Kingairer
'Tiger Team' Member
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Regionals vs. Majors
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Kingairer
'Tiger Team' Member
I think the L-AA pilot group can rival anyone for this title.The American pilot doesn't think he's God's gift to aviation?
I kid, I kid...
Snuggle
Well-Known Member
It probably sounds complicated, but it's actually super easy and doesn't take a lot of energy at all.
Kingairer
'Tiger Team' Member
REgional vs. Major.
Regional :
I think one of the biggest things is your support network at the majors is infinitely better. As a captain at a regional, you are really orchestrating the show and keeping it from falling apart. Most ground handling is subcontracted and subpar and inadequate at best. Maintenance is more often contract mx at just about everywhere but a hub, a mx write up can really ruin your day. Crew scheduling is a skeleton crew of people who are trying to staff flights with less than enough pilots. As a regional flight your flights are more likely to be canceled or severely delayed. Hotels aren't as nice and most of the time are near the airport even on long layover. Because of lack of staffing, changing your schedule around is very hard to do, what you are awarded is most likely what you fly. Depending on the size of the RJ, you could be flying many more legs probably averaging 4 legs a day....I could go on but I think you get the point.
Major:
Pretty much the opposite of all that.
Regional :
I think one of the biggest things is your support network at the majors is infinitely better. As a captain at a regional, you are really orchestrating the show and keeping it from falling apart. Most ground handling is subcontracted and subpar and inadequate at best. Maintenance is more often contract mx at just about everywhere but a hub, a mx write up can really ruin your day. Crew scheduling is a skeleton crew of people who are trying to staff flights with less than enough pilots. As a regional flight your flights are more likely to be canceled or severely delayed. Hotels aren't as nice and most of the time are near the airport even on long layover. Because of lack of staffing, changing your schedule around is very hard to do, what you are awarded is most likely what you fly. Depending on the size of the RJ, you could be flying many more legs probably averaging 4 legs a day....I could go on but I think you get the point.
Major:
Pretty much the opposite of all that.
tlove482
Well-Known Member
Lol, you win! Best answer of the thread. Seriously though, thanks for all the replies.You are flying a real airplane versus not.
AAPalmTree
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PeanuckleCRJ
Poodle Wrangler
Yes. One reasons the $210 would be different is that it would be $228 at AA.
No profit sharing at AA, though... there are about 26,000 reasons I got as to why dollar to dollar isn't a perfect comparison.
BobDDuck
Island Bus Driver
No profit sharing at AA, though... there are about 29,000 reasons I got as to why dollar to dollar isn't a perfect comparison.
If you do the math that's really only about 11,000 reasons.
I know it's hard work after counting all those buttons on your coat though, so I'll give you a pass.
mrivc211
Well-Known Member
AAPalmTree
Well-Known Member
No profit sharing at AA, though... there are about 26,000 reasons I got as to why dollar to dollar isn't a perfect comparison.
Agree completely. Was just pointing out a 320CA makes $20 more an hour at AA. Got to compare the right size apples before you bring the oranges to the table.
Cherokee_Cruiser
Bronteroc
No profit sharing at AA, though... there are about 26,000 reasons I got as to why dollar to dollar isn't a perfect comparison.
Profit sharing ebbs and flows. IMO, I'd rather get higher fixed rates that I know for fact are coming versus a profit share that may not (or be as strong as suspected/assumed).
You really don't want to know how big the last one was.
While I agree it's money "at risk", you can't simply say "ABC makes $210, XYZ makes $245, XYZ makes more than ABC" — which is why the websites with the pay scales are more or less the photoshopped blurry selfie on FarmersOnly.com
You don't have to be lonely!
SmoothLanderJ
Well-Known Member
LOL!
Cherokee_Cruiser
Bronteroc
I heard. It was big, and bigger than last year. I didn't make any comparison about hourly rates, just a simple observation on profit share.
"Alfred, why did the Wayne Foundation stop funding boys homes in the city?"
"The Foundation is funded by the profits of Wayne Enterprises. There have to be some."
Actually, they're not annual.
PeanuckleCRJ
Poodle Wrangler
I know you're too busy adding more hashtags to your photos, but I said 26,000 reasons that I got.
Then there's premium pay, my 85 hour guarantee and so on and so forth. The point was that comparing hourly rates are but one part of the picture.
wheelsup
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I'm *pretty sure* we all get it. We feel very happy for you guys, hearing it over, and over, and over again. Really, you're awesome.I know you're too busy adding more hashtags to your photos, but I said 26,000 reasons that I got.
Me personally, and I probably speak for the majority, I'm just happier than #### that I escaped the commuters and ended up at a place that pays me six figures to fly airplanes without even having to work for the credit. I've never understood why only Delta guys have this mentality.