Originally Posted by Baradium

In any case, when I was at the regionals I saw a lot more CAs who wouldn't tip than anything. It's embarrassing when even the FA who is basically on food stamps tips and the CA making six figures just about pushes the van driver out of the way so he can load and unload his own bag and not tip.

Originally Posted by BeechedJet

I tip the van drivers $1. If I'm taking the van and I'm the only one on there, I'll tip $2.

Funny story though last year I had to do a repo flight and park our plane not at the gate but at an FBO on the other side of the field. The FBO told us they can drive our crew back to the terminal. This isn't a hotel shuttle. In the crews eyes, this is the same as a having the mechanic drive you from the hangar to the crew room. So anyways ramper drops us off, unloads our bags, and says goodbye. I (an FO) look around and notices no one is going to tip. I hand the ramper a ten. I used to work at an FBO and I used to fly corporate. I didn't say anything about what I tipped but I thought that since this was an FBO employee I needed to give him the big corporate tip to not seem like a cheepAss.

I thought about it for a bit and wondered if I should have just stuck to my normal dollar tip. After all, if the FBO workers got big tips, why not all of our hotel drivers? That would get really expensive really quick. Yeah a dollar for the van driver should just be the standard.

Originally Posted by SonicFlyer

Well they didn't want all of the lightbulbs from the hotel room they packed in their bag to get crushed!

Originally Posted by GogglesPisano

$1/bag.

And the income level of the tipper should not matter. You received a service (bags loaded) you pay the piper. If they go out to eat, do they write: "Sorry, I'm an RJ FO and don't make much" on their bill under "tip?"

Originally Posted by SpeedyVagabond

Googles is right. Unless the person is a jerk I always tip. And usually more than a dollar since I find myself making up for the cheap people I often find myself flying with who don’t tip. This thread is just another example of the rapid decline of America. Even as a first year regional FO you’re making more than them with possibly a few exceptions and your career earnings potential isn’t even comparable. Besides, regional FOs have never had it better. No excuse there.

Originally Posted by Poser765

Wait so people not tipping is a sign of the decline of culture? Jesus christ the hyperbole. What a great system! A system where certain people can expect to be paid based on subsidies from guilt Ed customers. F that... I'm out.

Call me cheap if you want, but that really doesn't bother me. Tipping needs to die.

Originally Posted by mike sierra

How you guys get all these $1 bills dollars to tip?

Only way I can think is being a stripper and I'm pretty sure I would not make a lot anyway.