How much do you think Etihad will pay for a new Captain in 2007? 30,000...40,000...50,000 dhs per month. Who can tell, market forces will determine that. One thing is for sure, if a new Captain can demand the bigger salaries, about 400 FO's at Emirates will all of a sudden become "experienced" and Emirates will continue to get bums in the left seat for under 30,000 dhs. In the meantime management are going to continue hedging there bets and they will not allow that commodity in the right seat to dry up. Count on it.
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