UAL

[jsoceanlord]

$450,000/year pay for a 747-400 capt is too much., especially when cross country fares are $150.

 

[Publishers]

country

One thing about this country is that we always want to have a specific bad guy to blame things on.

It would be great if we had a Frank Lorenzo or someone like that we could paint a black hat on and plummel.

Unfortunately, in the United case, things are not that clearly defined. Sure management did a poor job and it is even easier to point to the Avolar deal in hind sight and be critical.

Then there was the groups that slowed down labor negotiations by following the letter of the law and that led to business travelers looking for another carrier.

None of these things make any difference now.

 

[TurboS7]

Don't for a minute buy the insanity that labour is costing too much. It always comes to the poor performance of management not labour. They can pay 777 captains $600.00 per hour and it wouldn't affect the bottom line that much.

 

[Marko Ramius]

That's a might optimistic!!!!

$450,000/year pay for a 747-400 capt is too much., especially when cross country fares are $150.

Top pay rate I believe is about $296.00 an at max scale. How you get $450,000 a year out of that is beyond even with per diem. Are you one of the of guys who compares UAL 747 max scale pay rates to year 1 SWA Captain pay rates to say everything is out of whack?