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33. never mind the pilots, look how they do the flight attendants and extrapolate

Sun Feb 23, 2014, 01:33 PM

Feb 2014

maybe this is nobodies revelation but mine, but two months ago I snuck home on a multi-legged flight that took me through Las Vegas and onto a very small plane to Fresno. My seat turned out to be at the very front of the plane next to a reserve(?) pilot and between him and the very nice attendant on her jump seat. As they were talking about their routes and work schedules, it became clear that at the very least she had to "bid" on her routes.
What a way to drive labor costs down!
perhaps the future for us all?

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Guess the starting salary of a pilot for a regional airline (and remember next time you fly one): [View all] pnwmom Feb 2014 OP

GOP "Economics" in a nutshell. malthaussen Feb 2014 #1

Well, flying has never been safer. But that salary is terrible. nt Logical Feb 2014 #2

UPS Old Codger Feb 2014 #3

link? cause i doubt it. El_Johns Feb 2014 #6

Direct quote from driver Old Codger Feb 2014 #10

I didn't call you a liar, I asked for a link. When someone asks for a link, telling them to "look El_Johns Feb 2014 #11

Apology Old Codger Feb 2014 #12

If the information is readily available you should have no trouble finding a link. El_Johns Feb 2014 #13

actually Old Codger Feb 2014 #16

Thank you, I will bear it in mnd that Payscale.com says UPS Delivery Drivers' median wage is $30/hr. El_Johns Feb 2014 #25

So instead of paying more, Curmudgeoness Feb 2014 #4

It's not necessarily a matter of paying them more Major Nikon Feb 2014 #21

Don't you think that if the pay was better Curmudgeoness Feb 2014 #23

I can only say that things are going to have to change Major Nikon Feb 2014 #24

I've always known commercial pilot salaries were horrendously low. Triana Feb 2014 #5

yeah, I really want my pilot distracted by Ilsa Feb 2014 #7

yet some older pilots with major airlines are Ilsa Feb 2014 #8

Not only is the pay rate ridiculously low, truedelphi Feb 2014 #9

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2014 #26

You know, if there were still mods instead of juries, Curmudgeoness Feb 2014 #31

And the jury results are in... aikoaiko Feb 2014 #27

That level of stupid should be painful. hobbit709 Feb 2014 #29

It should be, but for whatever reason you do find it on the left as well as the right Major Nikon Feb 2014 #30

That starting pay is for a co-pilot. Jenoch Feb 2014 #14

So? Even being a co-pilot requires either years of military training or spending about $100K pnwmom Feb 2014 #15

Of course they should be paid more Jenoch Feb 2014 #17

The regulations since then have vastly increased the number of hours required -- and thus the cost. pnwmom Feb 2014 #19

I think the pay should of course be raised, Jenoch Feb 2014 #20

I know several ex-regional pilots Sen. Walter Sobchak Feb 2014 #18

Wow, I will never again fly anywhere unless it is a total emergency. Rex Feb 2014 #22

Just because they are paid $21K, doesn't mean they are incompetent Major Nikon Feb 2014 #28

More like in protest, has nothing to do with their skill level. Rex Feb 2014 #34

FWIW, not all airlines do this Major Nikon Feb 2014 #35

Not only that. Their fares are outrageous. They should be able to pay their employees more Cleita Feb 2014 #32

never mind the pilots, look how they do the flight attendants and extrapolate reddread Feb 2014 #33

All aircrew bid on their routes Major Nikon Feb 2014 #36

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