Originally Posted by
rvr350
Recently, I flew with a senior CA, and i asked what was his primary concern in our next contract. He said pay, I said scope. It's as simple as that. He's senior, I'm junior. Our perspectives are different. I totally understand that from a guy in his mid 50s.
What the AS piece is just one pilot's objective view on the subject. From mgmt's point of view, it sounds like a good strategic move, but from a junior DL pilot's view, it's a sour lemon. To me, all these JV ventures are starting to become Boeing's, sub-contracting everything out to the lowest bidder or outside help, and DL is merely a brand that passengers recognize with. And we've all seen how well that is working out for Boeing?
So ask him if it would be OK with him if the junior 2/3 voted to cut widebody and CA pay only for tighter scope. When he looks at you in horror, look closely for a lightbulb to go off within 5 or 10 seconds. If not, its worth the whole trip of "education". You can't have pay without scope. If you trade scope for pay, you get neither in the long run.