Truckdriver
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Newmann55,
Because they set a precedent in the small jet industry for 70 seat jets to be flown at 50 seat rates. Now every airline that has 50 and 70 seat jets will think that their pilots should fly them for the same rate. So now those carriers with crappy 50 seat rates want their pilots to fly their 70 seat jets for the same crappy rate. When they do that, SKYW will think they should match the lower crappy rates and the viscous cycle continues. In the end this just causes the average pay for pilots in the small jet industry to go lower and lower. If we were making around $200/hr flying wide-bodies the difference in size doesn't matter much. It skews the data to compare us to pilots at mainline carriers that are making $150+/hr. Pilots at small jet airlines don't need any downward pressure on their pay. Most pilots already qualify for government food assistance if they have kids so we don't need stufff like the SKYW rates putting pressure on already poverty level wages.
Because they set a precedent in the small jet industry for 70 seat jets to be flown at 50 seat rates. Now every airline that has 50 and 70 seat jets will think that their pilots should fly them for the same rate. So now those carriers with crappy 50 seat rates want their pilots to fly their 70 seat jets for the same crappy rate. When they do that, SKYW will think they should match the lower crappy rates and the viscous cycle continues. In the end this just causes the average pay for pilots in the small jet industry to go lower and lower. If we were making around $200/hr flying wide-bodies the difference in size doesn't matter much. It skews the data to compare us to pilots at mainline carriers that are making $150+/hr. Pilots at small jet airlines don't need any downward pressure on their pay. Most pilots already qualify for government food assistance if they have kids so we don't need stufff like the SKYW rates putting pressure on already poverty level wages.