Originally Posted by
Emma Royds
This is a rumour website after all, so my stab in the dark is a 8% rise on the basic, which will be announced next month.
If they can raise ticket fares by 20% due to inflation, they can raise the relatively small basic by 5-10%. Rents have exploded in the last 12 months, since the last AA increase; it needs a topping up too.
They critically need to keep the recruitment machine going. That's partly what the 24 weeks was for, and a decent salary increase would also be heard around the industry. It's crunch time, and lot's of aircraft still sitting on the ground due to lack of Captains. And they are supposed to be building a surplus for the A350 next year...
With the new 350 training centre being built, now is the time to pull out the wallet and fix this problem before it's too late. Currently $billions of lost opportunity. Lot's of market share up for grabs post-covid too, and the 350 is slated to open up routes that are too small for the 777. Having this new shiny toy parked due to lack of staff would be a waste.