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Originally Posted by
FightDeck
The Hourly rate is more on the 787 than the 747.
Roughly 87% of 747 pilots voted for the EA that was to be their replacement type. Junior A380 pilots likewise.
Surely you’d get killed in the rush to the 787.
U start on the 787 on year 1 money not year 12 as in the 747. The difference between year 1 and 4 (top scale) is approx $50,000 per annum for a Capt. I had an FO the other day tell me his take home pay on the 747 is approx $2,000 a fortnight more than his friend on the 787. The reason the EA got up was backpay. The majority of older pilots thought this will never effect me I just want the back pay, and now the chickens are coming home to roost where they will remain for ever.
It wasn’t just the older guys, a lot of youngsters had new plastic aircraft and promotions in their eyes.