Originally Posted by
flyallnite
I respectfully disagree that it's an apples to oranges comparison in the case of our J/V partners. We are a virtually merged airline. We fly the same passengers on the same routes and share revenue. This is germane to the topic of our pay.
Well, if you can do the math to come up with a CASM (cost per available seat mile) comparison, and IF we come out much 'cheaper' than they, and IF you can attribute all of the difference in CASM to Pilot Pay, then you might have an argument for an increase to match them, worth exploiting.
The company will come back with something along the lines of, "But it's much more expensive to live in Paris than in PTC, so they have to pay them more, and they have to pay 50% income tax, and their gubmint pays their health care..." etc.
So, to my way of thinking, it's still apples and oranges.
But in your way of thinking, what argument would you make to the company with this information?