AA pay vr EK pay
I think your spot on with the pay comparisions. I actually think the EK pay and benifits are much better than AA or any US carrier, particularly after the just anounced pay raise. I ran a detailed spread sheet comparing AA to EK (capt AA 737-800 vr capt EK 777) and found that overall EK was a much better deal on the cash flow side..I think the issue is quality of life. If you have a situation where you can leave and don't mind the sandbox, a situation where you don't need to go out everynight, then you will save a lot of money at EK. But if you hate living out side the US, you commute home every chance you get, you've keep your home in the States and paying a morgage then the cost advantages are mitagated. Again, this is just the money I'm talking about. There are misc. things EK does that really add to the cash flow side of the spread sheet for EK....Also, this is mainly for the Yanks because the others are being killed by the slide of the US dollar..