Cobham 717 Captain pay $160K, QF 737 Captain pay $230K
So let me get this straight,
A Cobham 717 in the new config 12 business, 98 economy, total 110 pax
vs
A Qantas 737-800 12 business, 156 economy, total 168 pax.
As opposed to the flight crew on Cobham where a skipper earns $160k
vs
at Qantas where a Skipper earns $230K.
If my math is correct that's about a 4% advantage to the Qantas skipper per seat is it not??
Irrelevant if the 738 is only say 67% full, whereas the 717 is chockers. And that's probably closer to the truth of why the 717s are picking up mainline sectors.