Originally Posted by
buzzpat
Well, they're only lower paying airframes if we allow them to be. Looks like SWA figured that one out. If 73s replace 75's, then the pay rates should approximate. Same for the 330s and the 777. Its in our hands, not theirs.
I think we should get a narrow body pay rate and a wide body pay rate. Use the 744 as the wide body rate and the 757 as the narrow body rate. Pilots would stop chasing planes for pay and the company would save on training costs. It makes no sense to me why the 73N pays more than the MD-88 or MD-90 when the seat count is pretty much the same.