Virgin America cleared to fly!!!

[Cappy]

VA is Virgin Atlantic

Those are not Virgin America rates.

$85 / hour for captains is the number I've heard.

The rate is $115/hr.

 

[Jonny Sacko]

• From Airline Pilot Central
• Received DOT approval in May to begin operations in summer
• Tentatively planning on serving several Canadian cities
• Hourly pay rates: $95/hr for captains, $44/hr for FOs
• Upgrading captains return to Year 1 pay
• Monthly guarantee unknown
• Upgrade to captain is merit-based
• $5/hr yearly raise
• Two 5-day blocks of vacation per year
• Focus will be on transcons
• Inaugural route: SFO-JFK
• Fleet plans: 34 A319/A320s
• Eight seats will be First Class
• A319/A320 proposed interiors
• Chairman of Virgin America is Donald Carty, ex-AMR CEO
• This page last updated: May 19, 2007

http://www.airlinepilotcentral.info
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[AA717driver]

A good friend is currently employed by Virgin America as a line captain. His pay is $95/hr. at 70 hour guarantee (since they aren't flying yet). He's sitting at home now collecting that pay.

The $115/hr. may be for the check airmen. TC

P.S.--They have no shortage of applicants now that the USAir arbitration is out.

 

[Lear70]

P.S.--They have no shortage of applicants now that the USAir arbitration is out.

Sad, but I'm sure very true.

 

[Beetle007]

How come nobody bitches when a new gas station comes to town and lowers prices or Lowes or The Home Depot or other big box retailers????????? Free enterprise baby, let er rip!!!!!!! Aint this a great country????
p.s. I am not working for VA

In Minnesota it is illegal to sell gas for less than the actual costs. The law is designed to prevent predatory pricing.

You praise free enterprise but the airline industry is far from free. It is almost impossible to get the government to approve a merger of two healthy airlines.