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06-13-2022 | 10:03 AM
#131
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From: Engines Turn or People Swim
Agreed. Regional pilots expecting their major airline brethren to look after them are looking for something that has never been. Even the regional alums at the majors look at it as “I paid MY dues to get here, Screw-em, they can pay theirs”. It isn’t just major airline management that benefits from cheap feed.
06-15-2022 | 06:32 PM
#132
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From: FIRE ALPA
only if you are living in base, a little lucky with reroutes and want absolutely no life.
06-15-2022 | 06:50 PM
#133
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From: FIRE ALPA
Ask around and see how many 2019/2020 SWA hires came anywhere close to 110K (If any did, I guarantee, #1 they lived in base within a month of hitting the line, and #2 had absolutely no home life to make it happen, working 6 days a week all year)
06-15-2022 | 07:01 PM
#134
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From: FIRE ALPA
Never in my life have I spent more than $5000 for any car. Always paid cash. Take care of them and drive them into the ground.
Cars are utilities, nothing more, unless you can afford better.
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"It's really expensive to be poor" is true enough though. People making $30k/yr can't afford a cash car for $5k and get sucked into 7+ year loans for USED cars. Which they can't afford to take care of. It's a vicious cycle.
Cars are utilities, nothing more, unless you can afford better.
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"It's really expensive to be poor" is true enough though. People making $30k/yr can't afford a cash car for $5k and get sucked into 7+ year loans for USED cars. Which they can't afford to take care of. It's a vicious cycle.
06-16-2022 | 09:55 AM
#135
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From: Just a pilot
AND you are paying YOURSELF back, not a bank. Not to mention, the $$ in your loan isn't available to the market (thus kind of "protected" from the sh1tshow of the economy--at least that's what Scwhab says).
06-17-2022 | 07:49 AM
#136
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From: Enoch Powell Enthusiast
“Systemic biases” is just ivory tower language for garden variety envy. One of the seven deadly sins for a reason.
You want something, go out and f-ing earn it.
06-17-2022 | 03:53 PM
#137
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New hires are cleaning up now will probably pull north of 120K first year if they don't mind picking up a few trips, lots of opportunity. When I was a probie there was NO open time, and NOTHING in GA. It was tougher. Shoot, I bet a new hire could do 150K with the open time trips available this year.
06-20-2022 | 12:52 AM
#139
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From: B737 Left Seat
LATE 2019 hire, BWI based, then displaced to LAX, made over 116K not living in base and when times were weird. I didn't work 20 days a month.
New hires are cleaning up now will probably pull north of 120K first year if they don't mind picking up a few trips, lots of opportunity. When I was a probie there was NO open time, and NOTHING in GA. It was tougher. Shoot, I bet a new hire could do 150K with the open time trips available this year.
New hires are cleaning up now will probably pull north of 120K first year if they don't mind picking up a few trips, lots of opportunity. When I was a probie there was NO open time, and NOTHING in GA. It was tougher. Shoot, I bet a new hire could do 150K with the open time trips available this year.
06-20-2022 | 02:16 AM
#140
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From: B-737NG preferably in first class with a glass of champagne and caviar
Salary is Salary. Per Diem is expenses incurred whilst on company business. That said to add per Diem to salary is nothing short of fantasy land.
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