JBU to hire the EMB170 Hordes

[SpeedBird]

Sorry to rain on your cute (but overused) little quip, but everyone who visits this forum is a Kool-Aid drinker. It just happens that jetblue320's flavor is just different than yours.

 

[jetblue320]

JetBlue320 has been drinking a lot of cool aid!

You darn tootin' I have, and it is very tasty. Can I have another please?

Better than that, I will serve it up to all who want it and ask for it. Just because you are a soured individual doesn't mean everyone else has to be. I get the destinct impression that you went to the Blue Aid fountain and they shut it off before you got a taste.

Try to have a pleasant day anyway.

 

[HA25]

You darn tootin' I have, and it is very tasty. Can I have another please?

Better than that, I will serve it up to all who want it and ask for it. Just because you are a soured individual doesn't mean everyone else has to be. I get the destinct impression that you went to the Blue Aid fountain and they shut it off before you got a taste.

Try to have a pleasant day anyway.

Actually, I couldn't afford the pay cut for that long, but a friend did, and he was hired and with in 8 months was flying packaged at Fedex, an airline that pays professional pilot wages.

 

[TUPAK]

Actually, I could afford the pay cut for that long, but a friend did, and he was hired and with in 8 months was flying packaged at Fedex, an airline that pays professional pilot wages.

WHAT?!?......SAY AGAIN, OVER.

 

[HA25]

Ok, fine, I typed faster than I could think! I meant to say "I COULDN'T AFFORD THE PAY CUT" Context man! Context!

 

[jetblue320]

Actually, I couldn't afford the pay cut for that long, but a friend did, and he was hired and with in 8 months was flying packaged at Fedex, an airline that pays professional pilot wages.

Ok, well, look at first year pay (just talking hourly rate) for FedEx and JB.

FedEx = 1st year SO, $50 an hour
FedEx = 1st year FO, $52 an hour
JB = 1st year FO, $51 an hour.

Oh yea, big disparity there as you can see. And, I am sure the upgrade to our lowly Captain "unprofessional" pay is much sooner than at FedEx, but I may be wrong. Do some math then shoot your mouth off again.

And as far as "professional" wages go, I'll go ahead and quote what I do know:

My wages are north of $200k a year, without all the other stuff like matching 401k, profit sharing, discount stock purchase, and options (which for some, are indeed worthless today, I'll concede that one).

But, that's just chump change to you, right?

Like I said, try and have a nice day.

 

[wndshr]

Actually, I couldn't afford the pay cut for that long, but a friend did, and he was hired and with in 8 months was flying packaged at Fedex, an airline that pays professional pilot wages.

DUDE...don't kid yourself!!!! not to be an a$$$ but your profile says something like 5000 hours?? good luck trying to get on JB!!! i heard they have like 8K to 9K apps on file...most of which are north of 5K hours!

keep building that pic time along with the rest of us wannabes

 

[Falconjet]

Wait a second:

While first year narrow body FO (and Boeing SO as well) pay at FedEx is 50 per hour, and few get to start in a right seat anyway, but in all fairness perhaps you should compare the second year FO pay, which goes up to 96 per hour at FedEx in the Boeing and 117 per hour in a widebody. I'm sure that JB320 is correct about the upgrade to Captain coming quicker at JB however.

FedEx Boeing FOs max out at 128 per hour and the widebody FOs at 146 per hour. Thats not bad scratch while waiting for that upgrade to the left seat.

NO dog for me in this hunt, just trying to keep a little objectivity in the comparison numbers.

FJ

 

[FedExpert]

Jetblue320 reminds me of Dr. Evil's dad with his outrageous claims. North of 180K last year? What is that, fifteenth year captain pay?

 

[jetblue320]

Jetblue320 reminds me of Dr. Evil's dad with his outrageous claims. North of 180K last year? What is that, fifteenth year captain pay?

Negative Good Buddy, fifth year for me. And, on an average, 2nd and 3rd year Captains make north of $160, no sweating.

Just the facts Man......don't believe it if you don't wanna............


C yaaa

 

[HA25]

Wait a second:

While first year narrow body FO (and Boeing SO as well) pay at FedEx is 50 per hour, and few get to start in a right seat anyway, but in all fairness perhaps you should compare the second year FO pay, which goes up to 96 per hour at FedEx in the Boeing and 117 per hour in a widebody. I'm sure that JB320 is correct about the upgrade to Captain coming quicker at JB however.

