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Re:Penny Arcade’s Insultingly Horrible Job by MacsHeadroom on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @03:20AM (#6807085)
That's way off base.

A second year DC-9 captain makes $82k/year.

A 747-400 captain can _easily_ make a quarter million a year when including bonuses and benefits.

http://www.airlinepilotcentral.com/airlines/legacy/delta_air...

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Re:Penny Arcade’s Insultingly Horrible Job by marvin on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @05:37AM (#6807441)
You don't get to be captain of a 747 after three years on the job. I think it's pretty well established at this point that there is a significant downwards pressure on airline pilot salaries in Europe and the USA.
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