Originally Posted by
DenverBrian
Also, to avoid the union thing, perhaps B6 could buy the assets of F9 and invite former F9 employees to apply at B6.
A 10-year Frontier captain makes $146/hour, which roughly translates to $140K/year. A 5-year Frontier FO makes $82/hour, which roughly translates to $75K/year.
A new-hire JetBlue E190 FO makes $47/hour (about $10K more than a Republic E190 FO), which roughly translates to $45K/year.
I doubt many Frontier pilots would be interested in taking up to a $95K/year paycut. I also doubt JetBlue wants to hire such a large group of disgruntled Frontier employees (pilots, FAs, CSRs). JetBlue has an organizational culture that customers identify with. Hiring disgruntled Frontier employees threatens that culture-the culture that that generates JetBlue revenue.