Virgin America pilot pay increase

[Flyer1015]

First Officers:

$5 uniform per hour across the board, including first year pay.

$44 ---> $49

$65 ---> $70

$75 ---> $80

$80---> $85

$82 ---> $87

$85 ---> $90

$88 ---> $93

$90 ---> $95

$91 ---> $96

$92 ---> $97

$93 ---> $98

$95 ---> $100

Captains:

$105 ---> $112

$110 ---> $118

$118 ---> $126

$123 ---> $132

$127 ---> $136

$130 ---> $139

$132 ---> $141

$135 ---> $144

$139 ---> $149

$141 ---> $151

$145 ---> $155

$150 ---> $161


Pay raises effective April 1.

Improvements, with various effective dates this year:

SALARY (eff April 1)
• Pilot Step Rate Increase 7% overall
o CA avg. $9/step* / FO avg. $5/step*
*Refer to updated rate chart for greater detail
• Check Pilots override to increase from 8% to 10%


401(k)
• Board of Directors supportive of improving for 2014
• 2013 strategy as follows:
o Conduct vendor review with Teammate committee to
review alternative choices and recommend solutions
o Recommend improvements to 401(k) for the 2014
Board Meeting
o Implement automatic enrollment for Teammates hired
before 10/1/2010

GROUND SCHOOL (PELESYS) PAY
• 2 CBS days paid/year, retroactive to January 1, 2013


PRODUCTIVITY
• 75 hour min bid for Lineholders, up to 5 months a year:
o Three months pre-identified as JUL, AUG and DEC
o At least 90-day notice for additional 2 months
o Ability to drop to 70 hours, if buffers permit


TRIP TRADE/RESERVE DESK
• 24 hours a day/7 days a week
• Enables Lineholders to trade/swap trips, including trading
portions of 4-day trips
• Enables Reserves to proffer trips they want to work

RESERVE IMPROVEMENTS

75 HOUR MINIMUM GUARANTEE FOR RESERVES
GUARANTEED 12 DAYS OFF EVERY MONTH
THREE (3) DAY OFF BETWEEN RDP (reserve duty periods)
• Excluding the first 5 & last 5 days of every month

SHORT CALL RESERVE ENHANCEMENT
• Call me first/last (indicated at the start of each month)

LAST DAY RDP REASSIGNMENT PAY
• Incentive pay if on call for AM reserve for several hours,
then put on rest and assigned to PM reserve
• Pay is 25% additional for hours worked on last day only

WILLING TO FLY (***)
• Volunteer to fly on days off (***) while on reserve
• May go above guarantee

PREFERENTIAL BIDDING FOR RESERVES
• Ability to bid for particular reserve days/blocks

TRADE/SWAP RDP
• Ability to trade and swap RDP based on coverage

LONG CALL RESERVE
• Extend call back period to 30 min (currently 15 min)
• 2-hour minimum call out is extended to 14 hours
• Assignment window is extended by 1 hour (12:00 to 15:00)

 

[CapnVegetto]

Trying to keep the rats from deserting the sinking ship

 

[StarChecker]

Trying to keep the rats from deserting the sinking ship

At least they're trying..


we're making record profits and all we can do is announce more bridge programs to attract pilots.


Got mediocrity?

 

[redflyer65]

Trying to keep the rats from deserting the sinking ship

When the legacies start hiring, things could get pretty interesting for VX.

 

[johnsonrod]

Is the healthcare offering better than what JB offers? I think I already know the answer to that question...

 

[Andy]

Congrats to VX's pilots. It's always nice to see pay raises in this business, especially after the last decade.

 

[Chairman]

Is the healthcare offering better than what JB offers? I think I already know the answer to that question...

Yes it is

 

[Mad Dog 80]

Very happy for the Virgin America pilots. Virgin is not going away don't listen to the negative comments. What makes you different than the rest is your culture. Stay positive and keep doing what you are doing with your customers and you will be fine.

 

[Cornelius]

Frontier now has the lowest pay rates.

Congrats VA guys/gals.

 

[bri5150]

Frontier now has the lowest pay rates.

Congrats VA guys/gals.

Yeah, so get off our backs!!! Dangit Frontier, you're bringing the industry down!!!

 

[Flyer1015]

Yeah, so get off our backs!!! Dangit Frontier, you're bringing the industry down!!!

Frontier has had it tough. I feel bad for anyone owned by BB. I wonder if down the road there is any chance for Frontier to split up, take their pilots out of the Eischen award, and merge with another A320 carrier (Spirit, Jetblue, or VX). I have always had good treatment on Frontier, and wish them the best.

 

[StaySeated]

Frontier now has the lowest pay rates.

Congrats VA guys/gals.

Hourly pay, total compensation?

We are nothing to write home about but F9 is not the lowest in hourly pay or total compensation.

You have to look at rates of pay, work rules, retirement contributions.

Considering the fact that we exited BK with no work rules touched (bid hard line and get paid for vacation/training and then add,drop,swap at will) along with 9.2% in retirement contributions we are doing so-so.

Our book rates are higher than a number of the current "raises" but the LOA 19,21,39,67 have taken a toll. We do have a snap back to current book in place, but I actually hope it doesn't happen considering the time frame.

With all of that being said, congrats to the Virgin guys, they deserve the pay raise.

 

[Cornelius]

F9s A320 pay rates are the lowest, except USAir which is about to change. Our work rules and other compensation are average. Some areas of our contract are superior and other areas are inferior, with some in-between.

Stay seated, why don't you want the snapback? You can message me if you want. No hard feelings brother.

 

[StaySeated]

why don't you want the snapback? You can message me if you want. No hard feelings brother.

If you really read the agreements that were negotiated in the summer of 2011 you will find an effort capture every imaginable contingency. One single component of the agreements captures 22 specific different outcomes.

The "snap back" that I referred to is somewhat of a safety net. In the event that no other transaction occurs, and the Company returns to profitability, we launch back to current book.

Frankly, if we are still at part of RAH at that point in time it won't matter what we are paid.

 

[flyboyike]

When the legacies start hiring, things could get pretty interesting for VX.

Legacies have been "starting hiring" since before my first solo.

 

[banger]

Flew a JB jumpseater home from the Orlando training center. He said there were 5 VA guys in the most recent class. Obvious this is "hearsey" does anyone know for sure?

 

[Jetjockey]

Flew a JB jumpseater home from the Orlando training center. He said there were 5 VA guys in the most recent class. Obvious this is "hearsey" does anyone know for sure?

So you can take the red pill, but later switch to the blue pill?

 

[Fins Up]

So you can take the red pill, but later switch to the blue pill?

That's blue juice, mister. I think the blue pill would be more enjoyable.

 

[Andy]

That's blue juice, mister. I think the blue pill would be more enjoyable.

And it's not a red pill. It's pink champagne that tastes just like cherry cola ... (we're talking SanFran, after all)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixqbc7X2NQY

Lola will bust your Virgin cherry.

Virgin America - official airline of Ru Paul: http://www.adrespect.org/common/adlibrary/adlibrarydetails.cfm?QID=175&clientID=11064

 

[Jetjockey]

I thought the blue juice was what's in the lavs, but I digress.