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06-03-2006, 06:37 AM

Kobe_238

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As a Pilot, in what 'sector' can you make the most money...

Cargo flying, commercial/airline flying etc...????

06-03-2006, 10:20 AM

FlyerJosh

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When you figure the answer out, will you let me know?

06-03-2006, 03:11 PM

Uncle Bose

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The answer is "fish spotting." Fish spotting.

06-03-2006, 03:17 PM

Slice

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Management!

06-05-2006, 11:03 AM

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Management!

I read an article of an Air Canada person belonging to the management getting a pay cut... He got cut from around $570 000 to $500 000. How does one get a position like that? Years of flying with the company and a top notch degree? He was a young guy as well...!!!

06-05-2006, 11:11 AM

Uncle Bose

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Top-notch degree, yes. Years of flying with the company, no. Most likely no flying at all.

06-15-2006, 06:47 PM

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That is why so many people are going for the business management degrees. Personally, I think education is the best investment one can have. No Browntail and the 1.7 GPA

06-20-2006, 02:47 PM

SkyHawg

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That would be called the Daddy degree... as in daddy got him the job.

06-20-2006, 02:59 PM

waflyboy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Kobe_238

Cargo flying, commercial/airline flying etc...????

It depends on how you're counting:

Just cold cash? Or cash and other benefits (which may include 401K contributions, life insurance, health care, days off, etc.).

Are you looking for the largest amount of money you can make in a single year? Or the largest amount of money you're likely to make in the course of a 20-year career? I suspect the answer would be quite different, if you account for the different probabilities of being furloughed, differing work hours, and differing wages in the various "sectors."

I think APC has some comparison charts, don't they?

07-13-2006, 05:24 PM

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jetjock1027

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what sector makes the most money

I'm on the corporate side and the pay has gone up considerably. When the airlines were hiring in the 90's it kept guys out of the corporate world so the companies had to pay up to keep employees. Then came NetJets and they were sucking up alot of people as well. Things are still rising on the corporate side and it's not uncommon for guys to be making 140k plus bonus and bene's to fly 12 days a month on a G4/G5. Something to condsider....

Chief Pilots in these operations doing 250K and up.