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Old 08-15-2019, 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by 3EngineTaxi View Post
The key thing everyone should agree with is that all flying should be done by mainline. E175s should definitely be flown by mainline.
EXACTLY!

If you really care that your RJ ego takes a hit from this, then you’re missing the big picture.
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Old 08-15-2019, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777 View Post
I wouldn't give the regionals too much credit there... pets don't fit in RJ bins.
Be careful when opening the overhead bin!

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Old 08-15-2019, 01:04 PM
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Sure looks like a pet to me!
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Old 08-15-2019, 01:43 PM
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Every time I see this thread I open it expecting it to be a rant about millennial 0-experience, 141-graduate new hires and have been disappointed every day when I open the thread...for what it’s worth.

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Old 08-15-2019, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by herewego View Post
I would much rather be in a 175 for MSN to SFO in a window or aisle seat than stuck in a 737 in the center seat.
Had a pax ask if we could get a bigger plane from LGA to CLT and I asked if he would prefer a center seat instead of his window seat. He didn't understand what a center seat was until I explained he'd have another passenger on each side of him fighting for the arm rest. Shut him up real quick.
Well, those Ejets do have some of the widest seats in the business, wider than an Airbus. I can see why passengers love them. 737/757 no bueno.
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Old 08-19-2019, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by GogglesPisano View Post
20 years too late. I'm going to start a website: "Why we shouldn't have to pay for 300 channels if we only watch 5."

Catchphrase, "Why big corporations force you to watch 25 sports channels on your hotel TV."
That's why I dumped cable, I only have Internet TV now and love it.
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Old 08-23-2019, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by 3EngineTaxi View Post
The key thing everyone should agree with is that all flying should be done by mainline. E175s should definitely be flown by mainline.
This cannot be repeated enough.

And those people who say that a 175 can't be operated with pilots paid on a mainline scale... please realize that on most flights it would only take about $5 per passenger to get the pilots up to mainline scales if the cost was entirely passed on to the passengers.
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Old 08-24-2019, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Tyrion View Post
This cannot be repeated enough.

And those people who say that a 175 can't be operated with pilots paid on a mainline scale... please realize that on most flights it would only take about $5 per passenger to get the pilots up to mainline scales if the cost was entirely passed on to the passengers.
Has anyone done the math to figure out what a pay scale would look like if they paid regionals at a mainline scale based on the smaller size?
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Old 08-25-2019, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by pitchattitude View Post
Has anyone done the math to figure out what a pay scale would look like if they paid regionals at a mainline scale based on the smaller size?
I actually did the math once when I was turboprop CA (reasonably well paid by that standard).

I compared my pay by RPMs / hour, I was about the highest paid airline pilot in the industry.

747 CA got paid more obviously, but he flew a lot more pax, a lot more miles in that same hour. So I was getting a larger share of the revenue pie. That was of course artificial because the 747 CA gets paid what his union negotiates, while a turboprop pilot's rates are determined more by the floor of the free market.

That calculus would be more favorable for an RJ pilot because the RJ is just as fast as a narrowbody.
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Old 08-25-2019, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777 View Post
I actually did the math once when I was turboprop CA (reasonably well paid by that standard).

I compared my pay by RPMs / hour, I was about the highest paid airline pilot in the industry.

747 CA got paid more obviously, but he flew a lot more pax, a lot more miles in that same hour. So I was getting a larger share of the revenue pie. That was of course artificial because the 747 CA gets paid what his union negotiates, while a turboprop pilot's rates are determined more by the floor of the free market.

That calculus would be more favorable for an RJ pilot because the RJ is just as fast as a narrowbody.
I would be willing to bet a DL A220 CA is the highest paid per seat airline pilot right now (apc does not list exact rate for CA but it is somewhere around $263/hr for 109 pax) if that rate is correct, just in hourly rate, you are getting paid $2.41 per hr per seat. about 120/hr for a 50 seater and $183/hr for a 76 seater. the highest 50 seat rate i could find is EDV at 117/hr for 15 year CA. factor in 16% DC and i think you have a clear winner
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