Hawker1
"Great Balls of Fire"
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- Feb 9, 2003
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In this month's issue of Flying magazine, there is an article entitled "No More Stepping Stone." This article discusses the new things that the RJ airlines have upgraded, and things are looking better all the time.
It's my understanding that most new pilots use the regional airlines to build tiime and experience. This article talks about the aspects of the RJ industry that has being improved. Things like better pay, work rules, & retirement. Comair Company went on strike and in doing so have made a new contract that would better the lifestyle of RJ pilots.
The following is a paragraph from the article:
"First year pay at Comair is now around $20,000, but the second year pay is over $35,000, and with per diem, a little overtime, and some extra work, can exceed $40,000 on the 50-seat CRJ. For Captains, the top pay in the 50-seater used be a shade under $75,000. Under the new contract, the same captain immediately makes over $90,000 flying the 50-seater, and on the CRJ-70, the pay exceeds $100,000. By the end of the contract in 2005, the senior captains in the 50-seater will make $100,000, and the 70-seat captains will make almost $120,000 in base pay."
Retirement plans are also becoming a concern of improvement. Although they still aren't as good as the majors, the 401 (k) plan is used as well as the regional companies contributing a percentage of the employee's salary into their account.
I posted this to show that there is hope for the new comers (sp?).
Looks like things can only get better with time. Anyone who has there .02 cents is wanted. Thanks.
It's my understanding that most new pilots use the regional airlines to build tiime and experience. This article talks about the aspects of the RJ industry that has being improved. Things like better pay, work rules, & retirement. Comair Company went on strike and in doing so have made a new contract that would better the lifestyle of RJ pilots.
The following is a paragraph from the article:
"First year pay at Comair is now around $20,000, but the second year pay is over $35,000, and with per diem, a little overtime, and some extra work, can exceed $40,000 on the 50-seat CRJ. For Captains, the top pay in the 50-seater used be a shade under $75,000. Under the new contract, the same captain immediately makes over $90,000 flying the 50-seater, and on the CRJ-70, the pay exceeds $100,000. By the end of the contract in 2005, the senior captains in the 50-seater will make $100,000, and the 70-seat captains will make almost $120,000 in base pay."
Retirement plans are also becoming a concern of improvement. Although they still aren't as good as the majors, the 401 (k) plan is used as well as the regional companies contributing a percentage of the employee's salary into their account.
I posted this to show that there is hope for the new comers (sp?).
Looks like things can only get better with time. Anyone who has there .02 cents is wanted. Thanks.
