C = co-captain; 1000 hrs with frozen ATPL. Expected to 'finish' ATP within 18 months of joining. $300/day
B = regular captain i.e. most who'll not be lucky enough to be in the A crowd. $492/day
A = super dooper captain. ATP obviously & rated on 2 of the types operated & external load. IFR plus night (although I would think B caps would be too). $616/day
A&B both require 3500 hrs (bend-able?). All rates only paid on, no leave pay. Structure of packages remains to be seen i.e. witheld service bonus, gratuities etc.
As you can guess, only a few will be in the A group but its the marketing benefit of being able to say "over six hundred bucks a day at ADA'' Does sound good and as long as the rates keep going up in the region it's good for the industry. It's already made Gulf Helos push their rates up
