Originally Posted by
Rock
The 757/767 type rating would allow pilots to fly either platform. If Fedex buys the 767 it wouldn't make sense to limit pilots with the type rating to only fly one of the aircraft types. I hate to use the term "common sense", but I'd hope it applies here. O mentioned in a sidebar that the 76 would definitely be considered a widebody. Plenty of ways to skin the cat. Most of them are basically win-win. Really, the only "lose" would be to limit pilots to either the 75 or the 76. Less scheduling flexibility and more training for FedEx. Less scheduling flexibility and possibly less pay for pilots.
To the best of my knowledge, there is no verbiage in the contract that details how a common type rated pilot flying planes in two pay scales would be paid.
My 2c is to pay the higher pay scale of the model plane SCHEDULED for the flight or the ACTUAL plane used on the trip. Thus if scheduled to fly a 76, you get widebody pay regardless of which one your sitting in. If scheduled to fly a 75 and they roll a 76 for you, then it's a jackpot day.