Originally Posted by
slowplay
Uh, not exactly.
According to APC pay tables:
AirTran 737 rate:$163
Delta 737 rate: $174
Delta 747 rate: $217
AirTran is being operated as a wholly owned subsidiary (Guadalupe holdings). I expect that they will eventually come under the SWA contract/pay rates, but there hasn't been a JCBA negotiated. The history of negotiating that document isn't very pretty for major/national airlines. AAA/AWA have been at it since 2005. UAL/CAL have been at it since May of 2010. The SWA/AAI integration has and will continue to sorely test the "culture" just like it has everywhere else. The threads on this board are proof of that.
Slow, why didn't you post the SWA CA rates for comparison? That would draw a sharper picture for us all...ie, if their CA's are operating through ATL with pay rates higher than DAL's 74 CA's doing the exact same thing, albeit in a much larger and international jet, I want to know that! Are you artfully leaving out some of the detes?