year 3 LOS you can bid off(assuming upgrade in the first year).
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01-10-2016 | 08:29 PM
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Volunteer work mandatory. That says it all.
01-11-2016 | 03:45 AM
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[QUOTE=Sliceback;2044355
So if you're chasing max bucks upgrading to 190 CA ASAP, especially in the first year, is the money winner.[/QUOTE]
Can anybody imagine a career at a major where you sat F/O for 12 months then spent all the rest in the left seat?
So if you're chasing max bucks upgrading to 190 CA ASAP, especially in the first year, is the money winner.[/QUOTE]
Can anybody imagine a career at a major where you sat F/O for 12 months then spent all the rest in the left seat?
01-11-2016 | 06:36 AM
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