Southwest Airlines schedules its first flights in Memphis

[General Lee]

General,

Thanks for making my point.

You guys work for basically 5.0 - 5.8 per day. That's not even close to productive when compared to SW.

So, I'm glad you like your easy trips that don't pay very much, but when I'm on the road I like to make max coin. If I'm away from home, I want to be compensated well.

I just fininshed a three day that paid 25. I have a simple transcon turn coming up that pays 9.5. Back home by 3pm.

There are some pretty stark differences between the two companies. I like ours better. I'm glad your happy with yours, I wouldn't be.

On which plane, Red? A 777 guy I know in DTW flies three 3 day trips a month from DTW to PEK (Beijing) or PVG (Shanghai) and gets 81 hours, and flies 9 days max. He's not tired because he gets over 6 hours each flight in a lie flat bunk, and he is home 21 days a month, getting paid a lot.

You don't take into account multiple fleets and trip types. That's why you fail (in Yoda voice). Variety, look it up.



Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[Tripower455]

40 hours credit for 7 days away from home? No thanks!

I can do that doing 2 easy, minimum paying 3 days (at straight pay) or with a more productive 2/3 combo.

 

[slaquer5]

GL

You are making no where near 17k a month .

U need to get outside and away from the glue. I am starting to think you believe what u are saying .

 

[N1atEcon]

The "sunday" at FL390 is worth at least 4G's. ROFL

 

[Patriot328]

eh fegit it

 

[General Lee]

40 hours credit for 7 days away from home? No thanks!

I can do that doing 2 easy, minimum paying 3 days (at straight pay) or with a more productive 2/3 combo.

How about 12 days away and then 36 off? Put one 12 day at the beginning of one month, and then one at the end of the next. Or, you can do turns to the Caribbean that are worth 7 hours and be home every night, and not do 5 legs a day. Variety and choice are great.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[General Lee]

GL

You are making no where near 17k a month .

U need to get outside and away from the glue. I am starting to think you believe what u are saying .

If you are senior in category, like I am, you can. Remember the 744 and 777 FOs make even more, and there are ways also to swap trips. One more thing, flying INTL means if you want, you can fly up to 120 hours in a month, but the 1000 hours of flying per year still counts. Not that I would want that, but you COULD easily do that in a good month. Greenslips help too, and I live in base, so that helps. Swaps work even with a turn, you can swap that with a 3 day Stuttgart, and boom, you have an extra 15 hours. Do that with a couple turns, and it's easy. And being senior, ensures I get most of the swaps I want.

Slaquer, I continually prove you wrong. Learn to debate, but first get some facts. You are embarrassing yourself.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[Tripower455]

In general the less legs we do in a pairing. the more it pays. The 4 leg days are generally not very productive, but still more productive than Delta!

 

[General Lee]

In general the less legs we do in a pairing. the more it pays. The 4 leg days are generally not very productive, but still more productive than Delta!

So, a 3 day 777 trip from DTW to Beijing , Seoul, or Shanghai worth 28 hours for a 3 day trip is less productive than your trips? Really? I think not.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[RJLoser]

So, a 3 day 777 trip from DTW to Beijing , Seoul, or Shanghai worth 28 hours for a 3 day trip is less productive than your trips? Really? I think not.


Bye Bye---General Lee

What percentage of your pilot group are you talking about?
What percentage of their pilot group are they talking about?