Delta needs some damage control

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CanyonBlue

Surely you must not be serious when you state, “When it come to a pilots paycheck to me there is no "too much".” Of course there is a “too much”, just as there is a “too little” To carry your statement to its logical conclusion, your statement taken literally would mean that even if you were all paid one million dollars a month, that would still not be “too much”.

What you have to understand is that there are some basic laws of economics that come into play here. An airline cannot simply take a position of paying what ever a pilot, mechanic, etc wants, and then cover the cost of such wages by raising the price of a ticket to the flying public. You know as well as I do, that that is a game of diminishing returns. The public just says I can’t afford it, so I’m not flying.

Incidentally, the NTSB just yesterday issued its final report on the USAirways Express crash of their 1900 a year ago. One of the problems that caused the fatal crash was that some cables to the elevators were improperly adjusted by mechanics. By the logic of your statement, there should also be an axiom that “no A & P guy can be paid too much”.

Sorry, Canyon, it doesn’t work that way. It would be nice if it did, but the employer needs to stay in business in order for you to get your paycheck.

 

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And since pay is usally brought up on this board lets look at CSA pay (top out) in this industry:

Delta..............$22.00/hr
United............$21.66/hr
Northwest......$21.34/hr
Continental....$21.16/hr
Southwest.....$20.66/hr
USairways......$20.56/hr
JetBlue...........$19.45/hr
Alaska............$19.36/hr
American........$17.65/hr
Americawest..$12.39/hr

Canyonblue: Good post. CSA pay at ASA begins at $8 to $10 an hour and probably tops out around America West's rate.

I guess the question is - if your company was working with a media outlet, would you trust an $8.00 an hour employee with the task?

If you are Delta Connection, the answer was "yes" and this thread is the result.

 

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CanyonBlue

Surely you must not be serious when you state, “When it come to a pilots paycheck to me there is no "too much".” Of course there is a “too much”, just as there is a “too little” To carry your statement to its logical conclusion, your statement taken literally would mean that even if you were all paid one million dollars a month, that would still not be “too much”.

What you have to understand is that there are some basic laws of economics that come into play here. An airline cannot simply take a position of paying what ever a pilot, mechanic, etc wants, and then cover the cost of such wages by raising the price of a ticket to the flying public. You know as well as I do, that that is a game of diminishing returns. The public just says I can’t afford it, so I’m not flying.

Incidentally, the NTSB just yesterday issued its final report on the USAirways Express crash of their 1900 a year ago. One of the problems that caused the fatal crash was that some cables to the elevators were improperly adjusted by mechanics. By the logic of your statement, there should also be an axiom that “no A & P guy can be paid too much”.

Sorry, Canyon, it doesn’t work that way. It would be nice if it did, but the employer needs to stay in business in order for you to get your paycheck.

I am serious. But does that mean that I am paid LESS than I am worth? Yes, I believe we all are. My basic argument was what is a pilot worth, not what is he paid. What is A-Rod worth? What is Tom Brady worth? Economics do dictate that, I agree. But what is a pilot worth? There are 3 numbers in any job.

What a person thinks his position is worth.

What a person is paid.

What a person will do the job for.

Basically everones number falls in between those three or they wouldn't be doing the job. I do not imply that I should be paid 1M a month, that obviously would only happen if I were flying in Fantasyland. But I do have a number and if anybody wanted to take away from it I would expect some pretty good answers on wher MY money is going. And as far as the maintenance on the B1900, which of the three numbers do you think those shop employees fell under? My butt is up in these things and I feel that my life is worth plenty. Whats a mechanic worth? That all depends on what your life is worth! But his pay is dictated by that number, or somewhere in between.