FedEx Boeing FOs max out at 128 per hour and the widebody FOs at 146 per hour. Thats not bad scratch while waiting for that upgrade to the left seat.

NO dog for me in this hunt, just trying to keep a little objectivity in the comparison numbers.

FJ

FalconJet, thanks for making the point I was about to.... 2nd and 3d year at JB vs Fedex are apples and oranges!

www.airlinepilotpay.com

JB flys their a$$ off, Fedex pilots DONT!

as for my TT of 5000... you're a fool if you think JB was not hiring guys with 4000-5000 a few years back when I though about applying.... I know of a few who got on with less than 4000... quality of time pal, not quantity.... for example 9000 TT with 5000 as a CFI isn't the same as 5000, with 1000SIC 727, 3000 PIC in DA2000, CE750 and CE560, as well as ATR72 and CRJ 121...

 

[jetblue320]

Wait a second:

While first year narrow body FO (and Boeing SO as well) pay at FedEx is 50 per hour, and few get to start in a right seat anyway, but in all fairness perhaps you should compare the second year FO pay, which goes up to 96 per hour at FedEx in the Boeing and 117 per hour in a widebody. I'm sure that JB320 is correct about the upgrade to Captain coming quicker at JB however.

FedEx Boeing FOs max out at 128 per hour and the widebody FOs at 146 per hour. Thats not bad scratch while waiting for that upgrade to the left seat.

NO dog for me in this hunt, just trying to keep a little objectivity in the comparison numbers.

FJ

Agreed, but his statement read: "I can't take the paycut for that long" indicating what I believe to be initially. Without a doubt the pay (nevermind benefits) at FedEx is far superior to Jetblue's in just a few years. That wasn't my point. He never stated for how long down the road he was talking. And he used a friend of his that apparently left JB after 8 months to go to FedEx. I say good for him, really. If you're not happy doing what you are doing pay don't mean squat.

Fortunately for me and a lot of others at Jetblue, we are very happy doing what we are doing AND making pretty good scratch (as you put it).

It just puzzles me why some folks just have to argue for the sake of arguing.

C yaaa

 

[HA25]

Hey JB320... just go to www.airlinepilotpay.com and read it for your self...

max at JB is 139/hr.. 12 year.. Captain. Profit share is BS.. that just forces people to take on more days and hours (higher productivity), reduce their quality of life, lower safety, etc... just to eek out a better paycheck.

Fedex is a 45 billion dollar company and their pilots aren't whores!
When you consider the additional costs that the legacy airlines have to incur to train on several types (due to their varying mission), both pilot, and mechanics... consider all the different parts they need to stock, all the international requirements, etc... how do you expect them to compete with a domestic only airline that to start with pays 50% less than industry average wages for 2000, and then works more days and flies more hours on those days??? Face it, your dragging us all down to the bottom!

Rather than argue with me, ask Niedelman (or what ever his name is) to start paying & treating you like A320 pilots, and not CRJ-70.. give Horizon 4 more years and they'll get ahead of you.

 

[roadrunnerblue]

JB hourly wage

Looking at the hourly wages (5 yr. Capt.) on the pilotpay website, here are the facts:
assuming one flies the max allowable hours per year (1000), this is what the hourly wages turn out to be:

SWA $165/hr average hourly wage
Hawaiian $162
Aloha $152
ATA $150
Frontier $140
JBU $140
AWA $123
Airtran $120

 

[jetblue320]

Hey JB320... just go to www.airlinepilotpay.com and read it for your self...

max at JB is 139/hr.. 12 year.. Captain. Profit share is BS.. that just forces people to take on more days and hours (higher productivity), reduce their quality of life, lower safety, etc... just to eek out a better paycheck.

Fedex is a 45 billion dollar company and their pilots aren't whores!
When you consider the additional costs that the legacy airlines have to incur to train on several types (due to their varying mission), both pilot, and mechanics... consider all the different parts they need to stock, all the international requirements, etc... how do you expect them to compete with a domestic only airline that to start with pays 50% less than industry average wages for 2000, and then works more days and flies more hours on those days??? Face it, your dragging us all down to the bottom!

