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Employees of American Airlines-Owned American Eagle Make Less Than $10 an Hour (Now Congress Wants Answers)
Americans adore making money. Many respect it above all things. If you're rich, you're to be admired. Until, that is, you do something that makes people tweet bad things about you. Which brings me to American Airlines. Its CEO, Doug Parker, is fond of profit. He believes that taking things away from passengers can bring dividends. He also, some are saying, appears to believe that paying some of his employees a pittance is excellent business. (www.inc.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
all I can say to some of those commenting here is "walk a mile in my shoes"..the majority of airline employees (not all) are represented by a union of some kind or other,from pilots to flight attendants to "rampers", to agents..the industry has changed dramatically throughout the last 10-20 years with mergers,outsourcing,cross utilization and other things,and the pay scales have changed accordingly..to say a person gets paid "what they are worth"is really an insult to a lot of people..the marketplace,whether its the airlines or burger king,sets the rate of pay depending upon federal regulation,demand and competition in whatever area..those with union representation have a bargaining representation as a group for better benefits and wages, and a basis for comparison to other industry pay scales..obviously pjshield has never needed that sort of backup..merit increases are no longer the "norm" in most large businesses,particularly in the airline industry,because it was found that a raise,no matter how small, was based upon an individual supervisors opinion (like or dislike) of a particular employee,rather than his or her actual business knowledge or work ethic,.the systems were changed to yearly cost of living raises for an entire work group,from top to botton,by seniority...I might add that those who work for "regionals" do a multi faceted job requiring a lot of different hats from working the ticket counter, to dispatching an aircraft, to loading bags and catering..
Ms.Watkins what do you know about commercial and executive aviation. That's the way the world works. Not perfect but it keeps moving people. That requires more than a dozen MBA's and twice that many on the legal end. You require specialties that are not common outside aviation. I will give you an example. Deicing airplanes is mandatory in inclimate weather. How much will DELTA use at their home base. Millions of dollars. Or insuring aircraft hulls is a license to print money. Fuel costs are a coin toss. But for airlines regional routes you can choose to fly on the "greenest aircraft in existancd, the C-Series and save 20% of the fuel. There are a lot of parameters. Inspections and mandatory maintenance. It an enormous undertaking. You also have to think fleet renewal. I can go on but I hope you see it from a former line pilots vision and experience.
respectfully sir..i appreciate the feedback..i know a bit more than you give me credit for however, as I was in the airline industry for many years and I was around when the "trunk" carriers as they used to be called,began pulling in the smaller regionals and branding them as their own..i do understand the way the world works..i also understand the cost of maintaining aircraft,fueling and deicing and the like,even in todays ever changing economy..i also understand the economics of having qualified personnel..mr parker as the article says, is fond of profit and he is running American in an entirely different way than his predecessors before the merger...
I never implied you didn't know anything. If offended I am most sincerely sorry. I have been flying since I was 15 and I am 63 retired. I will still fly sick kids around until they take my medical. Still, I've been to the same rodeo as you have. I was running from North America to Europe more times than I have bothered to count in a 767-300ER. What position did you hold, I don't need the company name, you are entitled to privacy as well. This is a friendly question. If you don't respond that's OK too!
A person gets paid what they are worth doing the job they are doing. Want more money, get a higher paying job within or outside the company. Most employers will pay as little as possible to get the jobs done the way they want them done Raises are a way to show employees they are doing a better job and becoming more valuable to a company. In most instances, unions destroy these merit increases by demanding the chaff rides a rising tide along with the cream and eliminates any incentive to excel. And that's the truth! The reality is that some companies NEED employee unions because they believe increasing profits for shareholders should partly come at the expense of underpaid employees.
So you mean to tell me, from the way you are talking, that if I worked for, lets say Southwest, and you worked for Envoy Air, both hired at same time doing the exact same job, you would be fine making a hell of a lot less than I did in a few years time? I DO NOT think so!
I think if I worked for Envoy Air, I'd consider it a stepping stone to a better job with a better carrier for better money. But, when you take a job, you need to do it to the best of your ability. You signed on for the job because that's the best you could get at the time!
You missed the point completely..You would not be happy knowing another person, at the same level as you, was making more...a better carrier?..American Airlines OWNS Envoy Air..it is not a 1 off with a contract to do service to/for American.