Pilot shortage equals low pay?
07-31-2014, 02:30 PM
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Pilot shortage equals low pay?
07-31-2014, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Kprc1
07-31-2014, 02:53 PM
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10 Lowest-Paying Airlines
Estimated First-Year Salary as of July 20, 2014
Great Lakes
$14,616
Skywest Airlines
$20,064
GoJet Airlines
$20,504
Expressjet Airlines
$20,745
Trans States Airlines
$21,531
Silver Airways
$18,693
Mesa Airlines
$20,183
Republic/Shuttle/Chautauqua
$20,655
Atlantic Southeast Airlines
$20,907
PSA Airlines
$21,600
Estimated First-Year Salary as of July 20, 2014
Great Lakes
$14,616
Skywest Airlines
$20,064
GoJet Airlines
$20,504
Expressjet Airlines
$20,745
Trans States Airlines
$21,531
Silver Airways
$18,693
Mesa Airlines
$20,183
Republic/Shuttle/Chautauqua
$20,655
Atlantic Southeast Airlines
$20,907
PSA Airlines
$21,600
07-31-2014, 03:37 PM
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Spot-on article in my opinion. There is a pay shortage for jobs in which worker can barely afford Ramen noodles, and if the pay were to be raised, the shortage would be solved very quickly. Somewhat shocked that it came from ALPA, though.
07-31-2014, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Apokleros
Spot-on article in my opinion. There is a pay shortage for jobs in which worker can barely afford Ramen noodles, and if the pay were to be raised, the shortage would be solved very quickly. Somewhat shocked that it came from ALPA, though.
Truth of the matter is this. FAR TOO MUCH TIME IS BEING WASTED DOING NOTHING. If nothing is done now, then never. Where is the leadership?
07-31-2014, 04:14 PM
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One of the union reps for Eagle (an outgoing rep, I believe, summed up in a statement that the major airlines have become addicted to low wage regionals. Addicts will lie right to your face, because their addiction is stronger than any other process including morality and logic. I think that analogy fits well here. We all know what is required to attract pilots, pay and better working conditions.
It is infuriating, that ALPA doesn't release these statements somewhere they will be read, like in a major publication. Just publish the first yr pay figures AND 4 yr figures, training costs, and quotes about pilot shortage. Then simply say "Any wonder there is a shortage". But MOAK gets 500k/ yr, so I guess there's no money for effective PR.
It is infuriating, that ALPA doesn't release these statements somewhere they will be read, like in a major publication. Just publish the first yr pay figures AND 4 yr figures, training costs, and quotes about pilot shortage. Then simply say "Any wonder there is a shortage". But MOAK gets 500k/ yr, so I guess there's no money for effective PR.
07-31-2014, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by bedrock
One of the union reps for Eagle (an outgoing rep, I believe, summed up in a statement that the major airlines have become addicted to low wage regionals.
I'm not sure major airline pilots even care if scope ever comes back, whether we are talking scope in number of airplanes or scope in size of airplanes.
07-31-2014, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Kprc1
I find it hard to believe that any pilot at a major or legacy gives a damn about Regional FO pay.
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