Question for U W/O pilots

[KeroseneSnorter]

Do you guys take your longevity with you for pay purposes at Mid-Atlantic?

If so what are the 5 and 10 year F/O and Capt. rates?


Just as a side note the U furloughees do NOT get to take their longevity for pay to MDA.

 

[WSurf]

All true, yet FO pay scale is American Eagle 70 seat pay... STINKS....... Thats why FOs at the wholly owns are getting the seats.. nobody want 20k a year, when u get more as a FO at PDT/ALG to fly Dash 8 (after u factor in pay credit and work rules...)

 

[KeroseneSnorter]

It appears that like the other J4J offers that U is not getting many takers for the MDA slots. Last I heard they were down to 1/99 DOH looking for Captains.(that is about 900 numbers down the list or so) Considering how early in the process MDA is, it looks like the W/O's will come up for Capt slots shortly.


I have a feeling that U MEC is going to catch alot of heat from the pilot group over this, especially when the W/O guys are getting paid 10 to 30 more an hour than the U furloughees are. Especially considering that MDA is operating under USAirs 121 certificate.

I think that both the company and the MEC are stupified that the furloughees keep passing on all these slots. I guess they figured that no one would hire a bunch of 6000 to 10,000 hour pilots to fly other things and that they could pay them chicken feed and still get very experienced crews.

Looks like it will be a good deal for the W/O pilots though, Especially the 10 year + guys.

Probably going to cost the company more money in wages than it would have to just put the 170's on the mainline contract and call back all the furloughees at F-28 rates. The 170's would have been flown by 4 and 5 year Captains and new hire F/O's. Instead they are going to end up with 10 and 15 year Captains and 4 and 5 year F/O's.

 

[WSurf]

Oh well, the mainline MEC neg. it... Now they have to live with it. And there are a bunch of guys/gals with 18 plus at the WO's...80 a/c is about 500 pilots at MDA, plus we are hiring like mad at Piemdont.. 28 month with no end. To maintain a fleet of 60-80 Dash 8's . I guess they are expecting us all to go to MDA.
But then again, i think with PDT/ALG merging.. MDA will enter the mix and we will all be one comany... Either with PSA or it going to MESA.. Who knows?