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Old Nov 21, 2001 | 1:06 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Tango:
A top tier United pilot flying a 747 can earn upwards of $450,000 a year.</font>
Umm... what is your source for these figures? The UAL contract caps out at just under $300/hr with an average of 80 hr/month flown for senior 747 captains. Thats about 40% less than the number you are quoting.

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