The Green Goblin
it's about an extra 66k a pilot. Give a little for a captain, take a little for an FO.
It's about right from what I've seen.
I dont really want to bite here, but leaving QF SO incomes out of the equation here, if you compare apples with apples I don't think Qantas pilot and lame incomes are that much more than Virgin, Jetstar and Cobham pilots and LAME's/AME's. $66k more seems a bit exaggerated. What are you exactly comparing to get a difference like that?
I have a few friends in the Middle East and Asia that are earning incomes that are more than QF mainline pilots. I remember in some other thread someone worked out on a per seat basis a Qantas mainline 737 pilot earns 4% more than a Cobham 717 pilot. With my qualifications I could earn more working at Virgin as a LAME and there is plenty of opportunities in the Middle East that pay even more than virgin.