cr7driver
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For all those that continue to bash American Eagle here are some facts:
I have been at eagle for 4 yrs and I am a Crj-700 fo in DFW.
I can't say that I am the happiest that I have ever been, but I make a comfortable living and live within my means and save at the same time.
In FEB of '04 I grossed 3439.53. Yes I did fly open time , but I still managed to get 13 days off. In MAR of '04 I grossed 3357.12, once again I flew open time and had 12 days off. Honestly though, my take home pay after all taxes, travel expenses, insurance and unioun dues was around 2600 as an average. A lot of that travel was by my friends and family and not me. And in most cases I got my money back!
If you go to the ALPA website and compare your hourly rates with the ones at Eagle you will notice that we are usually within a few dollars of most other carriers. Now CMR, Air Whiskey, ACA, ASA, Horizon are paid more than us. But we are slightly higher than COEX, Trans states, CHQ, PSA, and a few others. I can't comment on the pay data from other carriers, but the Eagle numbers were correct. If I am wrong let me know, but before people continue to bash this company do your research first.
Anyway you look at it nobody that works in this industry is a millionare, or will ever be one. The pay for most carriers is quite comparable. The difference lies in work rules, repect and upgrade times. These are some of the areas that Eagle lags behind the others.
I have been at eagle for 4 yrs and I am a Crj-700 fo in DFW.
I can't say that I am the happiest that I have ever been, but I make a comfortable living and live within my means and save at the same time.
In FEB of '04 I grossed 3439.53. Yes I did fly open time , but I still managed to get 13 days off. In MAR of '04 I grossed 3357.12, once again I flew open time and had 12 days off. Honestly though, my take home pay after all taxes, travel expenses, insurance and unioun dues was around 2600 as an average. A lot of that travel was by my friends and family and not me. And in most cases I got my money back!
If you go to the ALPA website and compare your hourly rates with the ones at Eagle you will notice that we are usually within a few dollars of most other carriers. Now CMR, Air Whiskey, ACA, ASA, Horizon are paid more than us. But we are slightly higher than COEX, Trans states, CHQ, PSA, and a few others. I can't comment on the pay data from other carriers, but the Eagle numbers were correct. If I am wrong let me know, but before people continue to bash this company do your research first.
Anyway you look at it nobody that works in this industry is a millionare, or will ever be one. The pay for most carriers is quite comparable. The difference lies in work rules, repect and upgrade times. These are some of the areas that Eagle lags behind the others.
