I.P. Freley
I like people food
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>>>In fact, you will make more during training than you ever will as an FO, so enjoy it! <<<
Huh? You will make more per diem, yes, but you will make just as much, if not more in salary. The pay in training is the same as the regular guarantee... And this assumes that you will not fly anything OVER the guarantee. I averaged about 90hrs/mo of pay when I was there, which more than makes up for the per diem. I know that things may very well be different now, but you won't make any LESS than the guarantee.
Unless things have changed, you will also be getting a $2/hr raise after your first 90 days. This, too, makes up for a lot. Something else people don't often think about is that medical insurance is fully covered, so you can chalk that one up as about an additional $1/hr pay, so in the end it's a pretty good deal.
Also... An often overlooked point about the guarantee is that it's 76hrs per BID. This is NOT the same as 76 hours per MONTH, since CommutAir has 13 "months" per year (each bid is 4 weeks, not one calendar month)... This adds up to 988 hours per year. Compare this to a typical 72hr/mo guarantee totalling 864hrs per year... That's a pretty big difference. Like more than two thousand dollars difference at $18/hr.
Just as a f'rinstance, an FO at a company with a 72hr/mo guarantee and a $22/hr guarantee who has to pay $75/mo for his/her share of health insurance will end up making about 18 grand if they only fly their guarantee (per diem not included). A Commutair FO who only flies their guarantee will make nearly as much in that first year, approximately $17,500 (also no per diem, first three months at $16/hr, last nine months at $18/hr).
Throw in your per diem, and you are over 20 grand in both cases.
This is how you can somehow eke out a living on Commutair pay.
Huh? You will make more per diem, yes, but you will make just as much, if not more in salary. The pay in training is the same as the regular guarantee... And this assumes that you will not fly anything OVER the guarantee. I averaged about 90hrs/mo of pay when I was there, which more than makes up for the per diem. I know that things may very well be different now, but you won't make any LESS than the guarantee.
Unless things have changed, you will also be getting a $2/hr raise after your first 90 days. This, too, makes up for a lot. Something else people don't often think about is that medical insurance is fully covered, so you can chalk that one up as about an additional $1/hr pay, so in the end it's a pretty good deal.
Also... An often overlooked point about the guarantee is that it's 76hrs per BID. This is NOT the same as 76 hours per MONTH, since CommutAir has 13 "months" per year (each bid is 4 weeks, not one calendar month)... This adds up to 988 hours per year. Compare this to a typical 72hr/mo guarantee totalling 864hrs per year... That's a pretty big difference. Like more than two thousand dollars difference at $18/hr.
Just as a f'rinstance, an FO at a company with a 72hr/mo guarantee and a $22/hr guarantee who has to pay $75/mo for his/her share of health insurance will end up making about 18 grand if they only fly their guarantee (per diem not included). A Commutair FO who only flies their guarantee will make nearly as much in that first year, approximately $17,500 (also no per diem, first three months at $16/hr, last nine months at $18/hr).
Throw in your per diem, and you are over 20 grand in both cases.
This is how you can somehow eke out a living on Commutair pay.
