The AirTran Pilots' Windfall and SLI
01-24-2011 | 10:22 AM
#531
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At CAL you can take your hourly rate, multiply it by 1,000 and that's what you took in for the year (+/- about 10%). Can you SWA pilots explain the mechanisms that allow you to pull down paychecks that are such a high multiple of your hourly rate?
01-24-2011 | 10:37 AM
#532
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We dont get paid by the hour. Its Trip For Pay. Most average 105-110 TFP. Vacation months 125-150 easy. Gamers of the system can get as high as 180-200 TFP for a normal month. I average around 110 TFP with 18 days off per month. I go for the more productive trips on the days I work and dont care to take the effort to work the system better.
01-24-2011 | 11:39 AM
#533
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We dont get paid by the hour. Its Trip For Pay. Most average 105-110 TFP. Vacation months 125-150 easy. Gamers of the system can get as high as 180-200 TFP for a normal month. I average around 110 TFP with 18 days off per month. I go for the more productive trips on the days I work and dont care to take the effort to work the system better.
01-24-2011 | 11:44 AM
#534
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We dont get paid by the hour. Its Trip For Pay. Most average 105-110 TFP. Vacation months 125-150 easy. Gamers of the system can get as high as 180-200 TFP for a normal month. I average around 110 TFP with 18 days off per month. I go for the more productive trips on the days I work and dont care to take the effort to work the system better.
01-24-2011 | 11:54 AM
#535
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01-24-2011 | 12:01 PM
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01-24-2011 | 01:11 PM
#538
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I was thinking more on the lines of getting a better conversion to credit hours from the trips thing.
Per diem is a known quantity, QOL is highly subjective, and profit sharing should never be "counted on."
How are the "trips" calculated? What kind of rigs do you guys have?
01-24-2011 | 03:34 PM
#540
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There are guys that love deadheading around the system to fly one trip. They give away their entire line and sit by the phone waiting for a text or call from scheduling for 1.5x pay or juicy deadhead trips. I can't stand sitting by the phone or deadheading, even paid ones, I would rather fly. But these guys get to 80-90 block hours a month and wind up with 180 trips or so. They definitely work more than the average guy here. Looking at the February lines, they range from 65-80 block hours for 85-100 trips per month. Days off range from 14(reserve line) to 18 days a month.
Rigs are as follows:0.74 per duty hour, 5.0 duty period minimum, 6.5 average daily guarantee, 1.0 trips per 3 hours away from domicile. I think that is all the rigs.
Rigs are as follows:0.74 per duty hour, 5.0 duty period minimum, 6.5 average daily guarantee, 1.0 trips per 3 hours away from domicile. I think that is all the rigs.
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