Virgin Blue Captain pay rate:
$129898
Jetstar Narrow Body (single isle) Captain pay rate:
$136860 from 1st August 2006
Jetstar Wide Body Captain pay rate:
$147809
Eastern pay rate:
Capt $82101 for 6th year of service (a command will take at least this long)
FO $48236 for first year, $41001 during training
This assumes that the currently proposed EBA is voted in, which is doubtful since it's crap. Anyway current rates are only 3% less...
As far as paying for an endorsement is concerned, I disagree with it and refuse to do so.
VB started it, Jester followed suit and Eastern should never have gone there.
On the bright side, you'll find the pilot group at Eastern to be great to work with, even if morale is at an all time low
