Originally Posted by
Space Yak
Why are the hourly rates so low? Captains at VA are on $270 and FO’s $175. Even with the exchange rate, the gap is significant. $90k US is only around $130k AU. What am I missing?
Also unlike many Aussie carriers, there’s a bunch of soft time (trip rigs, dropping schedule and picking up trips at 200% etc) that one can do to make significantly more money.