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Just tell tell me where to sign up. I'll take the job if they offer it to me. People who work there know that their company is growing and they cant ask for much yet. Once the company has grown and healthy they can ask for industry average. At that point if the company refuses they can form a union and get what they want. Thats just history.
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Somebody recently posted that ‘regional’ pilots will be flocking to JB now that they’ve posted the rates for the E190. I was bored so instead of studying for my recurrent I crunched a few numbers and compared the pay at my current airline (CMR) to JB’s pay scale to see if it would make sense to try and move over to the Big Blue Kool-Aid Club. I’ll retire in 2018 and I did the math assuming that I’d start in June of 2005 at JB as an off the street new hire E190 Capt. I used current pay scales for both companies and did not factor in new contracts or any cost of living increases. I also didn’t include per diem or anything else. This is as close to an apples to apples comparison as I could make it. Here’s what I found out:
Min guarantee vs min guarantee I would make about $154K more by staying at CMR. Granted CMR is a 75 hour guarantee and JB is only 70 but it’s guaranteed income per month that I am concerned with. Big plus by staying at CMR.
When comparing 83 hour lines the CMR advantage drops to about $7k by the time retirement arrives. Early on I would make slightly more at JB but by about halfway to retirement CMR pay catches up. In other words I’ll make slightly more at JB through 2011 and slightly more at CMR after that with the total difference being about $7K. Very minor advantage by staying at CMR.
When I factored in the other airplanes my 50 seat Capt seat at CMR pays way more than the FO seat in either the E190 or A320 at JB. It isn’t even close no matter how you slice and dice it. So I would have to start at JB as a E190 Capt to even consider moving. A quick upgrade to the left seat of the Airbus would swing the advantage heavily back to JB, but what is a realistic timeframe for that expectation? 5 years? 7? 10? If it were fairly quickly, say 5 years, then it’s a no brainer, JB wins hands down. What about 7 years? Then it’s a closer call and depends on which seat I’ve been sitting in. If I had been a 190 Capt the whole time then JB would still make more sense. But if I had spent any time at all as an FO in the A320 or the E190 then JB quickly loses ground and anything beyond about 5 or 6 years as an upgrade time means that I would probably be better off staying at CMR. If you also consider that a transition to the CRJ70 is very likely before I retire at CMR then the waters get even muddier.
Of course job stability, relative seniority, future potential, etc all play into the picture. Unfortunately my crystal ball is all out of batteries. All I have to go on is what I can document now. While CMR does pay more than any other CRJ operator right now we aren’t in a different league than our peers at other carriers. Even the lowest paid CRJ Captain out there will have to look very closely at the math before they decide to jump ship. Sorry JB, you guys are way off on this one. I won’t take a pay cut to fly an airplane with twice as many seats. Based on that, JB won’t be getting a resume from me. It just doesn’t make sense, yet.
Min guarantee vs min guarantee I would make about $154K more by staying at CMR. Granted CMR is a 75 hour guarantee and JB is only 70 but it’s guaranteed income per month that I am concerned with. Big plus by staying at CMR.
When comparing 83 hour lines the CMR advantage drops to about $7k by the time retirement arrives. Early on I would make slightly more at JB but by about halfway to retirement CMR pay catches up. In other words I’ll make slightly more at JB through 2011 and slightly more at CMR after that with the total difference being about $7K. Very minor advantage by staying at CMR.
When I factored in the other airplanes my 50 seat Capt seat at CMR pays way more than the FO seat in either the E190 or A320 at JB. It isn’t even close no matter how you slice and dice it. So I would have to start at JB as a E190 Capt to even consider moving. A quick upgrade to the left seat of the Airbus would swing the advantage heavily back to JB, but what is a realistic timeframe for that expectation? 5 years? 7? 10? If it were fairly quickly, say 5 years, then it’s a no brainer, JB wins hands down. What about 7 years? Then it’s a closer call and depends on which seat I’ve been sitting in. If I had been a 190 Capt the whole time then JB would still make more sense. But if I had spent any time at all as an FO in the A320 or the E190 then JB quickly loses ground and anything beyond about 5 or 6 years as an upgrade time means that I would probably be better off staying at CMR. If you also consider that a transition to the CRJ70 is very likely before I retire at CMR then the waters get even muddier.
