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Probably because they furloughed a good chunk of them, and it gave them the time and space to decide they didn't want to go back to their miserable, underpaid j
by jmcgough 5y ago
Probably because they furloughed a good chunk of them, and it gave them the time and space to decide they didn't want to go back to their miserable, underpaid job.
- tastyfreeze 5y agoStarting pay for an Alaska Airlines First Officer in a 737-800 is $93/hr. Not exactly an underpaid job.
- sandworm101 5y agoAnd not exactly a job one can step into right out of school. First officer on a 737 for an airline is not by any definition an entry-level position. It is a career highlight, not a footstep.
- throckmortra 5y agoHow many hours a month do they work!
- beeboop 5y agoExactly. This is after a minimum of a decade of training a shit paying jobs, on average it's probably closer to 15 to 20 years I would guess. And they're paid for time in the air. And have to be away from home. And have inconsistent schedules and frequently work in the middle of the night.
- seanmcdirmid 5y agoThey also only get paid for when the door is closed to open, I think. There are a bunch of weird labor rules in the airline industry.
- Ekaros 5y agoIs that flight hour or working hour. Or travel hour... Certainly not hours away from home.
- avs733 5y agoHow is that pay calculated?
- vkou 5y agoYou're not including all the hours that you spend waiting without getting paid for it. For every hour you are flying, you'll spend another waiting at the airport. Other airlines pay for this time, Alaska does not. Which is why they can't find pilots. Their overall pay is crap.