Originally Posted by Khaosai
How silly of me, thanks for pointing that out scroggs. Rgds.
Sorry, wasn't meant to be a put-down!
Originally Posted by WTB
Scroggs,
Of course Captain's pay is relevant to this forum - it gives anyone considering joining Virgin AN IDEA of how much extra they will be earning as a Captain in 9 years. Most guys I know check out the Captain's payscale when looking at a prospective new employer - (nearly) everyone wants to get in to the LHS eventually right?
Cheers
Yes, true enough. I was a bit hasty in saying that the command payscale is irrelevant. I was really trying to make the point that they are a bit meaningless as command is a (relatively) long way away for any new joiner - and a lot can happen in the intervening years. In any case, you can make a reasonable judgement of the airline's pay rates from knowing the starting pay, and whatever extras and increments there are. Command pay is rarely less than 40-50% greater than FO's pay in the majority of airlines, and Virgin is no different.