Of course job stability, relative seniority, future potential, etc all play into the picture. Unfortunately my crystal ball is all out of batteries. All I have to go on is what I can document now. While CMR does pay more than any other CRJ operator right now we aren’t in a different league than our peers at other carriers. Even the lowest paid CRJ Captain out there will have to look very closely at the math before they decide to jump ship. Sorry JB, you guys are way off on this one. I won’t take a pay cut to fly an airplane with twice as many seats. Based on that, JB won’t be getting a resume from me. It just doesn’t make sense, yet.
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Caveman,
I was talking to a fellow reservist yesterday who left FedEx in 1999 to go to work for UAL. He had accomplished a thorough analysis of the pros and cons of remaining with FedEx or going to UAL, much as you have done here. He is now on furlough and is still kicking himself for his "poor" decision. I tried to tell him that he can't blame himself for something like that, since he made his assumptions prior to the events of 9/11 and other economic and competitive upheavals that have since occurred. The conversation ended with the mutual agreement that nobody can predict such things in this industry and expect to be right more than a year or two into the future. You might as well flip a coin and go with that method, at least you could spend more time on studying for your recurrent
I was talking to a fellow reservist yesterday who left FedEx in 1999 to go to work for UAL. He had accomplished a thorough analysis of the pros and cons of remaining with FedEx or going to UAL, much as you have done here. He is now on furlough and is still kicking himself for his "poor" decision. I tried to tell him that he can't blame himself for something like that, since he made his assumptions prior to the events of 9/11 and other economic and competitive upheavals that have since occurred. The conversation ended with the mutual agreement that nobody can predict such things in this industry and expect to be right more than a year or two into the future. You might as well flip a coin and go with that method, at least you could spend more time on studying for your recurrent
Just got back from flying a trip. Upper management if you're listening, everyone I've talked to about this is very, very concerned. We've all used words like, "embarrassed", "dissappointed", "disgusted", "insulted", etc... It should also be noted that nobody I talked to will even be affected by the 190; it's just being rejected on principle. Several guys brought up the dreaded U word. That's right guys, you made a major blunder and now the pilots are bringing up union talk.
It isn't even on the property and it's starting to garner the moniker, "the B-scale jet". This needs to be address asap. Even the flight attendents are talking about it. They think it's unfair that it's going to be staffed at 2 per a/c without any kind of override.
I keep going back to my original statement, if we're going to be the using the 190 to go into new markets and set the fare structure, why can't we charge a sufficient price to afford better compensation for the crews.
I'm all for bringing "humanity back to air travel", but it still remains a privilege and not a right.
It isn't even on the property and it's starting to garner the moniker, "the B-scale jet". This needs to be address asap. Even the flight attendents are talking about it. They think it's unfair that it's going to be staffed at 2 per a/c without any kind of override.
I keep going back to my original statement, if we're going to be the using the 190 to go into new markets and set the fare structure, why can't we charge a sufficient price to afford better compensation for the crews.
I'm all for bringing "humanity back to air travel", but it still remains a privilege and not a right.
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As has been said many times, you won't know if you made the right choices until you reach age 60. Until then we do the best we can with the info we have at the moment. How in the world could a UAL/DAL/CAL new hire in 2000 forsee what was about to unfold? Heads or tails is right! For now, though, I think I'll stay right where I am. If the music stops at least I'll have a seat, I hope, maybe......
