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On 1/31/2003 2:54:21 PM 767jetz wrote:
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UA's formula:
industry leading wages =>industry leading costs =>industry leading losses.
Does not take an MBA to figure that one out!
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It doesn't take an MBA or a rocket scientist to get their facts straight either.
Here is a reprint from AA's message board, but it certainly applies to your logic.
"12 year scale.
777 Capt DL ($292), AA ($228), UA ($205), CO ($204)
757 Capt DL ($245), AA ($195), NW ($192),CO ($178), UA ($174)
A-320/737 800 Capt, DL ($234), AA ($185), NW ($185), CO ($178-same as 757), UA ($165)
First Officer
B-777, DL ($199), NW ($160-747), AA ($156), UA ($140), CO ($139)
B-757, DL ($167), NW ($135), AA ($133), CO ($122), UA ($118)
A-320/737-800, DL ($160), NW ($130), AA ($126), CO ($122), UA ($113)"
Now tell me again about Industry Leading Wages...
And by the way, I don't have WN's pay rates, but I'm venturing a guess that they get paid significantly more than a UA 737 driver.
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The numbers you quote as UA's rates are *after* the 29% pay-cut, which didn't kick in until 1Q03.
More crucial than wage rates are work rules, which result in UA's monthly block hours per pilot to be the lowest in the industry at 36 hrs. For comparison, AA is at 39, NW 40, DL 45, CO 49, US 50, and WN 62.
Higher wages are OK as long as ridiculous work rules don't reduce productivity and necessitate hiring of unneeded pilots.