Wheels up QOL and money
07-10-2018, 10:08 AM
#35
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Originally Posted by Boris Badenov
How is that good news? 90k for an X Captain???
No APU or external lav service though.
07-10-2018, 10:57 AM
#36
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Originally Posted by Das Auto
90K for a King Air is above average. If you don't like the pay scale for the X, fly the King Air instead, then you'll be happy.
No APU or external lav service though.
No APU or external lav service though.
I thought Gama paid the XL Captains $120-130K at one point? Did the Captain pay for jets actually decline to be even with the King Airs?
07-10-2018, 11:27 AM
#37
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Originally Posted by David Puddy
Yikes - 90K to fly a X as a Captain is not competitive - in this market. Perhaps to fly a KA350 today but not a X.
I thought Gama paid the XL Captains $120-130K at one point? Did the Captain pay for jets actually decline to be even with the King Airs?
I thought Gama paid the XL Captains $120-130K at one point? Did the Captain pay for jets actually decline to be even with the King Airs?
07-10-2018, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by David Puddy
Yikes - 90K to fly a X as a Captain is not competitive - in this market. Perhaps to fly a KA350 today but not a X.
I thought Gama paid the XL Captains $120-130K at one point? Did the Captain pay for jets actually decline to be even with the King Airs?
I thought Gama paid the XL Captains $120-130K at one point? Did the Captain pay for jets actually decline to be even with the King Airs?
07-10-2018, 11:52 AM
#39
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Originally Posted by Starbucks
OK. You're buzzing around doing 5 legs and sweating your balls off while you're trying to change the medieval lav in between flights. Then someone says come over to the XL or the X for roughly the same $$$. What are you going to do? Would you reply with - "I'm sorry. The $$$ is just too low for that airframe. I won't take the new type rating and the same pay. I'll just stay here in my KA and try to keep the sweat from dripping on the circuit breakers".
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