Originally Posted by DAL 88 Driver (Post 1017267)

• Industry leading B737 Pay Rates. SWA Captains average over $230,000 and First Officers average over $140,000.

• Approximately the last five years, SWA pilots averaged 105 “Trips For Pay” (TFP) per month, or about 1260 TFP per year.

• Approximately the last five years, SWA pilots averaged just over 18 days off per month.

• Per Diem rates are among the highest in the industry: $2.15 per hour away from base.

• SWAPA considers our Duty and Trip Rigs to be the strongest in the industry, as they protect pilot productivity and efficiency.

• Minimum Daily guarantee is 6.5 TFP; Ex., a 3-day trip pays a minimum of 19.5 TFP.

• Duty hour rig is .74 TFP per hour, minimum.

• Reserve guarantee is 90 TFP per month; but actual months pay average around 105 TFP.

• Reserves are allowed to pick-up extra flying.

• Holidays pay 150 percent.

• Open Time trips pay up to 150 percent.

• Junior “forced” assignment pays 200 percent.

Originally Posted by DAL 88 Driver (Post 1017267)

• Industry leading B737 Pay Rates. SWA Captains average over $230,000 and First Officers average over $140,000.

• Approximately the last five years, SWA pilots averaged 105 “Trips For Pay” (TFP) per month, or about 1260 TFP per year.

• Approximately the last five years, SWA pilots averaged just over 18 days off per month.

• Per Diem rates are among the highest in the industry: $2.15 per hour away from base.

• SWAPA considers our Duty and Trip Rigs to be the strongest in the industry, as they protect pilot productivity and efficiency.

• Minimum Daily guarantee is 6.5 TFP; Ex., a 3-day trip pays a minimum of 19.5 TFP.

• Duty hour rig is .74 TFP per hour, minimum.

• Reserve guarantee is 90 TFP per month; but actual months pay average around 105 TFP.

• Reserves are allowed to pick-up extra flying.

• Holidays pay 150 percent.

• Open Time trips pay up to 150 percent.

• Junior “forced” assignment pays 200 percent.

Originally Posted by Flamer (Post 1017292)

This flyer, which was given to the airtran pilots by SWAPA, should be printed and placed in every DAL pilots container. Daily.

Originally Posted by Ferd149 (Post 1017323)

I think I read that we can't positive space deviate deadhead on Skywest (either front or back end). Do I remember correctly?

Also, only the CPSC and book a front end deviation at this time? Is this still correct?

Ferd

Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 1017331)

I have a lot of friends at SWA. Some of that was embellished just a bit. Like the averaging over 18 days off. The pilots making 230K a year are working 18 days a month. The average 18 days off is on the basic original lines and counts months with vacation. To earn 230 K you have to fly extra time. The same happens at Delta. We have had in the last year pilots break 50K in one month. There will be a number of pilots at Delta who break 300 K this year. I flew with 7ER copilot who made 200K last year. If I simply flew my basic line at Delta and counted in vacation and all the DH deviations I probably average working under 10 days a month unless I choose to pick up overtime.
I am ahead of my peers at SW in compensation this year and have worked less. I have however had some very lucky breaks with trip assignments and dropped trips. Its always nice to get triple pay.

Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 1017331)

I have a lot of friends at SWA. Some of that was embellished just a bit. Like the averaging over 18 days off. The pilots making 230K a year are working 18 days a month. The average 18 days off is on the basic original lines and counts months with vacation. To earn 230 K you have to fly extra time. The same happens at Delta. We have had in the last year pilots break 50K in one month. There will be a number of pilots at Delta who break 300 K this year. I flew with 7ER copilot who made 200K last year. If I simply flew my basic line at Delta and counted in vacation and all the DH deviations I probably average working under 10 days a month unless I choose to pick up overtime.
I am ahead of my peers at SW in compensation this year and have worked less. I have however had some very lucky breaks with trip assignments and dropped trips. Its always nice to get triple pay.

Originally Posted by DAL 88 Driver (Post 1017350)

And you of course have proof of this, right?

The data in the SWAPA welcome document to the ValuTran pilots seems pretty straightforward to me. Read it again. I don't think you can explain it away that easily. And I highly doubt they have their facts wrong as I'm sure they have access to the actual data.

Where did your data come from? Anecdotal evidence from talking with a few of your friends? Sorry, but I think I'll go with the official numbers published by the folks who have access to the actual data... not a guy on an anonymous web board who constantly argues against any kind of restorative increases for our pilot group.