Airline pilots are widely seen as having some of the best jobs in America. In reality, pay for pilots has been on the decline for years.
Recent salary records show that a rookie first officer on a regional airline flying out of San Francisco International Airport may be paid less than the worker who washes the airport’s windows.
First officers, sometimes called co-pilots, are second in command on commercial aircraft.
On regional airlines, their starting salaries range from about $20.50 to $29 per hour. That is significantly less than the skipper of a passenger ferry on San Francisco Bay, records compiled by California Watch show. Some earn less than toll takers on the Golden Gate Bridge or California state prison nurses.
Pilots for regional airlines “are paid considerably less to work more hours,” says Brandon Macsata, executive director of the Association for Airline Passenger Rights, an independent organization of air travelers. “And it brings up safety concerns.”
Reblogged from California Watch
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on Lake St. Clair, Harrison Township, Michigan. This safety zone is intended to restrict vessels from a portion of Lake St. Clair during the Coughlin Wedding Fireworks.
The brave men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard have a lot of responsibilities. Among them, plucking victims from raging flood waters, answering earthquakes in the Caribbean, overseeing the cleanup of massive oil spills and, apparently, establishing a “safety zone” when your ambitious wedding plans get out of hand. This particular notice appeared today in the Federal Register. (via ageofperil)
Reblogged from Perilous
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