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Regional pilots were already "flocking" to jetBlue... they have thousands of applications on file from all areas of the aviation world, the least of which is everyone from Mesa to Mesaba to Chatauqua to Expressjet to Pinnacle and everyone else who is sitting on 4k to 8k+ hours with a couple years in the left seat of a turboprop or jet and where a corporate culture respected (past tense) their employees.
Now jetBlue management has muddied the waters for all of us looking from making a move from a regional to JB... not necessarily for the next year or two where new-hires could see 190 Captain either directly off O.E. or within 60 - 90 DAYS and 320 CA still inside 2 years, but about two years from now when an F/O will be an F/O for a year or more on the 190 and feel basically like he or she has gone from one regional to another.
About that time, the majors will be recalling the last of their furloughed pilots (except probably UA and US), and a lot of regional pilots who are senior, getting 16-18 days off and 800-1000 hours a year of 121 jet PIC will take a hard look at jetBlue and think "It's now 2006, why would I leave job security here when:
1. I'll take a $20,000 to $30,000 pay cut for a year or two then break even another two years before I see A320 CA pay.
2. I'll take a cut in days off for 6 months as a 190 F/O, then again as a 190 CA, then again as a 320 CA... not to mention reserve *YUCK*.
3. No job security: non-union carrier = 5 year buh-bye clause if things turn worse and people start union-hunting.
4. Go from 4 weeks vacation back to two for several years.
5. Lose international pass privileges on mainline regional carrier for self, wife/hubby, kids, and parents... FOREVER (assuming a career at jetBlue).
6. Stock value: the majority of increases and splits that will make jetBlue such a great profit-sharing ESOP employer and is the huge carrot it is right now are going to happen within 5-7 years of IPO (statistically speaking). After that, the stock will be worth good money (assuming a stock performance on-par with SWA's 25-year history), but not the $Millions$ that it will be for the people who have been on since '99 through probably '08. You'd do better taking part of your salary and investing it with a good broker on a moderate-aggressive approach once the stock cools off at JB.
7. The majors will be hiring in the next year (2007) now that they've recalled everyone and I'll be sitting on a ton of time and good contacts at my parent carrier - why look like I'm making a lateral or less-than-lateral move right before they hire?"
Add all that up, and a lot of the experienced regional guys may start avoiding jetBlue when the upgrade times start getting long and the quality of new-hires could decline significantly given the abysmal 190 pay. I would expect it to go up then if the management realized that it was wrong to pay sub-regional rates long-term for their employees, but you never know what your company is going to do...
Bottom Line: look beyond today or this month or this year to the long-term future and see the "big picture". True, there may be something to be said about it being a great place to work NOW, but once you start getting people on long-term "regional pay" at jetBlue's 190 rates, you might see that "happy shiny people" culture start to look a little in need of polishing, not to mention what that pay scale will do long-term to other regional airline's negotiations.
Now jetBlue management has muddied the waters for all of us looking from making a move from a regional to JB... not necessarily for the next year or two where new-hires could see 190 Captain either directly off O.E. or within 60 - 90 DAYS and 320 CA still inside 2 years, but about two years from now when an F/O will be an F/O for a year or more on the 190 and feel basically like he or she has gone from one regional to another.
About that time, the majors will be recalling the last of their furloughed pilots (except probably UA and US), and a lot of regional pilots who are senior, getting 16-18 days off and 800-1000 hours a year of 121 jet PIC will take a hard look at jetBlue and think "It's now 2006, why would I leave job security here when:
1. I'll take a $20,000 to $30,000 pay cut for a year or two then break even another two years before I see A320 CA pay.
2. I'll take a cut in days off for 6 months as a 190 F/O, then again as a 190 CA, then again as a 320 CA... not to mention reserve *YUCK*.
3. No job security: non-union carrier = 5 year buh-bye clause if things turn worse and people start union-hunting.
4. Go from 4 weeks vacation back to two for several years.
5. Lose international pass privileges on mainline regional carrier for self, wife/hubby, kids, and parents... FOREVER (assuming a career at jetBlue).
