Highest paid/Best benefits for FA's

[ASAFOE120]

My FA on my last trip was wanting to leave for greener pastures and asked me where she should go. I said SWA because of pay and benefits but after the trip I started wondering if I told her correctly.

Who does have the best pay, quality of life etc... for FA's? I would hate to have told her wrong and she hate it (and me).

Thanks in advance.

 

[FlyUnited]

No f/a does this for the money (that I know of) so I would guess that the best airline would be whoever flys to the best destinations.

If it is based solely on $$, then why are they doing the job in the first place. It doesn't pay well. (but I do think you are correct about it being SWA)

 

[MQAAord]

Good money? Go corporate.

 

[pilotyip]

NJ has very good rates for F/A's, I think SWA F/A's topped out at 65K/yr in their last contract.

 

[lowlycfi]

My last year as a SWA F/A I made about $60K and did it with 18 days off per month. Paid $0 for health insurance, had a great schedule every month, 4 weeks of vacation that I could turn into 3 months off per year and I have about a quarter million in my profit sharing and 401K accounts. I challenge anyone to show me a F/A (or regional pilot for that matter) job that can match that. Plus - you are treated like a valuable asset there no matter what job you do.

 

[Loosediamondfl]

I hope I go to a second interview for SWA ...they told all of us we will get an email. No more hiring on the first interview..New procedures

 

[PlanetK]

My last year as a SWA F/A ..........
and you looked really sweet in those shorts i bet!
haha
PK

 

[lowlycfi]

You would know wouldn't you? Boy Stewardess....

 

[ASAFOE120]

Thanks for the info Lowly. I will definitely pass that info alond to her!
Thanks

 

[lowlycfi]

Thanks for the info Lowly. I will definitely pass that info alond to her!
Thanks

You bet. Tell her good luck, it's a great job. I still wonder sometimes if I made the right move giving it up.

 

[ASAFOE120]

What are you doing now Lowly? Did you leave it to flight instruct?

 

[lowlycfi]

What are you doing now Lowly? Did you leave it to flight instruct?

I've been an F/O at Mesa for about a year and a half. I instructed part time for about 5 years while I was at SWA (also flew traffic watch part time). That was another great benefit at SWA-schedule flexibility. I could give my whole line away when i had enough students to keep me busy. When I had enough time to get a full time flying job I quit SWA. Unfortunately Mesa was the only place that offered me a job at the time and unfortunatly I got the CRJ instead of the Dash 8 or Beech 1900.

I could have kept my job at SWA, given all my trips away and done the F/O thing but the powes that be at SWA said I had to quit then reapply when I met the mins. That was the hardest decision I've ever had to make, but hopefully it will pay off in the end. I really miss working there.

 

[Allen1]

NetJets FA's make good money. More than a regional pilot that's for sure and also pay zero for health care.

 

[timetoquit]

I've heard that World FA's are the highest paid in the world with some making over close to $100k!

 

[SYX328]

Yes but at World you need to work your butt off. They do not get paid all that much.

 

[ASAFOE120]

Dont you have to be away on a trip for 2 weeks at a time with world? Are the FA's unionized?

 

[na265]

Everything lowly said is correct about SWA. I was an FA there also. He and I worked together many times. I took a good pay cut also to go corp. SWA is a good place to be.