British Airways pays its cabin crew twice as much as Virgin

[Nigelinoz]

FROM:
British Airways pays its cabin crew twice as much as Virgin - Times Online

British Airways is paying its cabin crew and pilots up to twice as much as rival airlines, prompting the carrier to demand significant cuts from its staff.
Data from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) shows for the first time how much higher BA’s wage costs are than its rivals. The average salary for BA’s 14,000 cabin crew, including bonuses and allowances, is £29,900, compared with £14,400 at Virgin Atlantic and £20,200 at easyJet. BA’s pilots earn an average of £107,600, compared with £89,500 at Virgin and £71,400 at easyJet.
BA began intensive negotiations with trade unions representing its cabin crew yesterday in an attempt to cut costs. It wants to reduce crew numbers by the equivalent of 2,000, through voluntary redundancy or staff turnover. If this target is not reached, the airline will consider making compulsory redundancies

As I said on another thread yesterday,unhappy times at BA at the moment.
But the same can be said for many airlines I guess.

 

[Cyclogenesis]

I understand there is a massive amount of training, significant responsibility and also the pain of shiftwork in being a pilot... but 100,000+ GBP is a pretty juicy salary!!

 

[Nigelinoz]

I agree that the BA pilots salary is pretty good but I wouldn't want to be a VS flight attendant,£14,400 is equal to about $29,000 odd in Australian dollars and when you consider the shifts they do and the conditions under which they work-well put it this way,I woudn't be rushing to apply for a job there.

 

[bambbbam2]

£14,400 is equal to about $29,000 odd in Australian dollars and when you consider the shifts they do

How on earth can you live in London on that?

 

[Nigelinoz]

How on earth can you live in London on that?

With difficulty I reckon,you certainly couldn't afford a mortgage could you?
Not if you wanted to eat anyway.

 

[Slats7]

I'd love to be a pilot and earn that kind of money

 

[bambbbam2]

I'd love to be a pilot and earn that kind of money

Earn that kind of money - YES

Be a Pilot - NO

 

[Slats7]

Earn that kind of money - YES

Be a Pilot - NO

I'd love to be a commercial pilot.

 

[samh004]

Well you can see why they are haemorrhaging money can't you.

Seems like it should be fairly easy, you tell the union some staff are going to have to leave, and discuss pay cuts too, or continue at this absurd salary and everyone will be out of work shortly.

Unions are good, but this is just stupid.

 

[JohnK]

I wonder how the salary of BA executives, senior management and middle management compares to Virgin Atlantic and Easyjet? If they are paid more would they be willing to take cuts in salary to bring them all in line?

 

[NYCguy]

I'd love to be a commercial pilot.

The hours are terrible, and they pay isn't that fantastic. If you want a career with hour upon endless hour of boredom interrupted by the occasional streak of terror when you actually earn your money, I suggest a career in Anesthesiology - it's more lucrative too.

 

[Will]

The hours are terrible, and they pay isn't that fantastic. If you want a career with hour upon endless hour of boredom interrupted by the occasional streak of terror when you actually earn your money, I suggest a career in Anesthesiology - it's more lucrative too.

That's the plan...

Plus you get to wear pyjamas.