6. Stock value: the majority of increases and splits that will make jetBlue such a great profit-sharing ESOP employer and is the huge carrot it is right now are going to happen within 5-7 years of IPO (statistically speaking). After that, the stock will be worth good money (assuming a stock performance on-par with SWA's 25-year history), but not the $Millions$ that it will be for the people who have been on since '99 through probably '08. You'd do better taking part of your salary and investing it with a good broker on a moderate-aggressive approach once the stock cools off at JB.
7. The majors will be hiring in the next year (2007) now that they've recalled everyone and I'll be sitting on a ton of time and good contacts at my parent carrier - why look like I'm making a lateral or less-than-lateral move right before they hire?"
Add all that up, and a lot of the experienced regional guys may start avoiding jetBlue when the upgrade times start getting long and the quality of new-hires could decline significantly given the abysmal 190 pay. I would expect it to go up then if the management realized that it was wrong to pay sub-regional rates long-term for their employees, but you never know what your company is going to do...
Bottom Line: look beyond today or this month or this year to the long-term future and see the "big picture". True, there may be something to be said about it being a great place to work NOW, but once you start getting people on long-term "regional pay" at jetBlue's 190 rates, you might see that "happy shiny people" culture start to look a little in need of polishing, not to mention what that pay scale will do long-term to other regional airline's negotiations.
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I have to admit it, I think after hitting homeruns, David, Dave, Al, and Dave screwed up this one. I know the people that it will affect haven't even applied, much less than been hired yet. But the pilot group here was expecting more than what was published. There were even Bus Capts. who would have flown the EMB if it meant to be based at home. Far pay and quality of life is all most of us ask for. I don't think any of us expect to be making $200 or $300/hr.flying the 'bus. I'm afraid that within six months, we'll be recieving postcards in the mail. Once that happens, the honeymoon will really be over. Our stock prices will more than likely drop and there goes some of the retirement fund. We, as a pilot group, need to send a message loud and clear to the top that this is unacceptable. If you see them on a flight, in the terminal, crewroom or headquarters, they need to know how we feel. They all talk about values, let's hold them to the values.
As to you non-JB guys, yes we have our problems and we're doing our best to deal with them. The company as a whole is still a pretty good place to work at and your input can only help put things in perspective as to the way your company does business. But remember, you can't compare us to UAL, DAL, AA, or any of the other legacy carriers. In time, we might be there, until then, we'll do our best. If you think things are so bad here, you can make your own job choices. If anything, anybody coming here should go into this organization with open eyes.
As to you non-JB guys, yes we have our problems and we're doing our best to deal with them. The company as a whole is still a pretty good place to work at and your input can only help put things in perspective as to the way your company does business. But remember, you can't compare us to UAL, DAL, AA, or any of the other legacy carriers. In time, we might be there, until then, we'll do our best. If you think things are so bad here, you can make your own job choices. If anything, anybody coming here should go into this organization with open eyes.
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Thanx for the vote of confidence,
but SWA may not look so good in a few years. It is well known amongst us amateur analysts that Spirit will offer an IPO in the next 24 months. My guess is they will raise two to three hundred million from that IPO. Now if you think Spirit is still going to be a niche player, then you're crystal ball is on the fritz. (Lowecur).
Spirit just announced they are pulling out of DEN. Competition is too strong from DTW on NWA and United. They pulled out of the DEN-FLL market as well as Frontier and TED proved to be too much. Yes Lowecur, I stand by words that they will remain a niche player.
AA
P.S. This actually came from a management smut e magazine. ATA Brief.
but SWA may not look so good in a few years. It is well known amongst us amateur analysts that Spirit will offer an IPO in the next 24 months. My guess is they will raise two to three hundred million from that IPO. Now if you think Spirit is still going to be a niche player, then you're crystal ball is on the fritz. (Lowecur).Spirit just announced they are pulling out of DEN. Competition is too strong from DTW on NWA and United. They pulled out of the DEN-FLL market as well as Frontier and TED proved to be too much. Yes Lowecur, I stand by words that they will remain a niche player.
