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07-08-2022 | 12:50 PM
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I am sure that's the excuse they will give when or if a new contract is negotiated. But the market has spoken no? I want to like Skywest as one of the two west coast regional, but they pay so much less
07-08-2022 | 06:54 PM
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07-08-2022 | 07:30 PM
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SkyWest pays more than the other west coast regional (unless you were talking about Alaska being the other one)
07-09-2022 | 06:16 AM
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If SkyWest goes to it's partners and says, "We have to pay our pilots more because your other regionals are paying more", they will understand and pay SkyWest more to offset the cost. You know how much fares would have to increase to double our pay? Less than $6 per ticket. AA decided they can make that increase no problem, and so can the others.
07-09-2022 | 09:17 AM
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If SkyWest goes to it's partners and says, "We have to pay our pilots more because your other regionals are paying more", they will understand and pay SkyWest more to offset the cost. You know how much fares would have to increase to double our pay? Less than $6 per ticket. AA decided they can make that increase no problem, and so can the others.
07-09-2022 | 09:28 AM
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If SkyWest goes to it's partners and says, "We have to pay our pilots more because your other regionals are paying more", they will understand and pay SkyWest more to offset the cost. You know how much fares would have to increase to double our pay? Less than $6 per ticket. AA decided they can make that increase no problem, and so can the others.
Can you explain how you got to $6 = double our pay? Thanks.
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07-09-2022 | 03:49 PM
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I realized an error in my math while typing it out, so its roughly 12 instead of 6. Still, the point is the same. Hardly a deal breaker, and these are all conservative numbers so the true cost would be lower.
07-09-2022 | 04:37 PM
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Using back of the envelope math, let's assume the average flight in an ERJ is 2 hours (it's actually much less so this is conservative). Let's assume the average plane leaves with an also conservative 50 pax. That means each $1 a pax pays extra is $25/hr. Doubling FO pay would cost another $50 an hr and doubling CA pay is another $100 an hr (again, both conservative). That's $150 an hr extra cost, or $300 for an average 2 hr flight. 300/25 = $12 per ticket extra.
I realized an error in my math while typing it out, so its roughly 12 instead of 6. Still, the point is the same. Hardly a deal breaker, and these are all conservative numbers so the true cost would be lower.
I realized an error in my math while typing it out, so its roughly 12 instead of 6. Still, the point is the same. Hardly a deal breaker, and these are all conservative numbers so the true cost would be lower.
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