Skywest vs Express Jet
 

Hey guys I hope this does not breakdown into a bashing one vs the other but I am trying to understand how Skywest is able to continue to put itself in a position to grow and the other side of the house is has not seen any gains. Does Skywest have things in its crew contracts that put it in a better position then express jet or is it the agreements that express jet has with its mainline partners that is really putting the handcuffs on growth and expansions?

There is a lot of history to expressjet that happend before it was part Skyw that set it on the track it is on.
Not all fees collected on departure are created equal.
I don't think people really believe that expressjet pilots are rolling in cash, and if what they make is considered too expensive, well that is just sad.

Skywest vs Express Jet
 

Read a Skywest inc 10k report.

There are really only two facts you need to infer your own conclusion:

1. Skywest Airlines employees are cheaper than Expressjet Airlines Employees
2. Skywest Inc. management is vehemently anti-union

SkyWest is "inc's" babby, first born, first love, ect.... Its like growing up and your parents make you buy your own car. Yet buy your sister a convertiable bug for her 16th bday... The analogies could go on and on....

Skywest does not work under a labor contract. They are at will employees.

Not to start an argument at all, but I'd be curious to compare W-2's between equivalent employees, because I don't think the difference would be that big.

My friends at XJT with similar seniority to me make a lot more money than me due to double time and abusing their vacation time to drop trips. Our paychecks aren't even close.

Whats close?

Like I said, I'd be curious to compare W-2's. What seat/seniority are your friends, and what was their W-2 (roughly)? I'd agree if their FO's are making over $60K, but we don't know unless we compare actual W-2's.

As an FO, I've consistently had 50-55 for the last 5 years, almost 60 in 2013.