AA
P.S. This actually came from a management smut e magazine. ATA Brief.
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Blue Shame.....
I am a JetBlue pilot who occasionally "lurks" here on this forum. I normally feel little inclination to waste my time commenting, but these EMB pay rates have motivated me to speak up.
I have always been proud to fly for JetBlue, but these new EMB 190 pay rates are, well, embarrassing. Although I will never personally have to fly the EMB, it just makes me sick to think that we are going to be paying my fellow pilots such a sub-standard wage to fly a 100 passenger airplane for a profitable 121 carrier. In our POL training, David and Dave say that they want us to "do the right thing". Well, these new EMB pay rates were definitely NOT the right thing to do. We will now have two pilot groups at JetBlue, the Haves and the Have-Nots. Sound familiar????
For all of you non-JB folks, remember that we are non-union, and the pilots had absolutely NO say in this matter. By establishing such a ridiculously low wage for the EMB, JetBlue may have unintentionally hung out a "Please Unionize" sign at the door. I hope I'm wrong............
I am a JetBlue pilot who occasionally "lurks" here on this forum. I normally feel little inclination to waste my time commenting, but these EMB pay rates have motivated me to speak up.
I have always been proud to fly for JetBlue, but these new EMB 190 pay rates are, well, embarrassing. Although I will never personally have to fly the EMB, it just makes me sick to think that we are going to be paying my fellow pilots such a sub-standard wage to fly a 100 passenger airplane for a profitable 121 carrier. In our POL training, David and Dave say that they want us to "do the right thing". Well, these new EMB pay rates were definitely NOT the right thing to do. We will now have two pilot groups at JetBlue, the Haves and the Have-Nots. Sound familiar????
For all of you non-JB folks, remember that we are non-union, and the pilots had absolutely NO say in this matter. By establishing such a ridiculously low wage for the EMB, JetBlue may have unintentionally hung out a "Please Unionize" sign at the door. I hope I'm wrong............
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Hey, quit picking on me.AAflyer said:Spirit just announced they are pulling out of DEN. Competition is too strong from DTW on NWA and United. They pulled out of the DEN-FLL market as well as Frontier and TED proved to be too much. Yes Lowecur, I stand by words that they will remain a niche player.
AA
P.S. This actually came from a management smut e magazine. ATA Brief.
Actually I did read that. Did you feel the same way about B6 when they pulled out of ATL? Just a niche player would do something like that, right? Firm order for 35 new Airbus', and an option for 60 more is not a niche player. You should get your resume cleaned up as Arpey may have a bunch of 190's to replace you guys/gals in MD's for $75 per hr.
Have you noticed all the new B6 employees that thought it's about time to put their 2 cents in? I'm sure most of them are unemployed legacy carrier pilot's trying to posture the situation.
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website?
B6 Bus Driver: Check out www.ALPA.org. That would be a good place for you guys to start.
FJ
B6 Bus Driver: Check out www.ALPA.org. That would be a good place for you guys to start.
FJ
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I wasn't going to say anything on this subject, however I feel I must add my 2 cents. The pay rates are a little low, that is true. But for those of you who are bashing the JetBlue pilots....who's responsible for setting the precident that allowed JB management to come up with such rates? Don't know, I'll be glad to let you in on it. It is the all powerful pilots of the ALPA legacy carriers. YOU guys allowed EMB145's and CL-65s to be flown at the regionals, YOU guys didn't think it would ever be your problem besides who wants to fly such a little thing, YOU guys didn't support your fellow ALPA regional pilots by standing with them and saying "You can't pay a jet pilot turbo prop wages!" Nope, ALPA national just ignored it, they never thought it would enter the cockpit of their lofty 737 so they didn't care...they even signed that Mesa contract which allowed aircraft larger than 50 seats to be flown at the 50 seat rate. Now its on your doorstep and you blame the pilots at JetBlue?!? Look in the Mirror.
