Darkstar,
You say the flightcrew are overpaid ?
I defy you to find any cheaper Flight Crew on the North Atlantic than most of the F/Os on the 767.
Pop onto 123.45 over the Atlantic and you can listen to me and the Captain play:
"I have the Cheapest F/O on the North Atlantic tonight, he gets paid: xxxxx Beat That!"
Most nights the reponses are:
"Is that a month?!?!?!"
Most 767 F/Os are Year 2 F/Os earning less than most of the Long Haul Cabin Crew.
On a recent heavy trip me and the other F/O passed the time while the Capt was on his rest laughing at the fact that between us we earned less than the CSD.
In the bar that night the Junior Cabin Crew were horrified to learn they took home more each month than we did and actually bought us a drink out of pity!
Now who ever heard of the Cabin Crew getting the first round in !!
It comes to something when a BA Longhaul Pilot earns less than the Cabin Crew, now who's overpaid ?
FadeC