VA and AA, maybe?

[Whataburger]

More Mergers?
Branson considers selling VA...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...-virgin-atlantic-mulls-future.html?cmpid=yhoo

 

[Green]

how the h#ll can Branson have a 51% stake in VA??? Is he an american citizen?

 

[Lear70]

how the h#ll can Branson have a 51% stake in VA??? Is he an american citizen?

Because, despite the legal objections brought by various entities, the courts never made him sell enough to take him out of a majority share status.

It's about the money. Has been in our court systems for the better part of a century.

 

[homerjdispatch]

UHHH VA is referring to VIGIN ATLANTIC... NOT virgin America,....

 

[ALGFLYR]

how the h#ll can Branson have a 51% stake in VA??? Is he an american citizen?

Well, the article said he had a 51% stake in Virgin Atlantic

It didn't say Virgin America...

 

[Lear70]

That's what I get for reading only the initial poster's post and not clicking on the internet link to read it...

 

[Whataburger]

That's what I get for reading only the initial poster's post and not clicking on the internet link to read it...

Hell, I read it, and read it wrong. My bad.

I'm going back to the GeezerMeter.

 

[Fubijaakr]

Sounds like he's abandoning the airline biz. Bad news for VX.

 

[relief tube]

I've always heard the VA guys get paid dick to fly widebodies.

Anyone know what they actually make?

Saw 2 guys going to an A340 the other day, and they looked pretty ragged, like sub-regional ragged "I don't make very much so I don't care" even.

 

[Grandpa +65]

This may be helpful
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Additional Duty Pay / Per Diems[/FONT]

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http://www.pilotjobsnetwork.com/jobs/Virgin_Atlantic

 

[CesnaCaptn]

Any idea if that's USD or GBP?

 

[BDApilot]

Euro. So Capt. top out around $155,000 US..

 

[relief tube]

Any idea if that's USD or GBP?

doesn't matter. even if it's in gold nuggests, those are some dick wages.

no wonder those guys looked like ********************.

 

[cmrflyer]

Those salaries are in pounds. They are base salaries, they also get paid an hourly rate on top of their salaries. Their allowances are also a lot more than the pathetic perdeium we get in the US. Its closer to $8 an hour for a layover in the US. Better vacation, better insurance and a retirement. Those guys are idiots, theyd be much better off over here.

 

[HA25]

Those salaries are in pounds. They are base salaries, they also get paid an hourly rate on top of their salaries. Their allowances are also a lot more than the pathetic perdeium we get in the US. Its closer to $8 an hour for a layover in the US. Better vacation, better insurance and a retirement. Those guys are idiots, theyd be much better off over here.

right... VA pilots are better paid than American pilots when all is said and done. $200K for typical captain..

 

[Flyby1206]

$200k/yr living in the UK or $150k/yr living in the USA. Ill bet it comes to about the same qol when you factor in the cost of living differences.

 

[HA25]

that is true... UK is pricy.

 

[cmrflyer]

Average income in uk is 22000 pounds a year, if youre make more than 5 times that you can live very well. it would be like making more than $250000 a year over here.

 

[Ky.BrownBourbn]

More Mergers?
Branson considers selling VA...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...-virgin-atlantic-mulls-future.html?cmpid=yhoo

Someone tell Branson that Parker's looking! Oh, he wants someone to take that mess off his hands, Disregard.

KBB