USAir pays their EMB170 pilots about the same I make on the E145 AND to cap it all off, they arent flying them AT Usair. At least they could have captured the flying!!
JetBlue on the other hand is flying their own EMB190's, they arent farming it out to the regionals like every other airline is. SO While the pay rates are lower than expected, at least they are being flown at JetBlue by JetBlue pilots. The pay rates will go up sooner or later and the flying is right where it should be! Retaining your flying is almost as important as pay rates, so in that respect they are still ahead of the game.
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USAir pays their EMB170 pilots about the same I make on the E145 AND to cap it all off, they arent flying them AT Usair. At least they could have captured the flying!!
JetBlue on the other hand is flying their own EMB190's, they arent farming it out to the regionals like every other airline is. SO While the pay rates are lower than expected, at least they are being flown at JetBlue by JetBlue pilots. The pay rates will go up sooner or later and the flying is right where it should be! Retaining your flying is almost as important as pay rates, so in that respect they are still ahead of the game.
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My Hat,
My hat is off to your good post. I totally agree that ALPA screwed the pooch for the last 15 years on the major/regional issue and is principally responsible for the mess this career finds itself in - including the RJ rates that are out there.
On the other hand, the Jetblue management continually refers to how much better they are going to do things and not follow in the tracks of the legacy carriers. They are going to "do the right thing". The fact that they will screw the 190 rates down this low is playing off of the sh&tty stage that ALPA built instead of using their own principles to determine a rate.
Rather than using their own integrity to establish a fair rate for the pilots of a 100 seat jet, they appear to be going as low as the market will possibly bear.
My hat is off to your good post. I totally agree that ALPA screwed the pooch for the last 15 years on the major/regional issue and is principally responsible for the mess this career finds itself in - including the RJ rates that are out there.
On the other hand, the Jetblue management continually refers to how much better they are going to do things and not follow in the tracks of the legacy carriers. They are going to "do the right thing". The fact that they will screw the 190 rates down this low is playing off of the sh&tty stage that ALPA built instead of using their own principles to determine a rate.
Rather than using their own integrity to establish a fair rate for the pilots of a 100 seat jet, they appear to be going as low as the market will possibly bear.
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Well...
I realize the EMB rates are low compared to the historical 100 seat rates...
But where was all this outcry on the current A320 rates... not to mention the "original" A320 rates...??
For instance...
NWA 2003 Year 5 Cpt A320 rate... $200/hr
DAL 2004 Year 5 Cpt B737-700DLX $209/hr
Jblu Year 5 A320 Cpt Composite Rate (81hrs month) $128/hr...
So I don't think the EMB rates are that much of a surprise...
This isn't new ground they're breaking...
Maybe the fact that the company has a sustainable business plan when just about everyone else doesn't should say something about the reality of today's marketplace...
I realize the EMB rates are low compared to the historical 100 seat rates...
But where was all this outcry on the current A320 rates... not to mention the "original" A320 rates...??
For instance...
NWA 2003 Year 5 Cpt A320 rate... $200/hr
DAL 2004 Year 5 Cpt B737-700DLX $209/hr
Jblu Year 5 A320 Cpt Composite Rate (81hrs month) $128/hr...
So I don't think the EMB rates are that much of a surprise...
This isn't new ground they're breaking...
Maybe the fact that the company has a sustainable business plan when just about everyone else doesn't should say something about the reality of today's marketplace...
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Maybe the fact that the company has a sustainable business plan when just about everyone else doesn't should say something about the reality of today's marketplace...
That speaks Volumes.
I wonder if JB is gearing down and trying to reach critical mass. That way, when either US-Air or UAL tanks they can jump in and pounce on a portion of the market. I think JB’s business model involves coming out the other end of this storm with the most chips. They may not have the most money in the bank at the end, but with a good business plan in place and markets ripe for the picking, maybe they can get Garagos (sp) to chip in some venture capital to propel JB into the next legacy carrier.
