On May 25, 11:24 am, Andrew Sarangan wrote:
On May 25, 10:27 am, Kingfish wrote:

Interesting article here on the arbitration case between Singapore
Airlines and its pilots. The court ruled SIA must pay A380 captains
more than 747 captains. Duh? If it's bigger, heavier and has more
seats that should be a no-brainer IMHO, unless of course the airline
is trying to contain labor costs. I was amazed to see their monthly
base pay of $10k for 747 captains. $120k/yr to fly a 747? Even
allowing for per diem and other stuff, SWA's 737 captains make a lot
more than that...

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles...court-rules-si...

Do bigger airplanes require more skill to fly? The Wright Flyer weighs
only 600 lbs but most pilots don't have the skill to fly it.

Hummer drivers must be smarter than Geo Metro drivers.

I don't think skill ever entered the equation (assumed sarcasm
notwithstanding) - AFAIK pilot pay has been based on either acft
weight or # of seats. Paul T's statement about widebody captains
spending much of their time in the flight levels on AP can be said of
pretty much any airline jet pilot, although it may be tougher to stay
proficient considering the number of approaches they fly in a month
compared to a Dash or ATR pilot. John T's point was valid in that I'm
attributing US pilot pay standards to that of Singapore where there's
clearly a substantial difference. Kinda makes me wonder what SIA pays
their 737/A320 captains...