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SkiFishFly said:Airtran is hardly a "glorified regional" as you put it.
Some pay numbers from Airline pilot central
AirTran
Yr FO CAPT
1 43 102
2 56 102
3 61 106 (most likely upgrade to captain by end of yr 3)
4 66 112
5 72 120
6 74 124
12 79 153
CO (737)
Yr FO Capt
1 30 30 (boy that looks a lot like regional pay)
2 55 132
3 64 133
4 73 134
5 80 135
6 88 137
12 98 144 Upgrade prob around year 8
Airtran insurance is rather expensive but at least you are covered within one month of being hired.
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GreatView said:AT upgrade is probably going longer than 3 years......
ACWild said:Hey Ty, I thought you went to Alaska Airlines.
Ty Webb said:No . . . . don't know where you would have gotten that from. Must be some other schwinging Czech Airman .
With that next award, I will be in the middle of the list of 737 Captains . . . with a short, on-line commute. Nope, I don't plan on leaving anytime soon.
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180ToTheMarker said:To each his own I guess.
SkiFishFly said:Airtran is hardly a "glorified regional" as you put it.
Some pay numbers from Airline pilot central
AirTran
Yr FO CAPT
1 43 102
2 56 102
3 61 106 (most likely upgrade to captain by end of yr 3)
4 66 112
5 72 120
6 74 124
12 79 153
CO (737)
Yr FO Capt
1 30 30 (boy that looks a lot like regional pay)
2 55 132
3 64 133
4 73 134
5 80 135
6 88 137
12 98 144 Upgrade prob around year 8
Airtran insurance is rather expensive but at least you are covered within one month of being hired.
Pick whoever hires you first and then whoever works best for your family. While the above information is technically correct, its does not paint the entire picture. I was hired in April at CAL and have just picked up the 777. The pay for that is over $71/hour. I can not speak to the upgrade time at Air Tran, if 3 years is the standard thats awesome. I can tell you that looking at the last snap shot at CAL I SHOULD move to the left seat in 4 years as a conversion Captain. I picked CAL because I live close to Newark and would not have to commute. The average 777 reserve pilot gets called just over once per month, meaning that I should expect to be home around 23 days per month. Take care of your family (if you have one) and let the cards play out. You will never know who is the better choice until about 15 years from now.