Sure these pay rates are down and dirty, but I would sign up. I believe that JB has a good thing going and if you are willing to weather the storm then you will have the opportunity to get in early.
As long as man is working the economy will get better. Positioning yourself is the key and this is the million dollar question. The future is going to be different and holding on the past is not the answer. A business has to make money, and JB is doing that. When they reach critical mass, I think we will all wish we were on board.
Trust goes both ways, and I think that the big wheels will do what is right here and re-vamp the pay scale prior to going on line. It does not sound like they have let the pilot group down yet, so I would be surprised, not shocked, if they either augmented the rates with profit sharing or some type of bonus, or just raise the rate. There may be a reward in for the believers.
On another note, someone posted some minimums for the EMB –190, I thought the mins would stay the same for either the 190 or the 320?
Is there going to be upgradability from the 190 to the 320?
Mark
That speaks Volumes.
I wonder if JB is gearing down and trying to reach critical mass. That way, when either US-Air or UAL tanks they can jump in and pounce on a portion of the market. I think JB’s business model involves coming out the other end of this storm with the most chips. They may not have the most money in the bank at the end, but with a good business plan in place and markets ripe for the picking, maybe they can get Garagos (sp) to chip in some venture capital to propel JB into the next legacy carrier.
Sure these pay rates are down and dirty, but I would sign up. I believe that JB has a good thing going and if you are willing to weather the storm then you will have the opportunity to get in early.
As long as man is working the economy will get better. Positioning yourself is the key and this is the million dollar question. The future is going to be different and holding on the past is not the answer. A business has to make money, and JB is doing that. When they reach critical mass, I think we will all wish we were on board.
Trust goes both ways, and I think that the big wheels will do what is right here and re-vamp the pay scale prior to going on line. It does not sound like they have let the pilot group down yet, so I would be surprised, not shocked, if they either augmented the rates with profit sharing or some type of bonus, or just raise the rate. There may be a reward in for the believers.
On another note, someone posted some minimums for the EMB –190, I thought the mins would stay the same for either the 190 or the 320?
Is there going to be upgradability from the 190 to the 320?
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Wow, it's good to see that JBLU can continue to count on the Kool-Aid effect for at least the forseeable future. When the Kool-aid wears off (and it will), you will be forced to look at JBLU like you would any other company - based on pay, work rules, upgrade time, retirement, etc. Expect the Kool-Aid to look a lot more like water in the next couple of years.
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I can't believe so many seem to be shocked by these wages. Somebody gonna do your job for less money? Kinda sucks, huh? I don't think this is the bottom, maybe Branson can readjust whatever numbers he had in mind. This is the state of being a commercial pilot today and there is no sense trying to blame anybody. The two things I was hoping for in 2004 to get my flying career going were a massive increase in the price of jet fuel and an explosive increase in the number of seats available. Yeepee. Now if only a carrier hedged at $24/barrel would start a $39 a seat sale, that would be t!ts!
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Oh, and 8vATE, give it up.
The pay rates suck. Your company's business plan seems to be to pay the non-union pilots the lowest possible rate to fly a 100-seat jet.
Comparing the current 320 rates to NWA or DAL rates is pointless....unless, of course, you are using them as a benchmark and are trying to raise your rates to their level. Oh, you're not? Well, then back to your isolated Blue world where everything is happy.
BTW, when every carrier in the US tries to jam the 100-seat "standard" down the mainline throat at $35/hour, you can feel confident that you led the way!
But that's just the "reality of today's marketplace", isn't it?
The pay rates suck. Your company's business plan seems to be to pay the non-union pilots the lowest possible rate to fly a 100-seat jet.
Comparing the current 320 rates to NWA or DAL rates is pointless....unless, of course, you are using them as a benchmark and are trying to raise your rates to their level. Oh, you're not? Well, then back to your isolated Blue world where everything is happy.
