Ftrooppilot

Based on what you have read about the regional pilot shortage, what average pay increase (if any) will take place over the next three years ?

It would be nice if you just list numbers as I have below.

Thanks


2007 - 15%
2008 - 10%
2009 - 10%

JoeyMeatballs

Ill take a 100% increase, but then agian I just had 5 vodka tonics so......................................

ImperialxRat

I think those estimates are much too high for the current/immediate future. If you take for example Skywest...they're listing "Future contractual pay raises: 1% each Jan 2008-2010 on -900/-700 rates."

I think what you will see more of are the incentives to sign with XYZ airline...for example the $2500 signing bonus received after IOE if your typed in the CRJ/ERJ.

That trend seems to be the attempted solution for particular companies as of right now.

If I had to guess, I would estimate anywhere between 1%-5% pay increases....definitely not 15%-10%

ImperialxRat

Nice saab! I'm a fan of vodka over gin any day. If we're ever in the same town, I'll buy ya a few rounds =)

Quagmire

One million dollars.....

JoeyMeatballs

You got it, not that Grey Goose bull**** either, Belvedere all the way.....ok I am going out, later my APC bro's Talk to ya tomorooow

ImperialxRat

grey goose is great in a martini. I usually stick to well vodka for my vodka tonics, but you can order whatever ya want =)

Ftrooppilot

I should know better then to ask a question like this one late Saturday night.

higney85

I could see 10-15% on each contract when negotiations are taking place, but only 2-3% a year to adjust for cost of living. I think we will see better per diem rates, and I could see better work rules and pay increases in terms of trip/duty rigs and credit better than block. A company hates to pay someone for not working, but when they arent working they consider going somewhere else- its a weird cycle. I do think the days of having 20 days on reserve/actually working 19 and still not breaking guarantee credit pay will not remain. The idea of 100 hours of work will change to 100 hours BLOCK to accomodate the needs of the company due to a shortage, this can be done with better scheduling to have people flying closer to 8 hour days. This will make for hard trips on us, but will have high credit hours for high block hours. Think about it- 30 hours in a week is what the FAA says is OK... companies will try and run to that and get 100 hours of flying a month out of pilots. They will also try to fill up lines more to reduce the ability to pick up open time at 150% pay. Thats what I see coming. Credit will be higher than block to make pilots "ok" with working more.

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