Rather than argue with me, ask Niedelman (or what ever his name is) to start paying & treating you like A320 pilots, and not CRJ-70.. give Horizon 4 more years and they'll get ahead of you.

I did go to Airlinepay.com to get those numbers. You originally made a statement about taking a pay cut and something about your buddy within 8 months or something. Anyway, I am done arguing with you, you aren't worth my time.

Besides, I gotta get back to dragging you down to the bottom.

C yaaa

 

[airbaker]

[how do you expect them to compete with a domestic only airline that to start with pays 50% less than industry average wages for 2000,

I've got news for you. Industry average wages for 2000 are long gone. I wish it wasn't so, but those are the facts.

Look, I think it goes without saying that we all (meaning every airline pilot) would love for 9/11 to have not happened, oil to remain at $18/barrel, and the tech bubble to have continued to expand until we all retired. That would have allowed airlines to continue to increase their yields, and of course pay substantial wages. But the facts are that there's been a paradigm shift in the airline industry, not brought about by a small 61 aircraft airline (we really are still a gnat on a horse's ass). This shift, in my opinion, has accelerated due to the consumer being much more informed on price points (ie the internet). JetBlue is simply capitalizing on a business model that works in this new economy.

In regards to Jbu320 earning over 200K a year - I can vouch for him as I've flown with him. My guess is he can retire very comfortably in a few short years He's a check airman that earns an override, plus with his seniority he can fly trips that are highly productive. Those of you that simply look at an hourly rate and multiply by 1000 need to think a little outside the box. We still have a trip rig and duty rig that is on par with the legacy airlines, we get paid block or better, and we make 150% premium on credit over 70 hours. It really isn't hard to get credit for 90+ hours and only block in the low eighties. Those with enough seniority, (Jbu320) can bid trips with deadheads in them that originate where they might live (we have a lot of guys that live in FL and can pick up a deadhead to work). All told, you can easily get paid for 1100-1200 hours a year without breaking the 1000/yr FAR (and pretty much any hours over 840 are paid at time and a half).

BTW, I wouldn't call a profit sharing check in the 20K range BS.

 

[KingKong]

Sorry, just did the math and I didn't get north of $200K, not even NW of $200K. That was figured with a 1200 hr/yr rate with check-airman override and over time at the highest level pay. Like to know how to make more, please share.

 

[wndshr]

i am curious why anyone cares about the pay differences between pax and cargo!


of course cargo can create more revenue than pax...duHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...

also their pilots endure a few but critical additional health hazards, how much radiation and hazmat do the fedex carriers carry. what are the long term health concerns for that? i would hope they make A LOT more than pax pilots...they deserve it if they have to sweat going to the oncologist at a tender age of 40!

i think we all can get used to the days of 300K a year pilots are gone...**CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED**! shoulda flown during the "catch me if you can" years. i think the major common link to those bashing JB is 1) ENVY...of course they will deny to the last day. lets face it...maybe with exception to swa most of us would want to work there. ummmm 400 plus a/c in the next what...8-10 years? who wouldn't have want to get on with swa 20 years ago...AND even today!

i am still waiting for a good reason not to want to work at JB...still can't find any...just envious youngsters bitter for some reason or other...at least i admit...i'll take it in a heartbeat. "job security" whatever that means in this industry...is worth quite a bit of money...sometimes it takes being furloughed to get the priorities straight.

 

[FedExpert]

wndshr,

Envy? If you say so. I like reading the JB threads especially when they start claiming to earn north of 200k and also saying how they are more economically more productive than the legacy pilots. We carry tons of haz, die early because of the night flying and have the accidents to prove that optimization has its limits. Also, looking out 8-10 years is questionable methodology. Just pull out some of those 2000 Air Inc. mags...

 

[HA25]

Sorry, just did the math and I didn't get north of $200K, not even NW of $200K. That was figured with a 1200 hr/yr rate with check-airman override and over time at the highest level pay. Like to know how to make more, please share.

Dont try too hard KingKong... it's all a bunch of BS just to try and justify how they along with others are the single largest factor (more than 9/11, Oil, etc...) in bringing down our profession.

Only time can cure this mess.