BTW, when every carrier in the US tries to jam the 100-seat "standard" down the mainline throat at $35/hour, you can feel confident that you led the way!
But that's just the "reality of today's marketplace", isn't it?
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It all works out in the end
Don't forget. JetBlue's goal is to give their pilots the best compensation in the industry, not necessarly the best salary. One of the reasons that our costs are so low, is the reduced labor costs. So...how does this work for both pilots and the company?
The pilots are paid a salary that is somewhere in the middle in terms of industry average. When times are good, the pilots are the best compensated in the industry. Last year, on top of their not bad/not great salaries, they also recieved lucrative stock options, profit sharing totaling 17% of their annual salary, and other benifits that in the end made them some of the best compensated in the industry.
On the flip side, by keeping the fixed salaries lower, if times get bad, the airline can still afford to keep all of its pilots (read NO FURLOUGH), and the pilots still have enough to live off of.
So on the surface, the new payscale for the EMB190 may not look competitive, but when you look deeper, I'd be happy to be flying one.
Don't forget. JetBlue's goal is to give their pilots the best compensation in the industry, not necessarly the best salary. One of the reasons that our costs are so low, is the reduced labor costs. So...how does this work for both pilots and the company?
The pilots are paid a salary that is somewhere in the middle in terms of industry average. When times are good, the pilots are the best compensated in the industry. Last year, on top of their not bad/not great salaries, they also recieved lucrative stock options, profit sharing totaling 17% of their annual salary, and other benifits that in the end made them some of the best compensated in the industry.
On the flip side, by keeping the fixed salaries lower, if times get bad, the airline can still afford to keep all of its pilots (read NO FURLOUGH), and the pilots still have enough to live off of.
So on the surface, the new payscale for the EMB190 may not look competitive, but when you look deeper, I'd be happy to be flying one.
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A lot of the JetBlue guys are also stating the fact that the Airbus used to pay less when they started too. Jetblue management will do the right thing. You've heard the pilots saying that they arent happy with the pay rates, when management catches wind of how upset they are, I am pretty sure they will do the right thing. Hell, they may even start the airlplane out paying those rates but I am pretty sure that once they tweak the plan using actual data the pay will go up.
The E190 is the same airplane as the E170 plain and simple. Its like the E145 vs the E135. I've flown both 135/145 and from the front office you can't tell the difference. So really guys, it was an ALPA carrier that set this precident, not the Jetblue pilots nor was it management. I just want everyone to understand that. Now, the JB pilots have expressed their dismay with the pay on the E190, I'm not hearing too much from the Usair pilots.
ThruTheMurk, Thanks for the kind post.
To the other guys:
People are jumping on the pilots when they havent even had a chance to talk to their management about it. They just got the rates too, give it a little time.
The E190 is the same airplane as the E170 plain and simple. Its like the E145 vs the E135. I've flown both 135/145 and from the front office you can't tell the difference. So really guys, it was an ALPA carrier that set this precident, not the Jetblue pilots nor was it management. I just want everyone to understand that. Now, the JB pilots have expressed their dismay with the pay on the E190, I'm not hearing too much from the Usair pilots.
ThruTheMurk, Thanks for the kind post.
To the other guys:
People are jumping on the pilots when they havent even had a chance to talk to their management about it. They just got the rates too, give it a little time.
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At 450 hours total time I'm sure you would. Wait until you're at a regional trying to pound out a decent contract with respectable wages and get this thing thrown in your face...flyflorida2001 said:
The Daves should know better and as others have said, I hope the JB pilots calmly and respectfully but firmly make their feelings known to management on this issue as a little "wake-up" call... My hat's off to the JB pilots for speaking up NOW about pay rates that, in all likelihood, won't affect them - it's been a long time since this industry has seen that kind of acceptance of responsibility by a pilot group.
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