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Old 5th Oct 2012, 17:22
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bunkhog
 
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Nope, Willie...clearly you don't.

Those positions are on the mainline equipment list, but have reduced wages to compete with the wages of the low cost competition. A 10 year (status) 767 Captain will make what a Transat guy makes, and a 10 year 319 Captain, will make what a WJ 737 Captain makes. Difference being those scales are based on years in status as opposed to the mainline where it is years of service for pay scale. If a 12 year FO bids to the LCC and has no Captain time at AC, he will start at Year 1 Captain wage, which is similar to the cirlines it was created to compete with. but if one has 6 years of RJ CA time and a few years on the EMB, total 8 years command, he goes onto the 767 at about $185G.

Flight Attendents I believe are off the street, as are the agents and baggage handlers, and will be paid as their competitors are.

And the only hiring for pilots off the street will probably be for FO positions as no one at mainline would take the paycut to go there...except maybe the odd RP.
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