What inflation calculator are you using. There are some wildly different US results depending on which you use. I got anywhere from $243 being worth $330 to 345, 352, 360 depending on the calculator. No idea why.a220hereicome wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 1:38 pmSure about that, altiplano?altiplano wrote: But the fact is that we were always in the mix with the US Legacy Airlines, it's largely in the last decade that we have completely imploded and failed to recover or keep pace. They have though, they are in fact very close to inflation adjusted pay across the past 20 years, from the prebankruptcy period. Meanwhile, during what was the best time ever in the history of our company, we fell far back by accepting concessionary deals again and again.
Google "United pilots contract 2000" to look at the pre-bankruptcy peak that they hit in 2003. It's the first hit on the page, with a link to the full contract PDF.
Then Google "United ALPA agreement airline pilot central" to look at the massive cuts they took in 2003. Second hit on the page, once again, the full contract.
United A320 CA 12 year rate at the peak in 2003 was $243/hr. Inflation adjusted in the US to 2021 would give $360/hr. Unfortunately for United pilots, they took a real beating in bankruptcy and that rate was cut to $147/hr in 2006![]()
So where are they now? AirlinePilotCentral says the 2021 rate for United CA A320 12 is $283/hr. This would mean that they're 21% behind the inflation adjusted rate of $360. You call this "very close".
And ACPA? We peaked in 2003. A320 CA 12 was $205/hr (this was our best year), followed by brutal cuts in 2006 and years of stagnation. Inflation adjusted in Canada to 2021 would give $283/hr. Instead, it's $229/hr, so we're 19% behind where we should be.
I don't ever remember us being very close to the US carriers. I've gone back 18 years, not sure how much farther back is relevant.
Here is the Delta pilot contract history they put out to their members in 2015. You know contract comparisons. Yeah those things.
Anyway according to Delta pilots they caught up to their pre bankruptcy wages in 2015. Albeit that was with 10% profit share.
Since then they have had further gains. United makes more than Delta currently.
http://www3.alpa.org/publications/DAL_P ... r_2014.pdf
This was what happened after that contract negotiations.
30% raises over 4 years.
https://onemileatatime.com/delta-pilot-pay-raise/
Today United makes more. Yes it was done partially through bonus. Never the less they have clawed everything back. Everything.
How does that compare to your, I mean ACPA’s, results?
Zero gains on our lost wages. Only voluntary pay cuts in the form of Rouge and cargo