Funny I thought we all had ATPLs and we were a known quantity and expect to be paid for the license that we hold. If you fly for any of the regional operators flying a turbo-prop, you compare what the term and conditions are with each company. A companies business model is irrelevent, I expect to be re-imbursed to an acceptable level, no matter whether I fly oil riggers, newspapers, rock bands, pop groups and premiership football teams or that scratch cards are sold in the cabin. Using 5 rings method to work out who is a real airline, then Flybe have got it good as they are the lowcost operator and it is then Flybe should earn less than the other carriers, but thats not the way the world works.
If its aircraft type thats the issue then Air Southwests dash8-2s are flown by Wideroe and they earn a princely sum, for an "old" turbo-prop. If its about flying an advanced turbo-prop then your sadly mistaken if a dash8-400 is the most advanced civil turbo-prop out there. To a company a turbo-prop is a turbo-prop end of, your no better trained, qualified or more deserving than any other turbo-prop pilot for a pay rise, we all deserve one.
5rings ones head needs to be pulled from ones arse, if you think other turbo-prop operators somehow dont qualify for comparison by Flybe management. You fly a turbo-prop no matter how embarrasing that may be for you. No matter how much you close your eyes you dont fly a 737 or an a320, if you think you can compare wages with operators operating these aircraft types.
Sorry that may sound harsh but you had that coming.